A certain justice vs The mercy rule: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A certain justice A certain justice John T. Lescroart · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.0 620 pages · ≈ 11 h 29 m · Moderate

When the angry white mob poured out of the bar on San Francisco's Geary Street and surrounded an innocent black man, Kevin Shea was the only one who tried to stop them. He failed, and now, thanks to a deceptive news…

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Cover of The mercy rule The mercy rule John T. Lescroart · 1998 ★★★☆☆ 3.1 466 pages · ≈ 8 h 38 m · Moderate

When Salmon Sal Russo fails to make his friday fish round at the San Francisco law courts, alarm bells ring with his regular customers - the prosecutors and judges who turn a blind eye to his illegally caught fish.…

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Goodreads 4.0 (4209) 3.1 (349)
Hardcover 4.0 (1) 3.5 (2)

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A certain justiceThe mercy rule
Ratings 4209 349
Editions 8 10
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 2637 —
Reading it now 844 —
Written reviews 180 —
Pages 620 466

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