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The Lincoln Lawyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

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Why does the novel contrast innocence and evil, instead of guilt and innocence?

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Mick describes the legal system as a machine and argues that his clients are often victims of the machine. Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

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Why at first did Roulet seem innocent and Jesus guilty? How did race or class play into these initial perceptions? 

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