Nothing but the Truth

“The superior element of Lescroart’s writing is his creation of lifelike characters ... a plot so compelling that even at four hundred pages plus, the book seems much too short.” —
Houston Daily Sun

“Dismas Hardy is such a likable main character that his very presence keeps the story grounded ... very entertaining. ” —
Chicago Tribune

“Excellent.” —
The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Lescroart is a master of courtroom fiction.”

—
South Carolina Herald

“Terrific . . . [Lescroart] never wrote a bad page.”

—
USA Today

“[An] original, well-crafted page-turner . . . blockbuster material.” —
Library Journal

“Crackling legal action . . . robust and intelligent entertainment. ” —
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

“Raymond Chandler once wrote that the test of a first-rate murder mystery is whether you would keep reading it if the last chapter—and the revelation of whodunit— were missing. In the matter of John Lescroart, I would keep reading any of his books, even without that last chapter.” —
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Nothing but the Truth

“The novel’s pacing is reminiscent of classic Ross Macdonald, where a week’s worth of events are condensed into a few hours . . . [a] winning thriller.”

—
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

“San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy [is] at his most engaging here . . . a true star in the lawyer-hero firmament. ” —
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)

The Mercy Rule

“A thought-provoking and important novel. . . . Well written, well plotted, well done. A winner!”

—Nelson DeMille, author of
The Lion’s Game

“A master’s take on a troubling social issue.” —
People

“Readers of
The 13th Juror
will already be off reading this book, not this review. Join them.”

—
The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Very entertaining . . . a large and emotionally sprawling novel.” —
Chicago Tribune

Guilt

“A great thriller: breakneck pacing, electrifying courtroom scenes, and a cast of richly crafted characters.”

—
People

“Begin
Guilt
over a weekend. . . . If you start during the workweek, you will be up very, very late, and your pleasure will be tainted with, well, guilt.”

—
The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A well-paced legal thriller . . . one of the best in this flourishing genre to come along in a while.”

—
The Washington Post Book World

A Certain Justice

“A gifted writer with a distinctive voice. I read him with great pleasure.”

—Richard North Patterson, author of
Degree of Guilt

“Electric ... Lescroart swings for the fences with a West Coast take on
The Bonfire of the Vanities
.... A richly satisfying thriller, and a breakthrough book for Lescroart.”

—
Kirkus Reviews

“Engrossing.” —
San Francisco Examiner

The 13th Juror

“I double-dare you to begin reading John Lescroart’s new suspense trial novel
The 13th Juror
and put it down. The man is one of the best thriller writers to come down the pike, and this one is on the money.”

—Larry King,
USA Today

“A fast-paced test that sustains interest to the very end.”

—
The Wall Street Journal

Hard Evidence

“
Hard Evidence
is a hefty, engrossing legal thriller . . . compulsively readable, a dense and involving saga of big-city crime and punishment.” —
San Francisco Chronicle

“Gripping. This author is a master of details . . . one never doubts the world he has created.”

—
West Coast Review of Books

Also by John Lescroart

Betrayal
The Suspect
The Motive
The Second Chair
The Hunt Club
The First Law
The Oath
The Hearing
The Mercy Rule
Guilt
A Certain Justice
The 13th Juror
Hard Evidence
The Vig
Dead Irish
Rasputin’s Revenge
Son of Holmes
Sunburn

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