I liked this book, and had a hard time putting it down. I haven't read much by this author, but I plan to read a few more.

There were a few frustrating things about the story, but maybe that's just me. I kept wanting to tell them what to do about certain aspects of the case, but I'm just a reader, not a lawyer or detective, so maybe there were reasons other than plot that they didn't do certain things that seemed obvious. For example, an eye witness testimony about seeing the suspect's car (a dark SUV) at night, which was key evidence, and nobody tried checking to see how clearly you could determine that it was more than just a similar car that had the garage door opener.

I was a little disappointed that some of the opposition (prosecution, etc) were not heard from after the case was solved. Some of them were out of line in working on little more than assumptions, going over the top about assuming guilt. But that's probably just everyday occurrences in our so-called justice system. ( )

I really enjoyed this one. It was not his Lescroart's usual in that it did not focus on attorney Dismiss Hardy but on one of his associates. A refreshing change. The plot was tight and original and the story clipped along nicely. I enjoyed it to the end. ( )

good about man has to prove innocence — set up — almost

When Dr. Caryn Dryden is found floating dead in her hot tub, homicide inspector Devin Juhle targets a suspect close to home: her husband, Stuart Gorman. After all, Stuart was recently asked for a divorce . . . and he stands to gain millions in insurance. His alibi — that he was at his cabin on Tamarack Lake that weekend — doesn't keep him out of hot water. But maybe a shrewd attorney will.

I didn't mind this book. I would like to read another by John ( )

The author: a pretty reliable genre writer, legal thrillers set in San Francisco from the pov, usually of the defense attorney, sometimes a cop. In recent years he's moved away from his first main character, Dismas Hardy, into Hardy's circle of friends and colleagues. And he's written sooo many in this series. It's readable.
In this one defense attorney Gina Roake takes the case of writer accused of killing his doctor wife after she dumps him. Roake is the only one who thinks he's innocent, blah blah. Unless you're really into SF and legal thrillers like I am, you can skip it safely. Heck, even if you are. ( )