John Lescroart is the best-selling author of more than 20 books, but I had not read any of them until his most recent book, Damage. Published in January 2011, this novel kept coming up in my amazon recommendations, so I decided to give it a try.
Ro Curtlee is a dangerous convicted rapist/murderer but he comes from a powerful San Francisco family. He wins a retrial on a minor technicality and his family is able to use their connections and wealth to get him out on bail. When a witness from his first trial is killed in a house fire, the police immediately suspect Ro, and they and the DA's office are determined to get Ro back in jail. After another fire kills the wife of the original jury foreman, the police are even more convinced Ro is out to eliminate those connected to his case. But is their judgement clouded by anger and the desire to get Ro off the street?
A fast-paced and enjoyable thriller that keeps you guessing, unless you read the end first, which I have a bad habit of doing! John Lescroart is an author I will have to catch up on.
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