"No one mourned when San Francisco DA Wes Farrell put Paul Riley in prison eleven years ago for the rape and murder of his girlfriend. And no one is particularly happy to see him again when he's released after the Exoneration Initiative uncovered evidence that pinned the crime on someone else. In fact, Riley soon turns up murdered, surrounded by the loot from his latest scam. but if Riley was really innocent all along, who would want him dead? Farrell, now out of politics and practicing law with master attorney Dismas Hardy, agrees to represent the defendant, Doug Rush - and is left in the dust when Rush suddenly vanishes. At a loss, Farrell recruits Hardy and PI Abe Glitsky to track down the potentially lethal defendant... but will they find him alive? With masterful misdirection, Lescroart's signature prose, and a shocking climax, 'this long-running series remains as fresh as ever' (Publisher's Weekly), making The Missing Piece a first-rate thriller you won't want to put down." - Book Summary.