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Summary: This is one fine read - and that's "nothing but the truth"
Review: I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this author until I ran out of books on a recent vacation in Bermuda and bought this one, even at the inflated island prices. Dismas Hardy is a central character that you can admire, identify with and root for as he contends with (1) a wife who's sense of values is refreshing in these times which have caused her to be jailed for contempt(2) an ambitious prosecutor and a venal DA (3) a cllient who appears to hold at least one of the keys to his wife's jail cell (4) a judge who holds the other key and (5) his old friend, homicide detective Abe Glitzky as he tries to solve the problem of the murder of his client's wife. This author has mastered the art of making conversation come alive on the printed page and you keep turning the pages well into the night. I was happy to be on vacation so that I could enjoy it in large doses. I recommend it without qualification.
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Summary: What a wonderful discovery!
Review: I have read several of John Lescroart's books, and each one is remarkably enjoyable. Unfortunately, I have not read them in sequential order, so that I find myself a bit surprised as to how Dismas Hardy's life has "progressed." Nevertheless, this series is so well-written, with enough referrals to previous incidents and cases, that each can stand on its own. NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH is an immensely engrossing story. I found that the time line--four days to solve a murder that had occurred four weeks previously and had gone cold--in order to save his wife, Frannie, from suffering more indignities and consequences for protecting a friends's secret, was exciting and compelling. From the first chapter, I wanted to finish the book FAST! I love when a book hooks me like this, and that is what all of Lescroart's books do...grab you and keep you going and going until you reach the suprising, satisfying conclusion. By the way, listening to one of his wonderful books on tape, HARD EVIDENCE, I learned his name is pronounced la-sqwaa--soft "a." Something fun to know!
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Summary: The TRUTH about Lescroart
Review: I have read several of John Lescroart's books, and each one is remarkably enjoyable. Unfortunately, I have not read them in sequential order, so that I find myself a bit surprised as to how Dismas Hardy's life has "progressed." Nevertheless, this series is so well-written, with enough referrals to previous incidents and cases, that each can stand on its own. NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH is an immensely engrossing story. I found that the time line--four days to solve a murder that had occurred four weeks previously and had gone cold--in order to save his wife, Frannie, from suffering more indignities and consequences for protecting a friends's secret, was exciting and compelling. From the first chapter, I wanted to finish the book FAST! I love when a book hooks me like this, and that is what all of Lescroart's books do...grab you and keep you going and going until you reach the suprising, satisfying conclusion. By the way, listening to one of his wonderful books on tape, HARD EVIDENCE, I learned his name is pronounced la-sqwaa--soft "a." Something fun to know!
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Summary: Lescroart at his best
Review: I'm a writer and read different genres to see what's going on. Without a doubt, John Lescroart and Steve Martini are two of the better authors out there, regardless of genere. However, their styles are totally different, both alive and vibrant. I personally think this may be Lescroart's best work to date. The way he brings Franny forward gives an added dimension to his lead character, Dismis Hardy. Also, Lescroart writes with authority about the San Francisco legal scene, which I love, and he must upset more than a few poltical/legal beagles in San Francisco.
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Summary: Like Sitting in the Dentist Chair
Review: I've been a fan of Lescroats for a few years now. I really did enjoy reading works like The First Law and The Hearing. However,I just couldn't get excited about this work. The plot was a bit unrealistic while a great chunk of the novel was void of intense dialogue and a few action scenes for good measure. Lescroats disappointed me in this one. Fortunately, I bought this book at a used book sale for a buck thirty and do not feel too cheated.
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Summary: best so far
Review: I've only read 5 of Mr Lescroart's books. The first four were too romancy for me... way too much emotional BS. I rarely finished. But this book here is worth reading. It's better balanced...not perfect but better. Maybe next book Recommened
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Summary: This book has it all...
Review: Lescroart is at his best writing about Dismas Hardy. It is very enjoable to follow Dismas through life and this book adds, again, a very interesting chapter. It is a very good thriller with many twists and bends which keep the interest more than alive. It is also a quite interesting reflection on the American Justice system with a DA office more driven by personal ambition than by the desire to serve the public. Finally, it is a very delicate reflection on the development of a marriage. Lescroart is at his best describing the relationship between Franny and Dismas and the danger of routine and digression of common interests. There is no doubt Dismas loves his children. But why then does he so often feel they are hurting his relationship and hindering his personal progress? The way Lescroart describes this, with a lot of lovely ( and sometimes very "politically uncorrect") observations is extraordinary and something all readers with children can recognize. This is all done in a tight plot leaving enough room also for the other characters, like Abe Glitsky, whom we have started to know in his previous novel. In summary, this book has it all and is an absolute must for the Dismas fans.
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Summary: Fast-Reading Intelligent Story is Unputdownable
Review: Lescroart's books have had a wide-ranging degree of success. This new one, like The Mercy Rule before it, seems to show that Lescroart's talent is coming in to full bloom. An exremely well-written, intelligent book and it's also a page-turner! I wish other authors of legal suspense would adapt Lescroart's style and realize that behind really good books are characters we care about.
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Summary: A Good Read
Review: Lescroat tells a compelling story with characters you care about. There's murder, corruption, intrigue. There's a murder to solve, for an unusual reason, by a lawyer who is also searching for the truth about his own personal belief system. I enjoyed being a part of his life while I read this book.
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Summary: A really super story!
Review: Nothing but the Truth is the first John T. Lescroart novel I've read, but it certainly won't be my last!! I will definitely explore the rest of the Dismas Hardy series, and go from there. In this book, Hardy is an attorney whose wife somehow gets "involved" in a murder investigation of their children's classmate's mother. In order to clear her name, as it were, Hardy works with a friend in Homicide and undertakes his own probing, and as it turns out, dangerous, investigation of the murder. The book is a compelling read from page one. Although I freely admit I'm not the best at guessing "who done it", the twists and turns the investigation takes really blew my mind. The clues were there, but there was no way I could put it all together. I guess that's why I'm a reader and not a crime investigator ;) I really can't recommend this book highly enough. I'm certainly looking forward to reading more of Mr. Lescroart's writing. Hopefully, you will too :D
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