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Plot. Mickey Haller is called on to defend a long-standing client, Lisa Trammel, when she is suspected of murdering wealthy Mitchell Bondurant. [1] . According to forensic evidence, Bondurant, who was six-foot-two, had been murdered with a hammer blow from behind, on the very top of his head, while standing up.
- Michael Connelly
- 2011
American author Michael Connelly’s mystery novel The Fifth Witness (2011) is the fourth book in a series starring Michael "Mickey" Haller, a criminal defense attorney based in Los Angeles. The story follows the murder investigation of a wealthy man Mitchell Bondurant.
The Fifth Witness (2011) Home » Novels » The Fifth Witness (2011) In tough times, crime is one of the few things that still pays, but if defense attorney Mickey Haller was expecting an uptick in business during the economic downturn, the reality is a different story.
Book Summary. Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home.
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Apr 5, 2011 · Both the legal battle and the media circus take a dramatic new turn when Bondurant is found bashed to death in a parking garage and a witness places Trammel half a block away within a few minutes of the bashing.
“With The Fifth Witness, Connelly delivers his best Lincoln Lawyer to date, dissecting Mickey Haller’s emotions between family and overzealous courtroom antics. The verdict: a sucker punch finale with an interesting future for our anti-hero.”
Question: Michael, in The Fifth Witness, we learn that times have been tough for criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller causing him to expand his law practice into foreclosure defense. One of his foreclosure clients gets accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take her home.
