Selected by Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline worked as a law clerk in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Philadelphia until she left the law to write full time. She now has 28 best-sellers and says Connelly’s novel is one of her “all-time favorite legal novels.”

“Connelly isn’t a lawyer, but he’s done all his homework in this superb novel, which contributes a great character to the world of legal thrillers, namely Mickey Haller, a savvy criminal defense lawyer whose office is on wheels, namely his Lincoln Continental.

“Mickey is a classic rogue, but he has a heart of gold without any sentimentality and he fights for justice without any pretense. The Lincoln Lawyer may show the less savory aspects of legal practice, but it never loses sight of our goal as a profession.”