{"product_id":"the-missing-piece-19-9781982170493","title":"The Missing Piece, 19","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Dismas Hardy series returns with this relentlessly twisty murder thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one mourned when San Francisco DA Wes Farrell put Paul Riley in prison eleven years ago for the rape and murder of his girlfriend. And no one is particularly happy to see him again when he's released after The Exoneration Initiative uncovered evidence that pinned the crime on someone else. In fact, Riley soon turns up murdered, surrounded by the loot from his latest scam. But if Riley was really innocent all along, who would want him dead? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo the cops, it's straightforward: the still-grieving father of Riley's dead girlfriend killed the former prisoner. Farrell, now out of politics and practicing law with master attorney Dismas Hardy, agrees to represent the defendant, Doug Rush--and is left in the dust when Rush suddenly vanishes. At a loss, Farrell and Hardy ask PI Abe Glitsky to track down the potentially lethal defendant. The search takes Glitsky through an investigative hall of mirrors populated by wounded parents, crooked cops, cheating spouses, and single-minded vigilantes. As Glitsky embraces and then discards one enticing theory of the crime after another, the truth seems to recede ever farther. So far that he begins to question his own moral compass, allowing author John Lescroart to explore what \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"the genuine humanism that  is] central to his writing.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasterful misdirection, Lescroart's signature \"enthralling...sharp dialogue\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and a shockingly satisfying climax make \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Piece\u003c\/i\u003e a first-rate thriller you'll savor to the last word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982170493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Lescroart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574760546485,"sku":"9781982170493","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_02d0e737-cca8-4e9b-8b6c-2cecb36a3b88.jpg?v=1643698904","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-missing-piece-19-9781982170493","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}