In fiction, genius lies in great characters. John Lescroart's characters are three dimensional. They laugh, they cry, they fail, they triumph; and they move the story along through complicated twists and turns of the plot. I read this book in one sitting.

Great courtroom drama mystery and a real page-turner! Couldn't get enough of it, so I ordered another J. Lescroart book. :)

A abused doctor's wife who insists she did not kill her husband and son is convicted of murder. Can her inexperienced lawyer get her a lighter charge in the penalty phase? Very good!

I have read a lot of his books, and I really liked this one. I wasn't sure about the ending of this one until I got there. A good read.

Great book, wonderful characters.

I enjoy this author very much and this one does not disappoint. It kept me up late into the night and is tough to put down.

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Did she finally kill her abusive husband and by accident her son? The jury thought so and convicted her of Capital murder. Lescroart develops his characters so well that you struggle along with them as they try to decide. She really did kill her child. She couldn't kill her child. Will the 13th juror save her? The suspense grabs you from the very first page. Excellant, well-written book.

Further evidence that Lescroart ( Hard Evidence ) can hold his own among legal-thriller writers comes with this taut novel about an abused San Francisco housewife who is arrested for shooting both her seven-year-old son and her physician husband, a control freak. Narrator Dismas Hardy, defense attorney and hero of four previous Lescroart novels, has plenty of suspects and issues to grapple with. First there's his icy, recalcitrant client, Jennifer Witt, who refuses to go with a battered-wife defense; Jennifer's aloof psychiatrist, who may or may not be her lover; some financial shenanigans concerning the victim's business that provide plenty of motive for high-stakes murder. Then there's the problem of Dismas's grandstanding boss, whose flamboyant, hit-or-miss style leaves Dismas constantly scrambling for higher legal ground. Finally, there's Dismas's wife, who resents the time her husband spends on the case but who insists on striking up a friendship with the accused without telling her husband. The story gets off to a slow start, and sometimes Lescroart belabors the obvious. He also comes close to telegraphing the solution to the mystery, and much of his writing about the characters' personal lives is hamfisted. Despite these flaws, however, an intricate story and satisfying courtroom scenes carry the day. Fans of the genre should find the second half of the book, which covers the trial, especially engaging.

What a book! Just finished reading it and absolutely loved it. 544 pages of who do you believe? Did she do it, did she not do it? Ups and downs for the evidence against Jennifer. Reasons to hate her and reasons to pity her. Not a fast read, but it keeps your attention up to the end.

Excellent read will keep you awalke very hard to put down!

I really enjoyed this book...read every chance I had, even if for a few pages. Good surprise ending.

Keeps you guessing to the end. Good book.

I really enjoyed this book a lot!
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The walls were champagne, the house was immaculate.A prosperous doctor lived there with his son and his beautiful wife. But the elegant walls hid a family secret, a wife's shame.And one day shots rang out in the Doctor's house. Suddenly, Jennifer Witt was in jail, facing the death penalty...

This book has a different cover. It has a half picture of steps and the shadow of a lady walking up them.

An abusive doctor is mudered in his home, and his wife is in jail for it. She insists she didnt do it and she could never have murdered her own son...even as her story was torn into pieces, even has her lies came out even as she was found guilty of murder...Theres only one thing that Jennifer can do to save her and she wont do it so hardy her lawyer must do and the truth must come out.

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