John Lescroart”s The 13th Juror is a hefty law procedural with such fast pacing you hardly notice that you’ve committed to fifty-five chapters of well written suspense.
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Dismas Hardy is considering starting his own law practice but so far work is light and he wants a case he can put his teeth into. Sent out to a high-profile case he becomes part of a team to represent Jennifer Witt a beautiful self-destructive client accused of murdering her husband and son for life insurance money. Add in a DA looking for death penalty case and Hardy has plenty on his hands.
In spite of Jennifer’s lies and an unsuccessful jail break, Hardy is convinced by Jennifer’s assertion that she is innocent of the crimes and works every lead to uncover “ some other dude” who could have possibly killed the victims. In spite of all Hardy’s efforts, Jennifer is found guilty and sentenced to death. Is there a way to convince a by the book judge that enough doubt exists to lower the sentence to life in prison? In spite of everything, can Jennifer still be proven innocent?
Fans of John Grisham will find John Lesroarts’ novel a cliffhanger of a read. This book is one of a multi-part series so you can look forward to more adventures with Dismas Hardy and RBdigital all summer long.
