Guilt (Abe Glitsky)

i have read many mystery novels but this book by john lescroart was one of the best. could not put it down, the suspense just built until the final page. his characters and story line were well developed and his descriptions were great.

I AM USUALLY SO SUSPICIOUS ABOUT "PAGE TURNER" REVIEWS. A REVIEW ON THE BACK COVER OF "GUILT" WARNED ME THAT I SHOULD READ IT OVER A WEEKEND. OF COURSE I CHUCKLED AND WENT AHEAD. WELL, I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT...I WAS THE "PAGE TURNER" AND I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. THE ENDING IS KILLER, A COMPLETE SURPRISE AND SO SATISFYING. MY HUSBAND AND SON ARE FIGHTING OVER WHO GETS IT NEXT. THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR!!

Maybe I should not have read one of your readers reviews of this book before I read it myself, but I thought it might be good. Some your readers deadpaned the book through the first 300 pages. Most people assume who the killer is, but it is not enntirely certain until the last few chapters. I feel that GUILT is dealing with the loyalty of friendships and the trust broken...even by long time friends. Guilt is an excellent adventure into human relationships and how some people will use those relationships for their own selfishnefss. I love any type of courtroom novels, and there were some good ones here, but it was the mystery and well developed characters that kept me reading and turning the pages. This is one of the best "legal novels" written by a non lawyer. This is a must read for any serious legal, thrill reader!

Fifty year old San Francisco attorney Mark Dooher lives the type of life that most people would only be able to dream of having. He is rich and wields power as the head of a large law firm. One of his clients is the city's Archdiocese which has good and bad points. It makes Mark an even more influential person because he has the support and backing of the Catholic Church, but it also does not allow him to divorce his one liability, an alcoholic spouse. ....... When Mark meets law student Christina Carrera, he decides he wants her. Whatever, Mark wants, Mark must have. However, this time the lawyer has a few problems standing in the way of his "desire". He manipulates his way into Christina's life and when his wife is found murdered allegedly during a bungled robbery, Mark can now grab onto his latest "desire". However, the police think Mark killed his wife to free himself from an obligation that was in the way of obtaining Christina. It is up to the legal system to decide if Mark is a cold blooded killer used to getting what he wants or just the surviving husband of an unlucky victim. Talk about paradigm shifts when it comes to legal thrillers! GUILT is a fabulous, action packed police and legal thriller, but has a freshness rarely seen in the genre, perhaps because it is written by a non-lawyer. John Lescroart is one of the top three in the sub-genre and his latest novel, GUILT, will leave no one guilty by reading it. Mark is an incredible character (watch how good he is at getting his wants - brilliantly written). This is clearly one of the best novels of the year. ......Harriet Klausner