author: John Lescroart
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2013/11/13
date added: 2013/11/13
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review:
The Ophelia Cut is the 14th book in the Dismas Hardy series. Dismas is a lawyer in San Francisco with a cast of family and friends from previous novels. Even though I haven't read any of the other books, I had no problem jumping in and reading this one. There was one event that was mentioned that happened in a previous book, but it just made me curious to find out more about it.
When Dismas' brother-in-law is accused of murder, and subsequently falls off the wagon, it's up to Dismas to put it all back together again. It turns out that Moses' daughter was seeing a young politician who liked getting a little rough with his dates. When he ends up dead, all fingers point to the father of one of his victims. But it turns out that there may have been other people who also wouldn't mind seeing him gone as well. Add to that a young man who may be in the witness relocation program and there are more than a few red herrings along the way. The drama culminates in a trial with Moses on the stand and Dismas doing all he can to keep Moses out of jail.
These are all likeable characters (with the exception of the murder victim) and Lescroart writes them well. They feel like real people with their fears and flaws. They lack the overvirtuous characterizations you see in most novels. I'm not familiar with the series, but I'd like to revisit these characters in the future.
I was given a review copy by Atria Books and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this book.
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