Janis K. (scrapbooklady) reviewed on 6/26/2007 + 472 more book reviews

Attorney Dismas Hardy and his friend Abe Glitsky, Deputy Chief of the Investigations Bureau, are dealing with mental sequelae from their participation in a murder (in a previous book), which is beginning to have physical effects on both of them. Hardy steps in as second chair to his associate Amy Wu in a murder case involving 17-year-old Andrew Bartlett while Glitsky is kept busy trying to hunt down a serial killer nicknamed The Executioner. Both moving down separate avenues which eventually meet.

John Lescroart is a mainstay in the courtroom thriller arena and once more delivers an interesting, provocative read. Although it was disconcerting the manner in which Amy Wu assumed her client's guilt and pushed hard for him to cut a deal with the DA, I'm sure this is something fairly common in our legal system. Recommended for those readers who love a good thriller.

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