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A riveting legal thriller from Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of My Sister’s Grave.

In San Francisco’s seamy Tenderloin district, a teenage street hustler has been murdered in a shelter for boys. And the dedicated priest who runs the struggling home stands accused. But despite damning evidence that he’s a killer―and worse―Father Thomas Martin stands by his innocence. And attorney Peter Donley stands with him.

For three years Donley has cut his legal teeth in his uncle’s tiny, no-frills firm, where people come before profits. Just as Donley is poised to move on to a lucrative dream job, the shocking case lands in his lap, and he must put his future on hold while putting his courtroom skills to the test. But a ruthless DA seeking headlines and a brutal homicide cop bent on vengeance have their own agendas. Now, as he unearths the dirty secrets surrounding the case, Donley must risk his neck to save his client’s life…and expose the face of true evil.

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Praise for The 7th Canon

“The 7th Canon delivers on everything it promises, a courtroom thriller extraordinaire that successfully harvests every staple of the genre while plowing plenty of new ground in the process. A stunning achievement from a writer destined to become a household name.” ―Providence Journal

“Dugoni has given the reader another gem of a story, full of action-packed scenes, intelligent plotlines, and very real characters.” ―Suspense Magazine

“Robert Dugoni delivers plenty of mystery and courtroom antics in his latest high-stakes legal thriller. The courtroom scenes are top-notch, but even better are the pages dedicated to the investigation.” ―Book Spy

“Readers of the Tracy Crosswhite series will appreciate Dugoni’s trademark talent for weaving together multiple storylines, while newcomers will delight in his male protagonist, a man who, like Tracy, has his own secrets with painful ties to the case at hand.” ―Bookreporter

“In The 7th Canon, 1980’s San Francisco comes to life as Dugoni crafts a page-turning thriller with flawed heroes and a deep knowledge of his subject.” ―Authorlink

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“John Grisham move over.” ―Seattle Times

“Dugoni has put the thrills back in the genre.” ―Nelson DeMille

“Dugoni [is] the undisputed king of the legal thriller.” ―Providence Journal

“Scott Turow fans should add Dugoni to their list of must-reads.” ―Library Journal

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Robert Dugoni is the author of the bestselling Tracy Crosswhite series (My Sister’s Grave, Her Final Breath, and In the Clearing) as well as the critically acclaimed David Sloane series (The Jury Master, Wrongful Death, Bodily Harm, Murder One, and The Conviction). He’s been ranked number one on Amazon’s list of most popular authors in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, and Italy, and he has been a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestseller multiple times. Dugoni was nominated twice for the Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction and for the International Thriller Award. My Sister’s Grave won the 2015 Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and was named one of the best thrillers of 2014 by Library Journal and Suspense Magazine. Dugoni’s nonfiction exposé, The Cyanide Canary, was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and the Providence Journal referred to him as “the undisputed king of the legal thriller” and “heir to Grisham’s literary throne.” Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com and follow him on Twitter at @robertdugoni and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorRobertDugoni.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (27 September 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 333 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1503939421
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1503939424
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 45,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle, which has sold more than 8 million books worldwide. He is also the author of The Charles Jenkins espionage series, the David Sloane legal thriller series, and several stand-alone novels including The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and the literary novels, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year, for which Dugoni’s narration won an AudioFile Earphones Award and the critically acclaimed, The World Played Chess; as well as the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Several of his novels have been optioned for movies and television series. Dugoni is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and a three-time winner of the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He has also been a finalist for many other awards including the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award.

Robert Dugoni’s books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than thirty languages.

Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com, and follow him on twitter @robertdugoni and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorRobertDugoni

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Great story telling in this gritty crime

Reviewed in Australia on 19 October 2018

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I really did enjoy this story set in San Francisco. Peter Donley is a lawyer employed by his Uncle Lou. Her has his own demons and soon becomes embroiled in a case where a priest is accused of murdering a child prostitute in his shelter. The evidence is damning but Peter stakes his career on believing Father Martin and trying to help him.
The story is fast paced, but is laced with humour that enhanced the characters rather diminishing the awful crime that is unfolding. A really intriguing stand alone novel from an author who is a great story teller.

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Great story fast moving and suspenseful

Reviewed in Australia on 10 February 2017

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Father Thomas Martin runs a shelter for boys In San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. This night as he locks up he finds a boy murdered. Father Martin home stands accused and is charged with the murder but claims he is innocent.

We meet Peter Donley who works in his uncle's chaotic practice with the Catholic diocese as his main paying client. Because his uncle has a heart attack Peter is thrust into the case. Peter has demons from his childhood that he hasn't come to grips with. And he is considering leaving the practice for a more lucrative job with a more prestigious firm with the blessing of his uncle. But Peter Donley believes the priest and invokes the 7th cannon of law that he will try as hard as possible for his client.

The DA is looking for a headline case to seal his elevation to Governor as was his father before him. The homicide cop who made the arrest has his own agenda and has put the case in doubt because of his evidence collection. Peter has never conducted a homicide case and has a lot of reading even to know the procedure. But he is highly intuitive and has good friends who provide some trails for him to follow.

Peter has no idea when he starts what he is up against and its evil nature. To win the case he has to track down the real killer which leads into a dangerous world. He must also confront his own demons and motives.

The story is well written with a few little niggles every now and again. It maintains a furious pace as there is a time limit set by the judge and it is over the Christmas period. Robert starts to reveal the answers to the riddles as the story progresses but are they a false trail? Close to the end we start to see the depth of some of the relationships and the possible solution only to find another layer. Finally at the end we have a action packed chase and denouement. We see justice done but have we? Read it and see if you are able to guess the ending. Good luck

Robert has excelled in this multi strand story. He is realistic in his descriptions and provides great characterisations. Good description of court room tactics. Peter's internal struggles are well described and provide an effective counter point to the evil without.

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Brilliant

Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2019

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This is my second Robert Dugoni book purchase and I am now an avid fan. I intend to read more of his books as his writing style flows wonderfully and keeps you totally focused on what happens next. Off to choose more of this talented author on Amazon E-Books. Loved it.

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Justice achieved

Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2021

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A well developed plot with strong and interesting characters makes for an ever evolving storyline. Reader is kept engrossed and slightly on edge as Donnelly, the lawyer and his investigator Ross unravel and solve the murders. The culprit and reasons for the deaths of the young homeless is so dramatically revealed. A great read!

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Good Read

Reviewed in Australia on 15 June 2018

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Avid follower of Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series and this is the first time I have read one of his other books. I quite enjoyed it tho I would have preferred less battering. The characters are well drawn and believable and the story moves at a fast clip. There is plenty of action and a good strong plot all held together with good writing. Recommended!

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Keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 July 2019

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It is true, powerful and rich people are without souls. Very few of them do not know what empathy is. Thank goodness for people like Peter Donley. He believed in someone. That person believed in him. That is how it is meant to be.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 March 2022

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Not disappointed this was another
good read from Robert Dugoni. Likeable characters and storyline that keeps you interested. Worth your time to read.

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Well written and credible

Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2019

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Great storyline and characters. The background stories of the hero and one of the villains makes for interesting reading. Does the Law bend for political purposes to further a political career but destroy the lives of the powerless

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Gill Elliott

Excellent as always

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2020

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Nothing to dislike about this book except it doesn’t go into what I believe would have been a spectacular courtroom drama, I would have loved to see Donley pit his wits against the opposition, but even so it was a tremendously well written book and I’ve now read everything this author has written. It’s unfortunate that the David Sloan books ended in 2012 as I thought that they were much better than the Tracy Crosswhite series. More please!!!

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7th Canon

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2020

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The 7th Conon was Very slow to start with, Too must information being thrown at you, getting confused with who is who and what was going on. It Just started to get interesting and a new person is introduced. About halfway through now, and it seems to be settling down. i bought this book because i loved the Tracy Crosswhite series. Come on Robert sort your team out. The Book is not up to the Usual excellent Start Standard.

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Three and a half stars- Worthy Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2017

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I’ve not read any books by this author before and enjoyed this. A good legal thriller set in the 1980’s. On reading the background at the end, this is an early work that has just been published. It made a change for the characters to be investigating without modern technology.
A priest, who has set up a safe haven for young troubled males, is accused of murdering one of the young men. Peter Donley has been tasked with defending the priest, in the absence of his uncle Lou- mainstay of a legal firm. There’s so much more going on than meets the eye. The storyline involves corruption, blackmail and other murders. Donley is helped by Frank Ross an ex police officer turned private investigator.
The characterisation is very good and the plot ticks along- not mega exciting but certainly engaging.
Having read this, I would read more by Dugoni.

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D. A. Storer

On form Robert Dugoni

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2022

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Apparently one of the author's earlier works and then worked upon after writing very different books.
I thorougly enjoyed it and thought the plot and characters were most realistic.
I didn't rate the previous example, but this may well tempt me to try others.

S. Ivory

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2016

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Wow! he is a new author to me but after reading his trilogy of Tracey Crossthwaite books I downloaded this one and am so glad I did, even if I sat reading on a sunny Sunday afternoon instead of walking the dog! A homeless boy is found murdered and the person who found him is immediately charged with his murder. Something about the way it was rushed through and certain other happenings make it suspicious. The wet behind the ears lawyer who lands the case is so gung ho but is so good. The story has John Gresham written all over it, no bad thing, and rattles along. I do hope there is a follow up as it was such a great story for a one off.

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