The Lincoln Lawyer is a Crime Fiction / Police Procedural series by Michael Connelly, made up of 8 books published between 2005 and 2025. It begins with The Lincoln Lawyer (2005), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is The Proving Ground (2025), spanning 20 years of storytelling.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | |||
| 1 | The Lincoln Lawyer | 2005 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2 | The Brass Verdict | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2010s | |||
| 3 | The Reversal | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 4 | The Fifth Witness | 2011 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 5 | The Gods of Guilt | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2020s | |||
| 6 | The Law of Innocence | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 7 | Resurrection Walk | 2023 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 8 | The Proving GroundLatest | 2025 | Search on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Lincoln Lawyer series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Lincoln Lawyer series?
Start with The Lincoln Lawyer (2005), the first book in the Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Lincoln Lawyer series?
There are 8 books in the Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly, published between 2005 and 2025.
What is the first book in the Lincoln Lawyer series?
The first book in the Lincoln Lawyer series is The Lincoln Lawyer, published in 2005 by Michael Connelly.
What is the latest book in the Lincoln Lawyer series?
The most recent book in the Lincoln Lawyer series is The Proving Ground (2025) by Michael Connelly.
About the Lincoln Lawyer series
Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer novels follow Mickey Haller, a slick Los Angeles defence attorney who works out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. Where Connelly's Harry Bosch hunts killers, Haller works the other side — defending the guilty and the wrongly accused alike, and discovering that the truth is rarely convenient for either.
The books are courtroom thrillers with a moral edge: Haller is charming, ethically compromised and surprisingly principled, and Connelly mines real tension from the gap between the law and justice. The Netflix series has brought a huge new audience.
Haller is also Bosch's half-brother, and the two increasingly cross over within Connelly's connected universe. Start with "The Lincoln Lawyer"; reading in publication order rewards you with the wider web of recurring characters.