Mike Connolly

Mike Connolly is a series of novels by Joe Hilley the American novelist the attorney turned mystery and thriller author. Given his background in the law, Hilley asserted that he wrote the Mike Connolly detective crime fiction novels because he holds the law and by extension crime dear. As such, he is able to write proficiently about crime and a lawyer that finds himself in the middle of it all, with such eloquence to make a bestselling novel series. The series of novels focuses on Mike Connolly, a lawyer whose life is in the doldrums. The first novel in the series was the critically acclaimed “Sober Justice” which was first published in 2004, and went on to become a bestseller. After the massive success of the first title, Hilley wrote five more novels in the series with the last one “The Deposition: A Novel” published in 2007. With his vast experience in the legal profession, Hilley writes a detailed exposition of the legal processes and investigations, with a spicy mix of crime and criminal behavior. While they have a little bit of Christian pulp fiction in them, they are more than typical with the lead protagonist confronting deceit, conspiracy, and divorce making for enthralling reading.