Damage
Written by John Lescroart
Narrated by David Colacci
4/5
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About this audiobook
The Curtlees are a powerful force in San Francisco, unscrupulous billionaires who’ve lined every important pocket in the Bay Area in pursuit of their own ascent. So when the family’s heir, Ro Curtlee, was convicted of rape and murder a decade ago, the fallout for those who helped to bring him to justice was swift and uncompromising. The jury foreman was fired from his job and blacklisted in his industry. The lead prosecutor was pushed off the fast track, her dreams of becoming district attorney dashed. And head homicide detective Abe Glitsky was reassigned to the police department’s payroll office. Eventually, all three were able to rebuild their lives.
And then Ro Curtlee’s lawyers won him a retrial, and he was released from jail.
Within twenty-four hours, a fire destroys the home of the original trial’s star witness, her abused remains discovered in the ruins. When a second fire claims a participant in the case, Abe is convinced: Ro is out for revenge. But with no hard evidence and an on-the-take media eager to vilify anyone who challenges Ro, can Abe stop the violence before he finds himself in its crosshairs? How much more can he sacrifice to put Ro back behind bars?
John Lescroart
John Lescroart is the bestselling author of eighteen previous novels, which have sold more than ten million copies. He lives with his family in Northern California.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I would probably have enjoyed this book more if I weren't an attorney myself. Most of the book was devoted to talk about tactics. The very interesting premise kept me going to the end, however.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The forst book by this author I have read. A very good book...a great summer read that will continue to draw you in to the story...despite a little bit too much of back and forth between character stories, it was still a fun read. The more or less "surprise" near the end was not too difficult to guess earlier in the book...the plot line provided too many clues to the only real solution to one of the crimes - some of those clues did not need to be in the book for the flow of the plot. But still worth the reading.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fast paced, typical Lescroart read....with a twist at the end. Loved it!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Well, as promised, I read another Lescroat. This one I did not care for as much as The Motive. I still found his scenarios un necessarily complicated and the 'good guys' making too many stupid mistakes. I almost started rooting for the bad guy. I also found the language over the top nasty! Not sure I will read any more of his stuff or not.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In "Damage" by John Lescroat, Detective Glitsky from the San Francisco Bay area is pulled into a rape and murder investigation of a convicted murderer who is out on bail pending a second hearing. Between the threats on the jury foreman, the district attorney, household help of the billionaire newspaper owners, the plot is complex, fast moving and captures and holds the attention of the readers. It has a bit of international human trade, political intrigue and influence, and a bit of love and loyalty between friends and families. In this book there is something for everyone who loves fast moving action and intrigue. I thoroughly enjoyed this book on audio and recommend it to all mystery lovers.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5"Damage" is a San Francisco based detective novel by John Lescroart. It features newly elected District Attorney, former defense attorney, Wes Farrell, and Abe Glitsky. Farrell doesn't even get his furniture in his office when he has to deal with a crime spree spread by the son of a rich and powerful San Francisco newspaper family who it happened were big contributors to his campaign.Farrell has his hands full trying to deal with the situation while dealing with complicated San Franciso politics.I found the political angle to be quite distracting while reading the book and never quite got into it. What kept me going though was uncertainties about who the bad guys really are and even then, did the bad guys do all the bad stuff? Maybe not?I give the book 2.5 stars out of five. I mean it is worth reading but I'm glad I got it at the library instead of downloading on the Kindle. I'm intrigued enough though that I'll be looking for more Lescroart books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ten years ago, Roland Curtlee was convicted of rape/murder. But now the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted him a new trial because the victim's family wore buttons during the trial bearing a picture of the victim's smiling face which clearly unfairly prejudiced the jury against the defendant.Because the judge has certain politic connections, he grants bail in a case that would otherwise have no chance of bail. Curtlee's family makes the $10 million bail because they own the San Francisco Courier, one of the major newspapers in the Bay area.As soon as Curtlee makes his bail, though, witnesses associated with his trial start dying. And their murders have the same eerie M.O. as the murders of Curtlee's earlier victims - raped with their shoes on, then killed.But there's a new District Attorney in office, who won by only 90 votes. And he was endorsed by the Courier (read: the Curtlees). But and Lieutenant Abe Glitsky are both aware that Curtlee needs to be put away before more lives are taken. But as Curtlee presents alibi after alibi, charges of police harassment, and the Courier starts getting public opinion on his side, the law enforcement agents finds that they may be fighting an unwinnable battle.As with most of Lescroart's books, this book was a page turner. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. His characters are completely realistic. As the plot unfolded, the intrigue really drew me in, and made me wonder about what was going on. And although Lescroart doesn't have a legal background, it's clear that he's done his research. Although, unlike certain other authors, he doesn't feel the need to show off and go on and on and on, boring his readers to prove that he's done the research. Every detail is necessary to forward the action.He also tempers the action of the plot with the relationships of the characters. As always, it's nice to see the relationship between Glitsky and his wife Treya, which gets tested like never before in this book. Because their relationship has always been so solid and romantic, it was actually a little scary to see them have trouble like this. To me, this is a mark of a someone who can write a good relationship.A solid read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wes Farrell becomes DA and has to handle convicted rapist/murder who gets released from prison on an appeal. Good amount of suspense and politics as the usual suspects, i.e. Glitsky, hardy, et al play their roles.