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Title: The 13th Juror by John Lescroart ISBN: 0-440-22079-3 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very compelling book
Comment: My boss was reading this book and I picked it up one day out of curiosity (she had been talking about how good it was). I read the first page, then the second, and the next thing I knew I had read the entire prologue. Very compelling and chilling - in those few pages, Lescroart delves into the mind of a battered woman and gives real insight into her psyche. Here and throughout the book, he answers the often-asked naive question "Why doesn't she just leave him?" I then bought my own copy of the book (my boss had passed her copy on to her husband). Lescroart takes his time and carefully constructs his characters; the drama builds steadily as the murder trial looms and Hardy tries to convince his client to help herself. When the trial begins, the story starts to race as new evidence comes to light and the plot takes some wild turns (the analogy of a roller coaster comes to mind - trite, but true). This is more than a simple courtroom drama or whodunit - Lescroart really gets into what makes his characters who they are and why they do what they do. I actually found myself forgetting to try to figure out who the killer really was (although until the climax of the book there remains a shadow of a doubt as to whether the wife really did it or not - she's not exactly a warm, lovable gal and she certainly had plenty of reasons to off the guy). This is an intricate, multi-layered story that goes way beyond the basics - there's a lot more to it than the central theme of justice prevailing over injustice. Lescroart explores the grey areas of ethics and morality as his characters interact and their own stories intertwine. This is a fascinating and engrossing book.
Rating: 4
Summary: They Call It a Page Turner and They're Right
Comment: I bought this three-year-old legal thriller while on vacation in Uruguay because it was the least objectionable book in English I could find. I'm glad I discovered it--even at $11 for a paperback. The book is not as slick as Grisham and probably longer than should be but it's an easy read and quite engrossing. It's a nice look inside the legal system, a story about a cop-turned-attorney and his first murder trial. The lawyer is likeable, the client not so much, which makes it all the more fun. I hate to even hint at the ending because I get angry at reviews that do. I'll just say, I wasn't disappointed
Rating: 4
Summary: Good, albeit terse, murder/love story
Comment: John T. Lescroart's 'The 13th Juror' is a compelling novel that pits the truth against a complex web of lies all in one book. Good character development and one big red herring (too big, in fact) will keep readers guessing to the very end!
Lescroart's niche is in upbeat and lively prose. His character's speed is always moving. His reading is easy on the eyes and imaginative, though sometimes too familiar with any genre now bursting with now all-too-familiar plots. Unique twist and evidence will keep readers turning pages!
This one is a buy!
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Title: A Certain Justice by John Lescroart ISBN: 0440221048 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 02 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Guilt by John Lescroart ISBN: 0440222818 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 10 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Vig by John Lescroart ISBN: 0440209862 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 12 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dead Irish by John Lescroart ISBN: 0440207835 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Hard Evidence by John T. Lescroart ISBN: 0451206460 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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