The Fifth Witness

Book Details

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Author(s):

Michael Connelly

First Pub:

2011

Genre(s):

Crime; Mystery; Thriller

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 10

Part One - The Magic Words

Chapters 1-10

Part Two - The Hypothesis of Innocence

Chapters 11-17

Part Three - Boléro

Chapters 18-38

Part Four - The Fifth Witness

Chapters 39-52

Part Five - The Hypocrisy of Innocence

Chapter 53-54

Internal ID:

3084

Series:

<- The Reversal - The Gods of Guilt ->

Mickey Haller*

#4 of 7

Mickey Haller*

A series of fiction novels written by Michael Connelly featuring Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer. These take place in the world of Harry Bosch.

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1) The Lincoln Lawyer
2) The Brass Verdict
3) The Reversal
4) The Fifth Witness
5) The Gods of Guilt
6) The Law of Innocence
7) Resurrection Walk

Harry Bosch World

#22 of 38

Harry Bosch World

Novels that take place within the same world that Harry Bosch exists. Written by Michael Connelly

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1) The Black Echo
2) The Black Ice
3) The Concrete Blonde
4) The Last Coyote
5) The Poet
6) Trunk Music
7) Blood Work
8) Angels Flight
9) Void Moon
10) A Darkness More than Night
11) City of Bones
12) Lost Light
13) The Narrows
14) The Closers
15) The Lincoln Lawyer
16) Echo Park
17) The Overlook
18) The Brass Verdict
19) The Scarecrow
20) Nine Dragons
21) The Reversal
22) The Fifth Witness
23) The Drop
24) The Black Box
25) The Gods of Guilt
26) The Burning Room
27) The Crossing
28) The Wrong Side of Goodbye
29) The Late Show
30) Two Kinds of Truth
31) Dark Sacred Night
32) The Night Fire
33) Fair Warning
34) The Law of Innocence
35) The Dark Hours
36) Desert Star
37) Resurrection Walk
38) The Waiting

Copyright:

Dedication:

This is for Dennis Wojciechowski,
with many thanks.

First Sentence:

Mrs. Pena looked across the seat at me and held her hands up in a beseeching manner.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

At Roja's command, the black Lincoln cut through the lanes and around the traffic, carrying me toward a new destiny.

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Added: 28-Apr-2022

Last Updated: 16-May-2024

Publications

05-Apr-2011

Hachette Audio

Book on CD

Date Issued:

05-Apr-2011

Format:

Book on CD

Cover Price:

$39.98

Length:

11 hrs 56 min (417 pages)

"Read":

Once

Reading(s):

1) 23 Jul 2023 - 25 Jul 2023

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13074

Publisher:

Hachette Audio

ISBN:

1-600-24722-9

ISBN-13:

978-1-600-24722-4

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Peter Giles - Narration
Denise Murray - Cover Design
Thinkstock - Cover Images

THE FIFTH WITNESS
A Lincoln Lawyer Novel
by Michael Connelly

New York Times best-selling author Michael Connelly's acclaimed thrillers starring "Lincoln Lawyer" Mickey Haller inspired a major motion picture. The fourth novel in the series, The Fifth Witness, finds the L.A.-based lawyer using the economic downturn to his advantage.

With so many homes in foreclosure these days, Haller has turned the back of his Lincoln town car into a foreclosure defense office. His first client, Lisa Trammel, has WestLand National Bank attempting to take her house. But the case takes an unexpected turn when the bank's representative is found murdered in a parking garage and Haller's client is accused of the crime.

"Combining ripped-from-the-headlines information on the mortgage crisis with a cast of characters that defies stereotypes at every turn of the plot, Connelly shows once again that he will never simply ride the wave of past success." - Booklist, starred review

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

℗2011 by Hachette Audio.
12 CDs

All Covers for this edition of the series

Grand Central Publishing

Paperback B

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-2016

Format:

Paperback B

Cover Price:

$9.99

Pages*:

537

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

23248

Publisher:

Grand Central Publishing

ISBN:

1-455-56743-4

ISBN-13:

978-1-455-56743-0

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Faceout Studio - Cover Design
Hendrik Holler - Cover Photograph

THE FIFTH WITNESS
WINNER OF THE HARPER LEE PRIZE FOR LEGAL FICTION

Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. Criminal defense in Los Angeles has virtually dried up, and he has had to expand his business into foreclosure defense. But just when Mickey thinks criminal court is in his rearview mirror, one of his new clients is accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home.

For Mickey, it's back to what he does best. He puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, despite what seems to be a mountain of evidence against her and his own suspicions that his client is guilty. His digging reveals that the murdered banker was involved in dirty dealings of his own. After two professional thugs put Mickey in the hospital, he knows he's on the right trail. Now, despite the growing danger, the lawyer is ready to mount the best defense of his career.

"EXCELLENT... A ROUSING LEGAL THRILLER."
- Miami Herald

"FAST-MOVING, MASTERFULLY STRUCTURED...
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS."
- Boston Globe

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First international mass market edition: November 2011
First oversize mass market edition: May 2012
Reissued: September 2016
Fourth printing based on the number line
Canada: $12.99

Includes:
Preview of The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly.

Author(s)

Michael Connelly
Birth: 21 Jul 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Awards

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