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Dli͡a togo chtoby uspeshnyĭ advokat po ugolovnym delam Mikki Kholler reshil vystupitʹ v sude po drugui͡u storonu barrikady - a imenno v roli nezavisimogo obviniteli͡a, - nuzhno veskoe osnovanie. I da, ono imeetsi͡a, potomu chto "sushchestvui͡ut vidy zla, kotorye sleduet iskoreni͡atʹ li͡uboĭ t͡senoĭ". Vskore vyĭdet na svobodu chelovek, pochti chetvertʹ veka nazad osuzhdennyĭ za pokhishchenie devochki. Ona byla ubita, odnako geneticheskai͡a ėkspertiza ne ustanovila ego prichastnostʹ k smerti rebenka. Zakli͡uchennyĭ podal grazhdanskiĭ isk, trebui͡a mnogomillionnoĭ kompensat͡sii. Podni͡ata bolʹshai͡a shumikha. No Kholleru izvestna nekai͡a konfident͡sialʹnai͡a informat͡sii͡a. On pochti uveren, chto... Delo rassmatrivaetsi͡a povtorno, odnako kazhdyĭ opytnyĭ i͡urist znaet, chto prisi͡azhnye pod vlii͡aniem, a poroĭ pod otkrovennym davleniem zashchity i obvinenii͡a ne vsegda obʺektivny. Kholleru nuzhny te, kto budet igratʹ na ego storone, i on zaruchaetsi͡a ikh podderzhkoĭ, - ėto byvshai͡a zhena, pomoshchnik okruzhnogo prokurora, po prozvishchu Svirepai͡a Mėggi, i svodnyĭ brat, detektiv Garri Boskh, kotoryĭ budet doznavatelem. Voobshche-to, na nego odna nadezhda. Lishʹ blagodari͡a emu mozhno budet ustanovitʹ, kem zhe i͡avli͡aetsi͡a obvini͡aemyĭ: zhertvoĭ pravosudii͡a ili zhestokim ubiĭt͡seĭ.

In order for a successful criminal defense lawyer Mickey Haller to decide to appear in court on the other side of the barricade — namely, in the role of an independent prosecutor — you need a good reason. And yes, it exists, because "there are types of evil that should be eradicated at any cost." A man convicted of kidnapping a girl almost a quarter of a century ago will soon be released. She was killed, but the genetic examination did not establish his involvement in the death of the child. The prisoner filed a civil lawsuit, demanding multimillion-dollar compensation. A lot of hype has been raised. But Holler knows some confidential information. He's pretty sure that... The case is being re-examined, however, every experienced lawyer knows that jurors under the influence, and sometimes under outright pressure of the defense and the prosecution are not always objective. Holler needs those who will play on his side, and he enlists their support — this is his ex-wife, an assistant district attorney, nicknamed Fierce Maggie, and his half-brother, Detective Harry Bosch, who will be an investigator. Actually, there's only one hope for him. Only thanks to him will it be possible to establish who the accused is: a victim of justice or a brutal murderer.