The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly

The Brass Verdict - Mickey Haller, “The Lincoln Lawyer”, has inherited his murdered colleague’s practice. Among the cases is the one in a million that will make his career. Unfortunately, not only does he not only have all the files he needs, his client insists that he don’t delay the trial to get up to speed. Meanwhile, Harry Bosch is the detective looking for the dead lawyer’s murderer.