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During a heated confrontation on San Francisco’s Geary Street, an angry white mob surrounds an innocent black man, prompting Lieutenant Abe Glitsky to intervene. Although Glitsky manages to stop the mob, a deceptive news photograph ties the young man Kevin Shea to the murder, making him a wanted suspect. As riots continue and politicians jockey for position, Glitsky presses for Shea’s capture, even as the real perpetrators target him and the legal system teeters under social unrest. The story follows the stakes of pursuing true justice amid a crumbling respect for the law.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: John T. Lescroart
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