airdog reviewed The Rule Of Law by John Lescroart
Sewn with white thread
2 stars
Literally a translation from French meaning not very well put together (I.e. A piece of not white clothing is assembled with white thread with the result that all the joints are clearly visible).
As is the case in this book. One of the largest San Francisco lawyers cabinet takes on the newly nominated DA and is very surprised when the targeted person (DA) responds with all the might granted by his official power. But rest assured as their problem is solved when at the end the DA's wife surprises him in a compromising situation with his beautiful new secretary. So this wife (who had killed another person to help him and had plotted with him to kill another poor guy) suddenly (after more that 15 years of marriage) loses her wit, kills him and then commits suicide! How unlikely for such a cold headed woman and how practical for the …
Literally a translation from French meaning not very well put together (I.e. A piece of not white clothing is assembled with white thread with the result that all the joints are clearly visible).
As is the case in this book. One of the largest San Francisco lawyers cabinet takes on the newly nominated DA and is very surprised when the targeted person (DA) responds with all the might granted by his official power. But rest assured as their problem is solved when at the end the DA's wife surprises him in a compromising situation with his beautiful new secretary. So this wife (who had killed another person to help him and had plotted with him to kill another poor guy) suddenly (after more that 15 years of marriage) loses her wit, kills him and then commits suicide! How unlikely for such a cold headed woman and how practical for the lawyer firm that otherwise would have been in a real tight spot!
Every time I read something like this I wonder how this book can even pass a first reading by any publishing house...