In “master of the legal thriller” (Chicago
Sun-Times) John Lescroart’s electrifying new novel,
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.
Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted
secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden
disappearances concern Hardy, 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 at work 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.
Proving that he is truly “one of the best thriller writers
to come down the pike” (USA TODAY), John Lescroart
crafts yet another whip-smart, engrossing novel filled with
shocking twists and turns that will keep you on your toes
until the very last page.
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