The Lincoln Lawyer: Every novel Mickey Haller appears in (and reading order)

With The Lincoln Lawyer receiving another adaptation soon (unrelated to the 2011 movie), viewers might be curious about the origins of Mickey Haller. The Netflix series is based on the books written by Michael Connelly.

Connelly is revered for his gripping detective novels, particularly the Harry Bosch series. But with The Lincoln Lawyer, he got to create a character that represents a different part of the criminal justice system. Michael “Mickey” Haller is an accomplished criminal defense attorney—and he also happens to be Bosch’s half-brother.

Mickey earned the nickname of “Lincoln Lawyer” because he likes to conduct deals and work from the back of his Lincoln town car, something you’ll find is par for the course in the television series, too.

If you are interested in reading the novels, you can start with the actual Lincoln Lawyer series, but Mickey also makes appearances in a few other novels outside his own series. We’ll give you a rundown of all the books below.

Guide to The Lincoln Lawyer books and reading order

The best place to start is obviously with The Lincoln Lawyer books. Here is the complete list of novels and the correct reading order. All of the following novels are written by Michael Connelly.

• The Lincoln Lawyer (the first novel and the basis of the 2011 movie of the same name)
• The Brass Verdict (this is the novel that forms the basis of the Netflix series)
• The Reversal
• The Fifth Witness
• The Gods of Guilt
• The Law of Innocence

Besides the main series, Mickey also appears in several books from the Harry Bosch series, they are as follows:

• 9 Dragons
• The Perfect Triangle (short story)
• The Crossing
• The Wrong Side of Goodbye
• Two Kinds of Truth
• The Night Fire

Mickey is also mentioned in a few other Bosch books, including The Black Ice, Blood Work and Echo Park, although he doesn’t make an appearance in them.

The Lincoln Lawyer season 1 starts streaming tomorrow on Netflix.