A CERTAIN JUSTICE  READ PRAISE! In San Francisco—a city of tolerance and hope—everything came apart. One man died at the hands of another. The next victim was killed by a mob. Now fires burn in the night, helicopters throb through the air, and politicians, lawyers and cops vie for the remnants of power. Somewhere in the once-placid streets of San Francisco, a young man is on the run, charged by the media with a crime he didn't commit, hounded by demagogues, hunted by a desperate police department. One cop knows that Kevin Shea is innocent of a brutal racial murder. An ambitious politician will use Shea for her own ends. And a down-and-out lawyer is all that stands between Kevin Shea and an even more atrocious crime. For when there's no law left, justice is the only hope. Read an excerpt. BUY THE BOOK Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Book Sense Penguin   PRAISE "Politics and justice mix like oil and water after racial tensions erupt into violence in this taut and engrossing San Francisco-set thriller. Throughout, Lescroart keeps a sharp eye on both the big picture and the individual views of a multitude of well-drawn characters. By showing the political maneuvering that can accompany an outbreak of violence, he offers an unusually thoughtful, exciting thriller that evinces insight into incidents and attitudes that seem all too real."    —Publishers Weekly "This fast-paced follow-up to The 13th Juror catapults Lescroart into the top ranks of crime writers."    —Playboy "Electric . . . Lescroart swings for the fences with a West Coast take on The Bonfire of the Vanities . . . A richly satisfying thriller, and a breakthrough book for Lescroart."    —Kirkus Reviews "Fans of Lescroart will line up for his newest legal thriller, which takes place over a few stress-filled summer days in San Francisco . . . four major homicides combining into one political nightmare."    —Booklist "Engrossing."    —San Francisco Examiner "This heart-stopping thriller will keep readers riveted to their chairs. Within the main plot is also a murder mystery and stories within stories that will keep readers' fingers flicking the pages. Highly recommended."    —Library Journal "A masterful thriller."    —Evening Mail (Birmingham, England) Dutton Hardcover, 1995; Island Paperback, 1996