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The Fifth Witness

The Fifth Witness

CrimeLegal Thriller
Published
2011
Language
English

Synopsis

Defense attorney Mickey Haller has moved into foreclosure defense, and one of his clients — a homeowner fighting to keep her house — becomes the chief suspect when the banker foreclosing on her is murdered. Haller takes her case to trial even as the evidence, and his own doubts, mount against her.

Prose complexity
3/10

Vibe

TenseGrittyMysterious
BetrayalMorally GreyCourt Intrigue

Genres

Crime Legal Thriller

About the author

M
Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books, which have been translated into 39 languages, have garnered him many awards. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.

Characters

Michael HallerProtagonist

A Los Angeles defense attorney and former prosecutor who takes on the case of a woman accused of murdering her husband.

Lisa TrammelAntagonist

Haller's client, a woman accused of murdering her husband, whose case hinges on a single piece of forensic evidence and a witness's testimony.

Andrea FreemanSupporting

Haller's opposing counsel, a prosecutor who has won every case against him.

All characters in The Fifth Witness