The Rule of Law
By John Lescroart
- Release Date: 2019-01-22
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
Attorney Dismas Hardy is called to defend the least likely suspect of his career: his longtime, trusted assistant who is suddenly being charged as an accessory to murder in this instant New York Times bestseller from “the undisputed master of the courtroom thriller” (The Providence Journal).
Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her strange behavior and sudden disappearances concern him, especially when he learns that her convict brother—a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder—has just been released.
Things take a shocking turn when Phyllis is suddenly arrested for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who’d been smuggling women into this country from El Salvador and Mexico. That is, until recently, when he was shot to death—on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. The connection between Phyllis, her brother, and Hector’s murder is not something Dismas can easily understand, but if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he needs to put all the pieces together—and fast.
A whip-smart, engrossing novel filled with shocking twists and turns, “The Rule of Law is vintage Lescroart, drawing on parallels between real-life and hot-button issues while also providing top-notch entertainment” (The Real Book Spy).
Reviews
The Rule of Law
4By grannychaGreat job Diz. Loved the ending.The rule of law
5By JpanklI've been a Dismas Hardy fan since the first book, and this one does not disappoint. Thank you John Lescroart...please keep writing!The Rule of Law
3By aib14Big fan of Dismas Hardy but disappointed in this story.First Dismas Hardy book that bored me
2By Longhorn5555Boring. Contrived. Thin plot. Abrupt lazy ending.The Rule of Law
5By PushpushStableIt's difficult to imagine the Dismas Hardy series could get any better. The newest work by the author simply proves he can achieve the near impossible. Well done, sir.