In Tough Times, Crime Is One Of The Few Things That Still Pays, But Even Criminals Are Having To Make Cut-backs. So For Defence Lawyer Mickey Haller, Most Of His New Business Is Not About Keeping People Out Of Jail; It's About Keeping A Roof Over Their Heads As The Foreclosure Business Is Booming. Lisa Trammel Has Been A Client Of Mickey's For Eight Months, And So Far He's Stopped The Bank From Taking Her House. But Now The Bank's Ceo Has Been Found Beaten To Death - And Lisa Is About To Be Indicted For Murder ...