John T Lescroart
1) Fatal
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"From New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart, a riveting standalone novel about the unexpected, shattering, and lethal consequences of a one-night stand on a seemingly happily married couple. Kate loves her life. At forty-four, she's happily married to her kind husband, Ron, blessed with two wonderful children, and has a beautiful home in San Francisco. Everything changes, however, when she and Ron attend a dinner party and meet another...
2) The hearing
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 7
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When a homicide detective's daughter is killed, the aggrieved father pushes the main suspect for answers, D.A. Sharron Pratt sets out to revive her career by declaring war on the accused, and defense attorney Dismas Hardy struggles to ensure a fair trial
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Dismas Hardy becomes involved in a case involving the teenage son of a prominent San Francisco family who has been arrested for the murders of his girlfriend and English teacher, while an unseen killer terrorizes the city.
4) Damage
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The Curtlees are the most powerful family in San Francisco, unscrupulous billionaires who ve lined every important pocket in the Bay Area in pursuit of their own ascent. So when the family's heir, Ro Curtlee, was convicted of rape and murder a decade ago, the fallout for those who helped to bring him to justice was swift and uncompromising. The jury foreman was fired from his job and blacklisted in his industry. The lead prosecutor was pushed off...
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Mickey Dade hates deskwork, but that's about all he's been doing at Wyatt Hunt's private investigative service, The Hunt Club. His itch to be active is answered when he discovers the body of Dominic Como, one of San Francisco's most high-profile activists. One "person of interest" is Como's business associate, Alicia Thorpe--young, gorgeous, and the sister of one of Mickey's friends. Mickey and Hunt soon learn that the city's golden fundraiser was...
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Features San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy. When someone shoots Dylan Volger in an alley near the coffee shop he managed, Bay Beans West, the cops discover a load of marijuana in the victim's backpack, a crop of weed growing in his attic and a customer list that includes a judge and several local officials. Suspicion centers on Hardy's client and Bay Beans West's owner, Maya Townshend, who's the sister of a city supervisor and the mayor's...
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"Hardy and Glitsky are embroiled in a murder that begins in the upper echelons of San Francisco society, where money and political influence collide." "It starts with a double homicide. Because of the high profiles of the victims - a politically connected socialite and his glamorous fiancee - the mayor of San Francisco herself demands that a high-ranking detective be put on the case. And so Abe Glitsky is thrust into the controversial investigation."...
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"Having joined the "dark side" after years spent prosecuting criminals as the San Francisco DA, defense attorney Wes Farrell is experiencing a crisis of faith. How can he in good conscience defend clients whom, in his estimation, are most likely guilty? In his role as DA, Farrell had helped put away Paul Riley, a young man charged for the rape and murder of his then-girlfriend Dana Rush, only for Riley to later be released from his life sentence -...
9) The vig
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 2
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Rusty Ingraham, friend of former cop and prosecutor Dismas Hardy, disappeared leaving behind a murdered woman and a houseboat splattered with blood. Hardy must find out if Ingraham is dead.
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Wyatt Hunt novels volume 1
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2006
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English
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Lescroart, the author of the New York Times best-selling series starring Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky, introduces a new series character here. Wyatt Hunt is an embittered ex-caseworker in San Francisco, dismissed from Child Protective Services in a dispute with his boss.
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 9
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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A spellbinding novel that forces defense attorney Dismas Hardy and Lieutenant Abe Glitsky outside the law and into a fight for their lives.
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Dismas Hardy volume 8
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Dutton
Pub. Date
2002
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English
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When the head of San Francisco's largest HMO dies in his own hospital, no one doubts it is anything but the result of massive injuries inflicted by a random hit-and-run car accident. But the autopsy soon tells a different story--an overdose of potassium killed him, and the attending physician, Eric Kensing, becomes the prime suspect in a high-profile homicide.
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 17
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Atria Books
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2018.
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English
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"Dismas Hardy is looking forward to cutting back his work hours and easing into retirement after recovering from two gunshot wounds. He is determined to spend more time with his family and even reconnect with his distant son, Vincent. But Dismas just can't stay away from the courtroom for long, and soon he is pulled into an intense family drama with fatal consequences. From jealous children to gold-digging girlfriends, Dismas has his work cut out...
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Dismas Hardy volume 5
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1998
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English
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Attorney Dismas Hardy becomes involved in what could turn out to be his last case when he reluctantly agrees to defend fellow lawyer Graham Russo against a charge that he delivered a fatal dose of morphine to his already dying father, Sal.
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Abe Glitsky volume 2
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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Mark Dooher, a San Francisco attorney, finds himself assigned to a scandalous lawsuit involving the city's Archdiocese, begins an affair with an engaged law student, and must prove his innocence when he is linked to two murders.
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 1
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D.I. Fine
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
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San Francisco ex-cop and current bartender Dismas "Diz" Hardy cannot believe his friend Eddie would commit suicide, so he decides to investigate. The progress of his search into Eddie's last days coincides with changes in his own emotional make-up, as he faces the reasons for his divorce and his feelings of guilt over the death of his infant son.
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 18
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"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...
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Dismas Hardy volume 4
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Donald I. Fine
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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Lawyer/investigator Diamas Hardy defends a woman accused of killing her husband, her son, and her previous husband.
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Dismas Hardy novels volume 12
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Dutton
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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When Dismas Hardy agrees to clean up the caseload of recently disappeared attorney Charlie Bowen, he thinks it will be easy. But one of the cases is far from small-time - the appeal to overturn the murder conviction of National Guard reservist Evan Scholler, who has been sentenced to life without parole for the murder of an ex-Navy SEAL and private contractor named Ron Nolan. Two rapid-fire events in Iraq conspired to bring the men into fatal conflict....