The Missing Piece
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- Author：John Lescroart
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Reviews
Nan Williams
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Once again Lescroart has scored a home run！ I always enjoy his books featuring Abe Glitsky and/or Dismas Hardy。 He took on some delicate issues in this story， but resolved it all well， as usual。I was thankful to receive an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher， Atria Books。 This review is voluntary and my own thoughts。
Charlene
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I have always enjoyed John Lescroart’s novels and this one was no exception。 The characters are well-drawn and it was lovely to revisit those who have become like old friends – amongst others， Abe Glitsky， now retired and entering the realm of Private Detection， and Dismas Hardy， who had only a small role to play in this novel。 The story line was interesting and enthralling， requiring Glitsky’s analytical detection skills and perseverance to unravel the skeins of convoluted evidence in order to I have always enjoyed John Lescroart’s novels and this one was no exception。 The characters are well-drawn and it was lovely to revisit those who have become like old friends – amongst others， Abe Glitsky， now retired and entering the realm of Private Detection， and Dismas Hardy， who had only a small role to play in this novel。 The story line was interesting and enthralling， requiring Glitsky’s analytical detection skills and perseverance to unravel the skeins of convoluted evidence in order to get to the truth。 Highly recommended！ Thanks to John Lescroart， NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC。 。。。more
Scott Nickels
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It has been a number of years since I read a John Lescroart novel。 Thanks to NetGalley I recently finished reading the 19th Dismas Hardy murder mystery entitled “ The Missing Piece。” Lescroart is a reliably good read and I found myself enjoying catching up with the universe of Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky。 Sadly for me Hardy makes only token appearances in the plot as most of the time the story focuses on the now-retired Glitsky tracking down an unknown murderer。 The theme of his story centers a It has been a number of years since I read a John Lescroart novel。 Thanks to NetGalley I recently finished reading the 19th Dismas Hardy murder mystery entitled “ The Missing Piece。” Lescroart is a reliably good read and I found myself enjoying catching up with the universe of Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky。 Sadly for me Hardy makes only token appearances in the plot as most of the time the story focuses on the now-retired Glitsky tracking down an unknown murderer。 The theme of his story centers around the pro’s and cons of the Innocence Initiative， a group dedicated to looking to free prisoners that may be incarcerated inappropriately either due to their innocence or due to a flaw in their court proceedings。I shan’t give away the plot so that potential readers can enjoy the ride as I did。 I would have decreased the preachiness about 16% and added some more sinister goings-on by that same 16%。 I was surprised by the “whodunit” and I hope you also will be。 。。。more
Anjana Baidya
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Apparently this is the 19th book in the series。 And I haven't read any books in this series before this one。 But I still dived in。 I was pretty sure that I would be a lost case but surprisingly I was not。 The characters were described well and I didn't think I was losing the plot。 So that's a plus point。 Also the mystery in this book is sooo good。 Overall as a newbie in the mystery world， it was a pretty good start。I would also like to thank NetGalley for the copy and also the publisher。 #themis Apparently this is the 19th book in the series。 And I haven't read any books in this series before this one。 But I still dived in。 I was pretty sure that I would be a lost case but surprisingly I was not。 The characters were described well and I didn't think I was losing the plot。 So that's a plus point。 Also the mystery in this book is sooo good。 Overall as a newbie in the mystery world， it was a pretty good start。I would also like to thank NetGalley for the copy and also the publisher。 #themissingpiece 。。。more
Jane Rose
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This book is apparently 19 th in a series which is perhaps not a great place to start， but the characters were introduced well and I didn’t feel I had lost anything by where I started。 It was a good read - interesting characters， several crimes and quite a lot of red herrings but it resolved well and quite a page turner。
Mohana
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The book had a very interesting plot and the author has done some great groundwork because the effort is reflected throughout the book。 But the narration felt a little dragging in some places and a little bit confusing。 I found it a little difficult to relate to the characters especially the investigators。 Overall the book was okay。
Cheryl
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I enjoyed a visit with familiar characters in this interesting， mystery page-turner。 A great mystery that keeps you guessing。
Tiffany Jensen
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I have never read any other books in this series not have I read any other books by this author。 I did not have a difficult time keeping track of the characters nor did I feel that I had missed something bu not reading the previous books in this series。 This book started off slow for me; however， the ending was a bit of a surprise。 Overall this book was just ok。 3。5 stars。 I received an advance e copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review。
Joy Dutton
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Thank you to net galley and Atria Books for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 I love reading thrillers and murder mysteries so it was with great excitement that I dove into this Dismas Hardy Series Book #19。 I had never read any of the series previously so I was a little concerned that I might be left in the dark coming into the middle of the series as I did。 However I can safely say there’s no need to read from the beginning to be able to get into the characters and p Thank you to net galley and Atria Books for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 I love reading thrillers and murder mysteries so it was with great excitement that I dove into this Dismas Hardy Series Book #19。 I had never read any of the series previously so I was a little concerned that I might be left in the dark coming into the middle of the series as I did。 However I can safely say there’s no need to read from the beginning to be able to get into the characters and plot of this book。 Convicted felon Paul Riley is released from prison 11 years after his conviction of murder and rape of his girlfriend。 He is freed and declared innocent with the help of the Exoneration Initiative。 Only to be found murdered weeks later shot execution style in the head。 Her father， Doug Rush， is brutally arrested by the police and must stand trial for the murder。 Unfortunately not even his attorney， SAN Francisco DA Wes Farrell working with Dismas Hardy believes in his innocence。 Which has Wes in a dilemma of whether any person arrested by the police is really innocent if they are heading to trial。 When Doug Rush winds up missing Wes Farrell， Abe Glisky and the gang end up having to decide whether or not it’s in their wheelhouse to continue representing a client that is no longer there。 Especially considering even the police want to make the whole thing go away。 This murder mystery will have you guessing with lots of twists and turns and red herrings。 It will be very difficult to guess the murderer even up to the very end。 Excellent read！ 。。。more
Kay
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I love to read mysteries and legal thrillers， yet I haven’t read anything by John Lescroart before。 The Missing Piece is such a page turner and I've been missing out this whole time！ After I passed the halfway mark in the book， panic kicks in and I knew I need to read more Dismas Hardy and the gang so I have gotten myself a copy of book 1-3。A man sentenced for rape and murder got off on technicality through Exoneration Initiative program and shortly after his release he was shot dead。 Doug， the I love to read mysteries and legal thrillers， yet I haven’t read anything by John Lescroart before。 The Missing Piece is such a page turner and I've been missing out this whole time！ After I passed the halfway mark in the book， panic kicks in and I knew I need to read more Dismas Hardy and the gang so I have gotten myself a copy of book 1-3。A man sentenced for rape and murder got off on technicality through Exoneration Initiative program and shortly after his release he was shot dead。 Doug， the father of the victim is believed to have done the killing according to an eye witness。 Doug was charged then got out of jail on bail。 The day of his trial， Doug didn't show up。 Later， he too was found murdered。 What's going on？ John Lescroart is a master storyteller。 The switch between characters flow nicely that it took me a bit to realize the story went from legal side with Wes Farrell to investigative side with Abe Glitsky。 Is this normal for this series？ I don't know， but I enjoyed it！ I notice that this book doesn't have that much Dismas Hardy， but other characters are excellent and I had no trouble catching up。 To be honest， I had no clue whodunit。 This is part legal thriller， and part police procedural so if that's something of your interest you don't want to miss this one！Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for providing me this ARC。Pub Date 16 Nov 2021 。。。more
Aashi_Reads
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Though the 19th book in the series and I haven’t read ANY of the previous books， this book made perfect sense as a standalone。 There was so much suspense in the book and the ending was totally unpredictable！
Susan
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Reading a John Lescroart novel is like meeting up with old friends。 The characters are well developed and the plot always keeps you guessing。 The books are set in San Francisco， and the city is shown in all its grit and glory。 Lescroart's novels are fiction but they read like true crime。 There are moral and ethical dilemmas galore and the stories always leave me thinking about them。 So it is with the Missing Piece。 The story centers on a fictional Exoneration Initiative which releases prisoners Reading a John Lescroart novel is like meeting up with old friends。 The characters are well developed and the plot always keeps you guessing。 The books are set in San Francisco， and the city is shown in all its grit and glory。 Lescroart's novels are fiction but they read like true crime。 There are moral and ethical dilemmas galore and the stories always leave me thinking about them。 So it is with the Missing Piece。 The story centers on a fictional Exoneration Initiative which releases prisoners who have been unfairly convicted。 But are these criminals really innocent？ Paul Riley is released based on a confession by another prisoner and， when he is then murdered， the father of his victim is arrested。 The story takes many twists and turns from here。 This is a must read， both for Lescroart fans and those who just enjoy a great story。 My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC。 。。。more
Leanna Mattea
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There is no bigger fan of John Lescroart！ I’m pretty sure I’ve read every Dismas Hardy， Lincoln Lawyer and Abe Glisky novel， among others。 When I saw that he had written another， despite his earlier announcement that he was taking a sabbatical and “recharging his batteries”， I certainly was disappointed。But here we are with The Missing Piece， another great effort， with all the major players。 A exonerated convicted rapist and murder is shot with a bullet to the head。 The father of his murder vict There is no bigger fan of John Lescroart！ I’m pretty sure I’ve read every Dismas Hardy， Lincoln Lawyer and Abe Glisky novel， among others。 When I saw that he had written another， despite his earlier announcement that he was taking a sabbatical and “recharging his batteries”， I certainly was disappointed。But here we are with The Missing Piece， another great effort， with all the major players。 A exonerated convicted rapist and murder is shot with a bullet to the head。 The father of his murder victim is arrested for the murder， and Wes Farrell agrees to represent him and gets him released on bail。 And sadly， he is also found dead， and Abe Glisky starts investigating the case。There are many players in this story， as the search for a killer or killers begins， with all of the partners involved。 As usual， the character building is outstanding， the setting of my home town， SF， always intrigues me， and the outcome to wrap up this story， is a surprise。With Lescroart’s battery charged， I’m looking forward to another best seller next year。My thanks to NetGalley， Simon and Schuster/Atria Books for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 I loved this book！ 。。。more
Jessica Therivel
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First of all， thanks to Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for this eARC to review。 All opinions are my own。 So I used to be super invested in this series， especially for the Dismas Hardy/Abe Glitsky books。 Then I stopped reading them for awhile but took the opportunity to dive back in to the series。 Sadly， I remember why I stopped reading them。 It was not a bad book， but just a bit convoluted and had too much exposition with an unsatisfying ending。 I did appreciate the viewpoint behind the Exoner First of all， thanks to Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for this eARC to review。 All opinions are my own。 So I used to be super invested in this series， especially for the Dismas Hardy/Abe Glitsky books。 Then I stopped reading them for awhile but took the opportunity to dive back in to the series。 Sadly， I remember why I stopped reading them。 It was not a bad book， but just a bit convoluted and had too much exposition with an unsatisfying ending。 I did appreciate the viewpoint behind the Exoneration Initiative and what that means from a court perspective。 These books also remind me why I would have a hard time being a defense attorney。 3。5 stars 。。。more
Loy
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I really enjoyed this book。 I have read many of the books in this series。 The three main characters Will Farrell， Abe Glitsky， and Dismas Hardy are all here。 Farrell put away Paul Riley for murder。 He is released after new evidence is found。 He is soon murdered。 Ferrell hires Abe to find out what is going on。 There are a lot of misdirection which keeps you guessing。 This series has been going on for a long time and it is entertaining。The writing was good and so is the mystery。 I recommend this b I really enjoyed this book。 I have read many of the books in this series。 The three main characters Will Farrell， Abe Glitsky， and Dismas Hardy are all here。 Farrell put away Paul Riley for murder。 He is released after new evidence is found。 He is soon murdered。 Ferrell hires Abe to find out what is going on。 There are a lot of misdirection which keeps you guessing。 This series has been going on for a long time and it is entertaining。The writing was good and so is the mystery。 I recommend this book。 In fact， the whole series is worth a read。 。。。more
Jackie M
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The Missing Piece by John Lescroart。 Atria Books， 2021。This story， the 19th and latest in the popular San Francisco crime series featuring police officer turned prosecutor turned defense attorney Dismas Hardy， and his best friend， homicide chief turned private investigator Abe Glitsky， is the polished and sound piece of crime fiction readers of his other work will expect。 Plot elements that prompt readers to think about wrongful conviction， exoneration， defense lawyer burnout and other issues ad The Missing Piece by John Lescroart。 Atria Books， 2021。This story， the 19th and latest in the popular San Francisco crime series featuring police officer turned prosecutor turned defense attorney Dismas Hardy， and his best friend， homicide chief turned private investigator Abe Glitsky， is the polished and sound piece of crime fiction readers of his other work will expect。 Plot elements that prompt readers to think about wrongful conviction， exoneration， defense lawyer burnout and other issues add depth to the story。Until 2012， I usually bought John Lescroart books in airports， but when I started using an e-reader he fell off my radar completely， I am not sure why。 I will be looking for the books I missed。 Disclosure: I received a review copy of The Missing Piece for free via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 #TheMissingPiece #NetGalley 。。。more
Jeff
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Highly entertaining police procedural， The Missing Piece is the latest in the Hardy series， and it keeps you guessing throughout the story。 This is my first foray in this series， but I didn’t feel as if I missed anything， so it’s easily a stand-alone。 Lots of action， sharp， witty dialogue and interesting characters make this a winner。 I’ll definitely be looking at other books in this series。 I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。
Thales
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I received this e-ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 First， I must say it's been a while that a book didn't get me involved in a story like The Missing Piece。 Each chapter made me want to go on reading just so I'd find out what really happened。 With a well constructed story， we are introduced to important questions like if the justice system really works and whether it can be so blind sometimes that punishes innocent people while guilty ones walk away easily。 Lescroart has a I received this e-ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 First， I must say it's been a while that a book didn't get me involved in a story like The Missing Piece。 Each chapter made me want to go on reading just so I'd find out what really happened。 With a well constructed story， we are introduced to important questions like if the justice system really works and whether it can be so blind sometimes that punishes innocent people while guilty ones walk away easily。 Lescroart has a way of going around a great array of scenarios， all the while knitting every knot gradually， guiding us to an ending that leaves the reader open-mouthed when the conclusion hits。 The only point the author may need to work better is defining which character is main and which is secondary。 I say this because I was introduced to this book as a Dismas Hardy story， but then again， it begins with Wes Farrell in the spotlight and goes on with Abe Glitsky as main， leaving Dismas as a simple supporting role。 All in all， it was a worthy reading and I surely recommend it if you like authors like John Grisham and James Patterson。 。。。more
Betty
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I want to thank NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for giving me an ARC of this book。 If you have read books by the author you will absolutely love this book。 I have so missed these characters and was so excited to see their return。。 The “who done it” was made that more interesting because Wes Farrell， once in the DA’s office is now a defense attorney。 He represents a gentleman accused of killing the murderer of his daughter after her killer gets exonerated。 The former head Homicide， Ab Glitsky， has I want to thank NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for giving me an ARC of this book。 If you have read books by the author you will absolutely love this book。 I have so missed these characters and was so excited to see their return。。 The “who done it” was made that more interesting because Wes Farrell， once in the DA’s office is now a defense attorney。 He represents a gentleman accused of killing the murderer of his daughter after her killer gets exonerated。 The former head Homicide， Ab Glitsky， has retired and is now a private detective working for this defense attorney and solves this crime when everyone else wants to through in the towel。 There are lots of twists and turns and absolutely fabulous writing。 You will not regret reading this book and you will wish for more！ 。。。more
Rick
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The Missing Piece is a very fast paced murder mystery with a lot of misdirection。 In the first part of the story the protagonist is the disillusioned lawyer Wes Farrell and the second part of the story is a tenacious detective Abe Glitsky。 The Missing Piece is #19 in the Dismal Hardy series written by John Lescroart。 Paul Riley just gets out of jail on a technicality and is busy committing burglaries。 One night he answers the door at home and someone shoots him in the head。 Doug Rush， the father The Missing Piece is a very fast paced murder mystery with a lot of misdirection。 In the first part of the story the protagonist is the disillusioned lawyer Wes Farrell and the second part of the story is a tenacious detective Abe Glitsky。 The Missing Piece is #19 in the Dismal Hardy series written by John Lescroart。 Paul Riley just gets out of jail on a technicality and is busy committing burglaries。 One night he answers the door at home and someone shoots him in the head。 Doug Rush， the father of a girl murdered by Riley， is identified leaving the house and he is accused of the shooting。 The lawyer Wes Farrell decides he's going to defend Doug in spite of the fact that he thinks Doug committed the murder。 The night before case comes to court Doug is murdered in a park near his home。 Feeling guilty that he doubted Doug， Farrell convinces his firm to hire a detective， Abe Glitsky to investigate what happened to Doug。 I really enjoy that there are no obvious suspects but a number of possibilities throughout this story。 Each time there is a new person interviewed it opened new doors where you could see that person being guilty。 Until the reveal at the end， which is a surprise， the reader is kept guessing。The story is realistic。 There is no doubt this can happen and people who are involved will be devastated。 I enjoy that the characters are very human。 They make mistakes and own their foibles。 They struggle， but they still cope and then get the job done。 I particularly like Abe Glitsky who is retired but still very popular among the police officers。 In spite of this， he remains modest and persistent。 He doesn’t let up until he has solved the puzzle。 Wes Farrell gets caught up in his disillusionment and makes a serious judgement in error because of it。I highly recommend this book to people who like an interesting murder mystery with intriguing characters and a genuine twist at the very end。 I give this novel a 5 on 5。 I want to thank Netgalley and Atria Books for providing me with a digital copy of this novel。 I provide this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Doug Yonce
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The characters are familiar for all who have read the author’s books， but the story keeps the reader guessing in this excellent addition to the series。 I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and voluntarily provided an honest review。
Reader
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Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC for this book。 This was actually the first book I have read from the author and it has surprised me by how well it is written and I will definetly check out his other works。 The writing style is so fluent that you are never bored， many times in thrillers there are so many descriptions of the people that make the book longer than it needs to be， this is not the case， in this case there is a lot of dialogue and you never feel like you are readi Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC for this book。 This was actually the first book I have read from the author and it has surprised me by how well it is written and I will definetly check out his other works。 The writing style is so fluent that you are never bored， many times in thrillers there are so many descriptions of the people that make the book longer than it needs to be， this is not the case， in this case there is a lot of dialogue and you never feel like you are reading innecesaries things。The case presented its pretty interesting as it deals with a morally black character as the victim， so it's an interesting start。 There are also momentos of domestic situations between the characters so it makes the book more real and it adds depth to this characters。Overall I think it's a very good book that even not thriller fans will enjoy， I sure did， thanks again to NetGalley for this ARC 。。。more
RobE
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Enjoyable crime story。 I hadn’t read previous novels in the series but this was fine as a stand-alone。 Great team of characters and the killer wasn’t obvious until near the end
Sangeeta
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*About a third of the way into the book*Ever read someone you really enjoyed， and due to some life randomizations， completely lost track of， only to discover the writer decades later， with the added joy of having， what， 15-16 more books to read， since， while you were busy getting on with life and other over-rated nonsense， the fab Mr Lescroart was writing a Dismas Hardy book every couple of years？ That's where I am， and many thanks to NetGalley for this ARC。*Update after completing the book*Stil *About a third of the way into the book*Ever read someone you really enjoyed， and due to some life randomizations， completely lost track of， only to discover the writer decades later， with the added joy of having， what， 15-16 more books to read， since， while you were busy getting on with life and other over-rated nonsense， the fab Mr Lescroart was writing a Dismas Hardy book every couple of years？ That's where I am， and many thanks to NetGalley for this ARC。*Update after completing the book*Still really enjoyed the characters and the crime and the resolution， but one particular part of the investigation just felt， for some reason， inauthentic。 （I’m not going into spoiler territory here， but it’s about a key character confiding investigation details in someone。） That crashed my suspension of disbelief and since it took place about two-thirds of the wag in， it took me a little while to get back into the zone。 At the beginning， I’d have given the book a solid 5， but it’s now settled into a 3。5 or 4。 *Thanks again for the ARC， NetGalley！* 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This was a good mystery full of twists and turns that kept me engaged and unable to put the book down。 I haven’t read any other books in this series， but it wasn’t necessary to follow this book and to get wrapped up in the characters。 Fun read！
Joanne Hurley
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Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read "The Missing Piece" #themissingpiece by John Lescroart。 I have read random books in this series in past years， and seeing the latest available throughNetGalley， I decided to revisit Dismas Hardy et al。 And I was not disappointed。When Paul Riley is released from a life sentence for rape and murder， thanks to the Exoneration Initiative （EI）， there are not too many people ready to welcome him back to society， with the prevailing Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read "The Missing Piece" #themissingpiece by John Lescroart。 I have read random books in this series in past years， and seeing the latest available throughNetGalley， I decided to revisit Dismas Hardy et al。 And I was not disappointed。When Paul Riley is released from a life sentence for rape and murder， thanks to the Exoneration Initiative （EI）， there are not too many people ready to welcome him back to society， with the prevailing sentiment that he did it， and then got off on a technicality。 When he's subsequently killed in cold blood， his victim's father becomes the Prime Suspect （having threatened him on more than one occasion during the trial and after his release）。When the father is arrested， he becomes the subject of possible police brutality。 Then， he's found murdered himself。Enter into the picture ex-Homicide head Abe Litsky， who is a private investigator working for Dismas Hardy's firm， because it seems that things aren't as clear as they seem。There are a number of red herrings strewn throughout the story， and it truly seems that they will never actually discover who killed Riley and Rush。 But Litsky is nothing if not thorough and doggedly explores every avenue of investigation - sometimes at his peril。A cracking good mystery with a great ending， and it made me want to go back to the beginning and read the entire series - which I will eventually do [I mean， I've got nothing but time with all the lockdowns and isolations due to COVID]。Highly recommended to readers of the series， but not a problem as a standalone。 。。。more
Aravind
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Please check out my review of The Missing Piece on Mystery and Suspense Magazine at this link。。。https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/th。。。 Please check out my review of The Missing Piece on Mystery and Suspense Magazine at this link。。。https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/th。。。 。。。more
Vivian Harrington
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I’ve been enthralled with the writing of John Lescroart since I was introduced to GUILT in 1997。 Since that time I’ve eagerly awaited each new installment of investigations in。 the San Francisco area involving Abe Glitsky， Dismas Hardy & Wes Farrell。 These characters are like old friends that dwell in the heart。 They’ve faced individual heartaches， losses， insecurity， self doubts， but continually do the right thing in the interest of justice。 The Missing Piece even included a reference to the pl I’ve been enthralled with the writing of John Lescroart since I was introduced to GUILT in 1997。 Since that time I’ve eagerly awaited each new installment of investigations in。 the San Francisco area involving Abe Glitsky， Dismas Hardy & Wes Farrell。 These characters are like old friends that dwell in the heart。 They’ve faced individual heartaches， losses， insecurity， self doubts， but continually do the right thing in the interest of justice。 The Missing Piece even included a reference to the plot line of guilt， which set certain characters on the trajectories that brought them to their current roles。 While some authors become too formulaic with each successful novel， I believe Mr。 Lescroart continues to find fresh perspectives for his aging， evolving characters， who each have learned from past experiences。 The Missing Piece leaves me wanting more of Abe， Dismas （ the penitent thief on Calvary） & Wes （ who always wears a graphic tee shirt under his business clothes）。 Please keep writing！ 。。。more
enjoyingbooksagain
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