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A review by skinnypenguin
The Rule of Law by John Lescroart
4.0
Another legal thriller by John LesCroart. It helps if you have read some of the previous books in this series. The story is full of lots of intrigue and legal maneuvering.
Dismas Hardy's secretary, Phyllis, gets arrested and Dismas comes to her defense. Her brother, who had been in prison, gets here involved in helping a woman, who is an illegal alien, try to leave the country. The woman is suspected of murder. Phyllis has been helping out with the "underground railroad" which assists illegals get to Canada. Her arrest is rushed by the D.A. and it does not go well. The D.A. has issues with lots of people, Hardy is one of them as his friend was the D.A.'s opponent. Hardy decides to go after the D.A. and sets some things in motion that snowball. It has far reaching consequences and the D.A. then decides to go after Hardy and anyone associated with him.
Several of the detectives are on Hardy's side and believe the D.A. is actually responsible for a murder several years ago. They start investigating further. There are a lot of interconnected relationships in the story and you need to pay attention to keep them all straight.
While the D.A. tries to hide his own crimes and go after the "good guys" lots of people are aligning against him.
Enjoyable story.
Dismas Hardy's secretary, Phyllis, gets arrested and Dismas comes to her defense. Her brother, who had been in prison, gets here involved in helping a woman, who is an illegal alien, try to leave the country. The woman is suspected of murder. Phyllis has been helping out with the "underground railroad" which assists illegals get to Canada. Her arrest is rushed by the D.A. and it does not go well. The D.A. has issues with lots of people, Hardy is one of them as his friend was the D.A.'s opponent. Hardy decides to go after the D.A. and sets some things in motion that snowball. It has far reaching consequences and the D.A. then decides to go after Hardy and anyone associated with him.
Several of the detectives are on Hardy's side and believe the D.A. is actually responsible for a murder several years ago. They start investigating further. There are a lot of interconnected relationships in the story and you need to pay attention to keep them all straight.
While the D.A. tries to hide his own crimes and go after the "good guys" lots of people are aligning against him.
Enjoyable story.