A Certain Justice (Abe Glitsky, #1)

by John Lescroart

When the angry white mob poured out of the bar on San Francisco's Geary Street and surrounded an innocent black man, Kevin Shea was the only one who tried to stop them. He failed, and now, thanks to a deceptive news photo taken during the melee, he is wanted for the murder himself-and the real culprits have threatened his life if he says a word.

As riots rage and politicians posture, Lieutenant Abe Glitsky finds himself under pressure to bring Shea in at all costs. And as respect for the law crumbles-even among those sworn to uphold it-true justice is the only thing that can prevent the death of another innocent man.

• ISBN10: 0451217764
• ISBN13: 9780451217769
• Publish Date: 7 February 2006 (first published 1 August 1996)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
• Imprint: Signet
• Format: Paperback (US Tall Rack)
• Pages: 624
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451217769

Reviews

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This is either part of the Dismas Hardy series or part of a separate Abe Glitsky series, depending on your source. I really enjoyed this book. Hardy hardly appears in it at all, so you really get to know Abe Glitsky. The “fugitives” are also very likable characters.

I mostly had it figured out by the end (which I don’t mind), but I forgot that I already knew about one of the twists from later books.