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A review by hayleybeale
The Motive by John Lescroart
3.0
When I first moved to San Francisco from the UK and didnt have a job, I spent a lot of time reading mysteries and thrillers set in San Francisco. One of my favorite authors was John Lestroat as his police/legal thrillers had such an authentic feel of place. 20 years after I drifted out of this phase, I found one of Mr Lescroart’s newer novels in a holiday home and buried my nose in it. It was a satisfying, if undemanding, read and still retains a nice sense of San Francisco - I’m not sure why but I always get quite a thrill to be able to picture exactly a location that’s referred to in a book.
The book features Lescroart’s long time protagonists, Abe Glitsky (cop) and Dismas Hardy (lawyer) and revolves around a double murder and arson in a fancy Alamo Square house. The plot is solid if a bit slow with the requisite number of twists and red herrings.
This was ideal for a holiday read and, though about halfway through I did find myself thinking that I could have spent my reading time more wisely, I plugged on to the end for the simple desire to know what happens.
The book features Lescroart’s long time protagonists, Abe Glitsky (cop) and Dismas Hardy (lawyer) and revolves around a double murder and arson in a fancy Alamo Square house. The plot is solid if a bit slow with the requisite number of twists and red herrings.
This was ideal for a holiday read and, though about halfway through I did find myself thinking that I could have spent my reading time more wisely, I plugged on to the end for the simple desire to know what happens.