The Second Chair

Emotionally powerful and exquisitely suspenseful, The Second Chair showcases John Lescroart as an author of "brilliant courtroom drama" (The Washington Post) writing at the height of his powers.

It looks like Dismas Hardy is finally on top. A managing partner at his thriving, newly recognized law firm, he's a rainmaker and fix-it guy for clients leery of taking their chances in a courtroom. But beneath the surface bravado and lucrative deal-making, Hardy has lost his faith in the law. Then his young associate takes on a high-profile case, and cuts a deal that she's forced to break. Hoping to salvage his firm's reputation, Hardy sits second chair in the defense.