The Hearing

The call comes at midnight. It looks like a tragic & petty murder--a rising star in San Francisco's legal firmament found shot in a dark alley. But for homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky, the crime cuts horribly close to home--unknown to anyone, the victim was his daughter. Seething, Glitsky leans hard on his only suspect--a homeless heroin addict found lingering over his daughter's body, with her jewelry in his pocket & a smoking gun in his hand. The city's embattled, ambitious D.A. Sharron Pratt sees an opportunity to revive her troubled administration by publicly declaring war on the killer & vowing to deliver the death penalty, putting the case on the fast track to certain conviction. Unable to watch a man die for Pratt's political gain. Dismas Hardy warily takes on the defense. But as Hardy's crusade to secure his client a fair hearing ensues, a lethal web of political corruption, legal conspiracy, & cold-blooded murder begins to unravel. In a case that will send shock waves through the city of San Francisco & echo in the private lives of its most prominent citizens, the hearing is just the beginning.Lescroart, John is the author of 'The Hearing' with ISBN 9780525945758 and ISBN 052594575X.