Mickey Haller, a charismatic criminal defence attorney who works in LA County, California, has installed a proper office in the backseat of his glossy, pitch-black 1986 Lincoln Town Car. Having built a career defending petty criminals, Mickey will find himself neck-deep in trouble when Louis Roulet, a wealthy Beverly Hills playboy accused of aggravated assault and battery, enlists Haller's help to get him off the hook. Now, more and more, this seemingly open-and-shut case turns into a deadly search for the truth. Can the Lincoln Lawyer survive what rapidly develops into something more sinister?