num_pages: 688
description: The first evidence is found in the belly of a shark: a hand sporting a jade ring. The hand belongs to a Silicon Valley billionaire. When the rest of his bullet-ridden body washes up on shore, Dismas Hardy, assistant D.A., is suddenly plunged into San Francisco's murder trial of the century.  A Japanese call girl with a long list of bigshot johns is the defendant. But a series of bizarre twists and turns blows the case wide open, making Hardy himself a target for everyone from the victim's sexy daughter to the vengeful judge who wants Hardy to sizzle . . . ."A gripping courtroom drama that may well be Lescroart's breakthrough novel . . . As always, Lescroart creates compelling, credible characters and holds the reader's attention through every step of the plot." — Publishers Weekly"A compelling combination of courtroom drama and whodunit . . . Sparked with crackling dialogue and vivid scenes of its San Francisco setting . . . Lescroart is a fine writer." — Richmond Times-Dispatch
language: English
title: Hard Evidence
titlecomplete: Hard Evidence (Dismas Hardy, #3)
characters: Dismas Hardy
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Legal Thriller, Detective, United States, Novels
ratings_count: 3658
places: San Francisco, California
series: Dismas Hardy
publisher: Signet