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  <title><![CDATA[The Second Chair (Dismas Hardy)]]></title>
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  <default-description>In the latest of his acclaimed novels featuring Dismas Hardy, John Lescroart skillfully and subtly weaves together a story of a privileged youth on trial for murder, and an entire city on the brink of panic, taking this popular series to new heights of stylish suspense.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-day type="integer">28</original-publication-day>
  <original-publication-month type="integer">12</original-publication-month>
  <original-publication-year type="integer">2004</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>The Second Chair (Dismas Hardy)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Lescroart]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Any mystery or suspense fan]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Feb 15 18:43:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read several of the Dismas Hardy---Abe Glitsky novels set in San Francisco.  I enjoy the series immensely.  <br/><br/>First, the two main characters, Disman Hardy and Abe Glitsky are well well written.   They grow and change in the various novels so re4ading them in order if possible is a g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46466110">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Iris]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 23 13:59:38 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 23 14:40:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book by John Lescroart that I have read, and it was one of the best mystery/crime stories that I have read in a while.<br/><br/>Lescroart's main characters, Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky, have some depth to them.  In <em>The Second Chair</em> Dismas has given up on the law's ability to bri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68584917">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39966420">
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    <name><![CDATA[Essfair]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 12 13:47:40 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 12 13:48:19 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Suffering from some disillusion since the death of his friend and mentor and the illegal shoot-out he and his friends became involved in order to protect their families, Hardy is just going through the motions at his law firm. One of his young lawyers messes up a case by assuming her client is guilt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39966420">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62417958">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jodi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 06 19:24:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 15 18:46:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story got off to such a slow start that it was only into the 2nd third of the book that I understood the title. Amy Wu believes her client is guilty and is convinced that 8 years in juvenile lockup is better than life in prison without parole. Her client can't bring himself to admit guilt for w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62417958">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5581422">
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    <name><![CDATA[LJ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 03 10:08:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 03 10:09:10 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[THE SECOND CHAIR (Legal-San Francisco-Cont) – VG<br/>Lescroart, John – 12th in series<br/>Signet Novel, 2005- Paperback<br/>Young attorney, Amy Wu, takes on the case of a 17-year-old boy accused of killing his teacher and girlfriend.  There's strong evidence against him, so Amy is trying to c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5581422">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48283295">
    <user id="1190124">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Naperville, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 04 20:14:31 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 17 13:05:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As usual, I like Lescroart.  Dismas Hardy is a good lead character, flawed, sarcastic and loyal.  And I love the city of San Francisco is more than a backdrop, it is a character.  I enjoy the continuity of the cast of characters.  They have aged with the series, allowing for the drama of life to rem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48283295">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71093190">
    <user id="2727308">
    <name><![CDATA[Herzog]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 13 14:48:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 13 14:51:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some series improve as they evolve - this is one of them.  It seems to me that Hardy is quite a different person from his early days as a bartender.  He now begins to assume the David Freeman role and his relationship with Glitzky is always enjoyable.]]></body>
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    <review id="34519430">
    <user id="1145838">
    <name><![CDATA[Tom]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Albany, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 04 13:01:07 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 08 04:10:11 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here's my review system--I score on four categories and average them together for the number of stars. The four categories are: character development (are the characters deep and complex, plot (is it interesting), voice (is the narration smooth and engaging) and cliche level (is it predictable.)<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34519430">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46121639">
    <user id="2005484">
    <name><![CDATA[Betty]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 12 03:14:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 12 03:16:16 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The plot is interesting. To really enjoy this book you need to have read a few of his previous books. I liked catching up on some familiar characters. Great read.]]></body>
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    <review id="18440393">
    <user id="938229">
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Carson, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 23 10:01:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 23 10:06:31 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read everything I could find by this author and though I read them out of order, I was thrilled with the evolution of the characters.  These Dismas Hardy novels are powerful legal thrillers, but they are more than that.  They have a rich back story for the characters.  These are characters deal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18440393">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63599899">
    <user id="2478844">
    <name><![CDATA[Joanna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 10:39:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 20 07:18:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I think this is the second time I've read this...but it was worth a second read.  I always enjoy his books and the characters.]]></body>
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    <review id="44424012">
    <user id="1836233">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mexico]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jan 26 12:54:50 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not one of Lescroart's best Dismas Hardy books, but still enjoyable. ]]></body>
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    <review id="42719464">
    <user id="1113615">
    <name><![CDATA[Jglhome]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pacific Palisades, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 16:11:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 11 16:12:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I've finally had enough of the Lescroart books. . . .]]></body>
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    <review id="73445325">
    <user id="776555">
    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chiloquin, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 04 16:45:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 04 16:46:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this was suspenseful i didn't want to stop listening]]></body>
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    <review id="61992394">
    <user id="823620">
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jul 02 23:29:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[a really good book. a suprise ending. ]]></body>
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    <review id="69220431">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ellen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 28 09:45:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 28 09:45:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Glitsky-Hardy #12 ]]></body>
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    <review id="57689873">
    <user id="1031695">
    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Racine, WI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jun 06 21:59:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Parts of the book were a bit slow moving, but alltogether a nice courtroom thriller.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[#9 in series:  Hardy has lost his faith in the law, Andrew Bartlett, the seventeen-year-old son of a prominent San Francisco family, has been arrested for the double slaying of his girlfriend and his English teacher.  evidence is overwhelming<br/>]]></body>
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