Imagined crossover · Forensics and profilers
What if Mickey Haller met Alex Delaware?
The Lincoln Lawyer and the expert witness. Two clever professionals who read people for a living, from opposite sides of the courtroom.
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The pair
Mickey HallerDefence lawyer who works from his LincolnBy Michael Connelly · Lincoln Lawyer · first in The Lincoln Lawyer
Alex DelawareChild psychologist who consults for the LAPDBy Jonathan Kellerman · Alex Delaware · first in When the Bough Breaks
Chemistry6/10
Friction9/10
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Where and when
The Criminal Courts Building, Los Angeles
The 2000s and 2010s
The story
- How they might meet
- Mickey Haller’s client says he is innocent, and the prosecution’s star witness is a child Alex Delaware has been treating. Haller needs to know whether to trust the psychologist, or take him apart on the stand.
- Why they would work
- Two clever professionals who read people for a living, from opposite sides of the courtroom.
- What each brings
- Haller knows juries, deals and the weak points in any case. Delaware knows when someone is lying, and why.
- Where they would clash
- Delaware protects the vulnerable; Haller protects his client. In cross-examination, the sparks would fly.
Strengths compared
Mickey Haller Alex Delaware
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The Lincoln LawyerMichael Connelly · 2005 · Mickey Haller's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- When the Bough BreaksJonathan Kellerman · 1985 · Alex Delaware's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
