I finished John Lescroart’s “The Second Chair” last night. I am not sure if I have read anything by Mr. Lescroart before, but will certainly put him on my ‘to read’ list.
The Second Chair is about a young associate, Amy Wu, in a law firm who finds her self involved in a major murder case that she is ill prepared to handle. Amy is battling the loss of her father and tries to take the easy way in pleading out her 17 year old client. Her client though instead of pleading guilty in court confesses his innocence for the double homicide that he is charged. This leads her boss, the law firm’s managing partner, to become the second chair in the defense of their young defendant and slowly they both come to the realization that their client might not be guilty.
The book was slow to start and it wasn’t until half way through that I became in grossed. The beginning of the novel was confusing as characters were thrown in without adequate introduction. As the story progressed the characters became clearer and the story was much easier to follow.
I have a number of John Lescroart novels on my bookshelf. I probably received from my father who got from my sister-in-law, Mydee. I do plan to read them all once I finish a couple of other books I recently go from the library.
