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    The Oath
    The Oath
    The Oath
    Audiobook13 hours

    The Oath

    Written by John Lescroart

    Narrated by Robert Lawrence

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    About this audiobook

    When HMO executive Tim Markham is hit by a car during a morning jog through his exclusive San Francisco neighborhood, he has the bad luck to be transported to one of his own hospitals…and winds up dead in his ICU bed. But in spite of the rumors about his company’s substandard care, this death appears to be a case of malice, not of malpractice—especially after Markham’s entire family is gunned down in their home.

    Lt. Abe Glitsky has strong suspicions about a doctor with opportunity, means, and motives to spare. But working up a case against Eric Kensing might not be easy, especially when Glitsky has to rely on two bumbling rookies to gather the evidence. When defense attorney Dismas Hardy takes Kensing on as a client, both Glitsky and Hardy have to worry not only about losing the case, but about losing a best friend as well. And as the investigation leads to something bigger than they expected, they may both be in danger of losing their lives as well….

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 16, 2017
    ISBN9781543613247
    The Oath
    Author

    John Lescroart

    John Lescroart is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine previous novels, including the The Rule of Law, Poison, and Fatal. His books have sold more than ten million copies and have been translated into twenty-two languages. He lives in Northern California.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent twists and turns and just when you think you are in the the resolution of the characters....you aren't.
      Take a deep breathe and ready yourself for the plunge into the unexpected.
      This was the first Lescroart novel I have read. I have the others saved and ready to go in order.
      I love novels that focus on a main character's life that rejoices and grieves just as real life does.
      Add riveting courtroom drama at the pen of a master author....could one ask for more? I say, no.
      Bravo, Mr. Lescroart!
    • 4/5
      The interweaving of the various subplots and also the two “Car Police” characters, with Glitsky attempting to guide them in how to investigate.

      But I was really shaken at the very end by the apparent death of a beloved character.
    • 5/5
      Defense attorney, Dismis Hardy is back in this story which includes many of the regulars from the series. This time the CEO of a major health provider company is the victim of a hit and run accident. He's in the ICU and in dire straights. But, when he dies, it comes to light that he was actually murdered in the hospital. I really like this series and this is a good installment.
    • 4/5
      I hesitate to mark this as a legal mystery as, unlike many of Lescroart's other books, there is very little that takes place in a courtroom except for a couple of grand jury scenes.

      No need to summarize the plot as the book's description does that just fine without any spoilers and this book would be ripe for spoilers. Not a great book, just a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed the repartee between Glitsky and Hardy, two best friends, who manage to focus on their own conflicting jobs and irritate each other no end, yet manage to forgive and forget.

      You'll learn some interesting economics of running a hospital and HMO and trying to keep the HMO going provides the motivation for several of the "mercy" killings that lead to the penultimate murder. I did find the murderer's motivations to be rather unconvincing, but then again, I don't value money and power the way her/she/it (no spoilers there) did.
    • 4/5
      Lots of misdirection in this one that will keep you guessing as Hardy and Glitsky stumble to the final resolution.
    • 5/5
      When HMO executive Tim Markham is hit by a car during a morning jog through his exclusive San Francisco neighborhood, he has the bad luck to be transported to one of his own hospitals, where he winds up dead in his ICU bed. But in spite of the rumors about his company's substandard care, this death appears to be a case of malice, not malpractice, especially after Markham's entire family is gunned down in their home. Lt. Abe Glitsky has strong suspicions about a doctor with opportunity, means, and motive to spare. But working up a case against Eric Kensing might not be easy, especially when Glitsky has to rely on two bumbling rookies to gather the evidence. When defense attorney Dismas Hardy takes Kensing on as a client, both Glitsky and Hardy have to worry not only about losing the case, but about losing a best friend as well. And as the investigation leads to something bigger than they expected, they may both be in danger of losing their lives.