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The Second Chair (Dismas Hardy, Bk 10)
The Second Chair - Dismas Hardy, Bk 10
Author: John Lescroart
To the outside world, it looks like Dismas Hardy is finally on top. A managing partner at his thriving, newly reorganized law firm, he's a rainmaker and fix-it guy for clients leery of taking their chances in a courtroom. But what the world sees is a mirage. For beneath the surface bravado and the lucrative deal-making, Hardy has lost his fa...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451211415
ISBN-10: 0451211413
Publication Date: 12/28/2004
Pages: 469
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 138 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This is the first I've read of this series, so I haven't followed the character development, but the combination of old friends, lawyer and cop, give us two points of view as the case develops. This one concerns a 17 year old from a wealthy family, accused of murdering his girlfriend and their teacher/acting coach.
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Dismas Hardy joins a double murder trial as the second chair( second attorney). Hardy sets up to prove that the murder wasn't committed by his client. A spellbinder of a tale.
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reviewed The Second Chair (Dismas Hardy, Bk 10) on + 107 more book reviews
As with other authors I like, I have accumulated most of what John Lescroart has written, and have tried to read them in the order published. His first two books, fairly rare and out in trade paperback reprints rather than mass market, take place in Europe, and are not very good (I've even forgotten the titles), but he hit paydirt when he started writing the Dismas Hardy books, which all take place in the San Francisco area.

This one starts off a little slowly, and I almost lost interest, but perseverance was rewarded further along as he hit his stride. The book has an exciting conclusion which I won't spoil for you. Lescroart has followed Dismas Hardy's adventures for years, and added new charachters to the series as it procedes. This book introduces a female attorney, Amy Wu, who works at Hardy's law firm and is having a little trouble getting it together due to personal problems. Hardy himself is also fighting an emotional hangover, the aftermath of events described in his last book "The First Law", which he never really explains.

Authors do a disservice to their readers when they don't make their books more "stand-alone". This is partly why this book only gets 3 stars - some of his earlier books ("Dead Irish" in particular, the first Dismas Hardy book) were worth 4 or maybe even 5 stars.
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It was great as all Lescroart books are. I especially like the Dismas Hardy series.
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Although he seems to have reached the top of his illustrious law career, Dismas Hardy has lost faith in the legal system. When his young associate, Amy Wu, brings in a high profile, double murder case, he decides to set second chair - in defense of a wealthy, privileged young man, even he has trouble believing.

Hardy has to face his own demons in order to clear his client and save himself.

Good, interesting read!


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