Books Like The Lincoln Lawyer

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Adam Grupper narrates Michael Connelly's legal thriller with a flat, street-level delivery that suits Mickey Haller's pragmatic morality — no one in this world sounds heroic, and Grupper doesn't try to make them. At 12 hours the procedural plotting is dense and the listen rewards attention. Six of the recommendations are other Connelly titles, and several have award recognition — a list built inside this author's Los Angeles, where the institutions are compromised and the smart move is usually the cynical one.

10 books for fans of The Lincoln Lawyer

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    The Brass Verdict

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

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    Defense attorney Haller inherits his biggest case when lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered — defending a studio boss accused of killing his wife and her lover.

    4.24 Goodreads (99.0K ratings)
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    The Poet

    Jack McEvoy • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

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    A serial killer is murdering homicide detectives and staging the scenes as suicides, each marked by Edgar Allan Poe quotes, and reporter Jack McEvoy's brother was the first victim.

    4.23 Goodreads (110.1K ratings)
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    Blood Work

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

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    Former FBI profiler Terry McCaleb learns his heart donor was murdered—and the killer may have specifically chosen him to receive her heart in this twisted psychological game.

    4.16 Goodreads (62.4K ratings)
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    Void Moon

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 9

    by Michael Connelly

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    Fresh out of prison, professional thief Cassie Black targets a Las Vegas high-roller suite for one last score, unaware she's become the hunted instead of the hunter.

    4.02 Goodreads (36.8K ratings)
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    Chasing the Dime

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 12

    by Michael Connelly

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    Scientist Henry Pierce gets phone calls meant for vanished escort Lilly, pulling him from his million-dollar research into a search through Los Angeles's seedy underbelly.

    3.97 Goodreads (42.9K ratings)
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    The Overlook

    Harry Bosch • Book 13

    by Michael Connelly

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    A murdered doctor and missing radioactive cesium turn routine homicide into potential terrorism case for Bosch. Connelly ratchets up stakes when the FBI muscles into LAPD territory.

    4.02 Goodreads (57.2K ratings)
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    Lone Wolf

    Orphan X • Book 9

    by Gregg Hurwitz

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    The former government assassin turned underground helper takes on his most dangerous case yet. Hurwitz's ninth Orphan X novel pushes Evan Smoak beyond his carefully controlled boundaries.

    4.33 Goodreads (13.4K ratings)
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    The Informant

    Butcher's Boy • Book 3

    by Thomas Perry

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    Professional killer turned peaceful citizen faces new hit teams in this Edgar winner's sequel. Perry resurrects his most dangerous character for another deadly game.

    4.32 Goodreads (5.5K ratings)
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    Silent Horizons

    Silent Horizons • Book 1

    by Chad Robichaux, Jack Stewart

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    When his teammate dies tracking arms dealers, former Force Recon Marine Foster Quinn must balance being a devoted father with the call to complete one final, deadly mission alone.

    4.31 Goodreads (415 ratings)
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    The Terminal List

    Terminal List • Book 1

    by Jack Carr

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    A Navy SEAL's entire team dies in an ambush that reeks of betrayal, setting off a calculated vendetta against those responsible. Carr's military background shows in every tactical detail and government conspiracy.

    4.29 Goodreads (73.5K ratings)