GUILT  READ PRAISE! New York Times Bestseller! Influential San Francisco attorney Mark Dooher—affluent, powerful, totally in control—is accustomed to getting what he wants. When he meets a beautiful young attorney, he decides he wants her, too. But Mark Dooher is a married man, and as legal counsel for San Francisco's Archdiocese, divorce is not exactly an option. Then Dooher's wife is murdered, and Mark becomes a suspect in the case. Even then, there's no cause for alarm. The woman he wants is close by his side. His best friend, the ever-loyal Wes Farrell, is his defense lawyer. And his own client, the Catholic Church, is in his pocket. Nothing—not past crimes, current scandal, or future desires—is going to stop him. Except, perhaps, the truth. Read an excerpt. BUY THE BOOK Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Book Sense   PRAISE "John Grisham fans will find this a captivating read."    —Library Journal "Perhaps it's because he's one of the few writers of legal thrillers who isn't a lawyer that Lescroart has brought so much more to this novel and its predecessors than simply courtroom dazzle . . . Robust and intelligent entertainment."    —Publishers Weekly "A well-paced legal thriller . . . one of the best in this flourishing genre to come along in a while."    —The Washington Post Book World "This original, well-crafted page-turner is blockbuster material. Highly recommended."    —Library Journal "Pleasantly reminiscent of Scott Turow."    —Dayton Daily News "A sharp, satisfying thriller. Lescroart effectively dramatizes the many moral dilemmas that emerge in this case. His strength . . . comes from full-bodied characters and an emphasis on the hows and whys of murder."    —Booklist "This is high-class crime fiction."    —Sunday Telegraph (London) "The courtroom drama is top-notch, and certainly all the suspense and plot reverses will hook readers."    —Chattanooga Free Press "Guilt examines the ethics of law, as well as the length one man will go to in order to achieve his aims. The intricate nature of the thriller is half the fun, a fact Lescroart understands quite well. He creates layers upon layers within Guilt, structuring the novel with the complexity of a well-thought-out trial statement."    —Sacramento News and Review Delacorte Hardcover, 1997; Island Paperback, 1998