By Britni Virgil
Once in a while, I indulge in cheap thrills and post a review of it in a blog. Since The Lincoln Lawyer is currently showing in the theaters, I thought I would review this excellent thriller by Michael Connelly. The story takes us to the City of Angels with its winding traffic jams, jaundiced skyline, and perpetual Hollywood hustle. Our protagonist is Mickey Haller, a high-energy criminal defense attorney who uses a stable of Lincoln Continentals for an office, each one equipped with a phone, a fax, a laptop, a printer, and a pull-out desk. You can't get any more original than that. His clients are not the wrongly-accused but those living in the L.A.'s netherworld—pimps, pushers, hustlers and con artists—dregs of society who nonetheless have the right to legal representation.... More...
