Dismas Hardy · Book 5
The Mercy Rule
- Published
- 1 January 1998
- Pages
- 466
- ISBN-13
- 9780385316583
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Mercy Rule is the fifth entry in John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy series, published in 1998 at 466 pages. It follows The 13th Juror and precedes Nothing but the Truth.
Its place in Dismas Hardy
The Mercy Rule is book 5 in the Dismas Hardy series. It follows The 13th Juror. It is followed by Nothing but the Truth. See the full Dismas Hardy reading order.
Dismas Hardy is a former beat cop, former Vietnam veteran and one-time bartender who eventually became one of San Francisco's most formidable defense attorneys, and John Lescroart has built a nineteen-novel legal-thriller series around him and the wide circle of friends, colleagues and rivals who orbit his life -- most notably Abe Glitsky, his best friend since childhood, who rises through the ranks to become the SFPD's Chief of Homicide. Where many legal-thriller series repeat the same courtroom formula book…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780385316583