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The Fifth Witness

  • 2011 first published
  • 421 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (5 ratings)
  • 2 editions

The Fifth Witness is a 2011 angel fiction novel by Michael Connelly. It deals with Mickey Haller, lawyers, attorney and client and witnesses.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 26 more have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 421 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Fifth Witness

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. Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Soon after he learns that the victim had black market dealings of his own, Haller is assaulted, too, and he's certain he's on the right trail.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Mickey Haller
  • Lawyers
  • Attorney and client
  • Witnesses
  • Trials, Murder
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • Legal
  • Thrillers
  • Legal stories

Quick answers

Who wrote The Fifth Witness?

The Fifth Witness was written by Michael Connelly and first published in 2011.

What genre is The Fifth Witness?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Fifth Witness?

The median edition has 421 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Fifth Witness?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Crooked Candle and The Case of the Rolling Bones.

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