Auguste Lupa, reputed son of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all timeâand possessor of a brilliant deductive mind in his own rightâis summoned to the court of the Czar. There, with a bit of assistance from none other than Holmes and Watson, he untangles a chilling plot that holds the Winter Palace in a lethal gripâŠDon't miss this historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Dismas Hardy series.
"It was good to have Holmes and Watson drop in on the action...There's a lot of Sherlock in his son."âAbilene Reporter-News
"The perfect vehicle for mystery fans who relish a good detective story.â âMacon Telegraph and News
Praise for John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy novels
"Todayâs best legal thriller series.ââLee Child
âGrisham and Turow remain the two best-known writers in the genre. There is, however, a third novelist at work today who deserves to be considered alongside Turow and Grisham. His name is John Lescroart.ââChicago Sun-Times
âLescroart's books are high entertainment, with accurate legal and police procedures leading the action.ââSacramento Bee
âA gifted writerâŠ.I read him with great pleasure.ââRichard North Patterson
âBlistering courtroom sequences.âŠthe undisputed king of the legal thriller.ââProvidence Sunday Journal
âUnfolds like a classic Law & Order.ââEntertainment Weekly
John Lescroart is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous legal thrillers and mysteries, most of them set in contemporary San Francisco. Among his novels are The Fall, The Keeper, The Ophelia Cut, The Hunt Club, The Second Chair, The First Law, Nothing But the Truth, and Dead Irish, as well as two novels featuring Auguste Lupa, the reputed son of Sherlock Holmes.
Auguste Lupa, reputed son of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all timeâand possessor of a brilliant deductive mind in his own rightâis summoned to the court of the Czar. There, with a bit of assistance from none other than Holmes and Watson, he untangles a chilling plot that holds the Winter Palace in a lethal gripâŠDon't miss this historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Dismas Hardy series.
"It was good to have Holmes and Watson drop in on the action...There's a lot of Sherlock in his son."âAbilene Reporter-News
"The perfect vehicle for mystery fans who relish a good detective story.â âMacon Telegraph and News
Praise for John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy novels
"Todayâs best legal thriller series.ââLee Child
âGrisham and Turow remain the two best-known writers in the genre. There is, however, a third novelist at work today who deserves to be considered alongside Turow and Grisham. His name is John Lescroart.ââChicago Sun-Times
âLescroart's books are high entertainment, with accurate legal and police procedures leading the action.ââSacramento Bee
âA gifted writerâŠ.I read him with great pleasure.ââRichard North Patterson
âBlistering courtroom sequences.âŠthe undisputed king of the legal thriller.ââProvidence Sunday Journal
âUnfolds like a classic Law & Order.ââEntertainment Weekly
John Lescroart is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous legal thrillers and mysteries, most of them set in contemporary San Francisco. Among his novels are The Fall, The Keeper, The Ophelia Cut, The Hunt Club, The Second Chair, The First Law, Nothing But the Truth, and Dead Irish, as well as two novels featuring Auguste Lupa, the reputed son of Sherlock Holmes.