In Lescroart's 13th Dismas Hardy novel, Maya Townsend, a politically connected socialite is linked to the murder of an employee. Along with the dead body, police find a backpack full of weed. Seems the victim was selling more than lattes out of Maya's coffee shop, and his clientele included some of San Francisco highest rollers. Dismas Hardy to the defense! If you enjoy legal thrillers, I highly recommend Lescroart's Hardy series with one caveat. While there's nothing wrong with A PLAGUE OF SECRETS—far from it—a month after I closed the cover, I couldn't remember what the plot was about. The storyline blended in with all the other Hardy novels I’ve read, and I had to dig the book off my the shelf to write this mini-review. I prefer books that offer something that sticks with me, something I can take away. A novel doesn’t have to be literary, but I want it to be unique. A daunting task for a writer locked into a single character and basic premise for thirteen novels.