Mickey Haller Books in Order
Michael Connelly has written 8 Mickey Haller books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) and the newest is The Proving Ground (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2005–2025
- Confirmed
- 8 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,128 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 35–53 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,128 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Mickey Haller is the Los Angeles defence lawyer at the centre of Michael Connelly's legal thrillers, working murder trials and the investigations around them. The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) opens a run of 8 books that reaches The Proving Ground in 2025. Harry Bosch crosses into the sequence. Entries median 422 pages and appear at long intervals, with The Law of Innocence and Resurrection Walk carrying the recent run.
How many Mickey Haller books are there?
Mickey Haller has 8 books, released between 2005 and 2025.
Mickey Haller Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Mickey Haller books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120054233/4
- 220084224/4
- 32010–4/4
- 420114964/4
- 520133874/4
- 620204004/4
- 72023–4/4
- 82025–3/4
Mickey Haller Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Mickey Haller books run from The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) to The Proving Ground (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Mickey Haller in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Mickey Haller books in order?
You should read the Mickey Haller books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mickey Haller book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mickey Haller
Start with The Lincoln Lawyer (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mickey Haller book?
The Proving Ground (2025) is the newest Mickey Haller book released so far.
Is there a new Mickey Haller book coming?
No next Mickey Haller book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Mickey Haller has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for Mickey Haller. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction2012Wonfor The Fifth Witness
- Anthony Award for Best Novel2009Wonfor The Brass Verdict
- Shamus Award2006Wonfor The Lincoln Lawyer
Mickey Haller at a glance
- Still running
- Mickey Haller is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mickey Haller books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,128 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 422 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mickey Haller books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 8 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Mickey Haller books are about
6 of the 8 Mickey Haller books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 3 of 6 books
- Lawyers 3 of 6 books
- Legal stories 3 of 6 books
- Murder 3 of 6 books
- Thrillers 3 of 6 books
- Attorney and client 2 of 6 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 6 books
- Trials (murder) 2 of 6 books
More books by Michael Connelly
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Michael Connelly books in order 60 books
Series that include Mickey Haller books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lincoln Lawyer books in order 8 books