For defense attorney Mickey Haller, the clock is always running.With two ex-wives, four Lincoln cars that he uses as offices, and dozens of guilty clients, he can't afford to miss a trick. When he gets picked up by a Beverly Hills rich boy arrested for assault, Mickey sees a franchise case: a nice, long, expensive trial with maximum billable hours-until it hurtles him into the last place he wants to be. Suddenly hustling, cynical Mickey Haller is confronted with pure evil and someone who may be truly innocent.<br/><br/>Now, for a lawyer who has always gone for the easy score, getting justice means taking the deadliest risk of all.