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Violence
Some
Murder and legal thriller violence; moderate crime intensity
Language
Some
Some strong language in crime/legal thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moral compromise and the psychological complexity of defending someone you're uncertain about
What this book is about
The Lincoln Lawyer takes on Lisa Trammel, a mortgage client charged with murdering her bank's foreclosure officer. The case looks bad until evidence starts pointing in an unexpected direction. Connelly's legal thriller is as tightly plotted as ever, with the added tension of Haller's own ethical compromises.
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Murder investigation
Legal thriller content
Moderate language
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