The Suspect: a novel by John Lescroart

A solid murder mystery**** March 7,2007

Lescroart is back, but this time sans Dismas Hardy except for a brief appearance. The suspect is outdoor writer Stuart Gorman who returns home from a solo weekend fishing to find his doctor wife dead in the hot tub. Given that they were quarreling before he left, she had asked for a divorce and she has a huge insurance policy, Stuart is immediately suspect. Gina Roake, a partner in the Dismas Hardy law firm is hired to defend him. She and her investigator are kept busy trying to find out who would want Stuart's wife dead and why. I have to say that in this instance I locked onto the culprit about halfway through the story.

This is another entertaining Lescroart novel, not his best but still well-crafted.

As an aside, an outdoor friend of Lescroart's,Tom Stienstra, has written an interesting piece about fishing with Lescroart. Fans of Lescroart might wish to check it out.