The Resource A certain justice, a novel by John T. Lescroart
A certain justice, a novel by John T. Lescroart
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Resource Information
The item A certain justice, a novel by John T. Lescroart represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- Summary
- In San Francisco, a black lawyer is mistaken for a killer and lynched by whites. A white bystander trying to save him by cutting the rope is photographed holding a knife and portrayed by a newspaper as the mob's leader. The city explodes into violence, politicians outdo each other calling for retribution and a decent man runs for his life
- Language
- eng
- Label
- A certain justice
- Title
- A certain justice
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by John T. Lescroart
- Title variation
- Certain justice
- Subject
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- trueInnocence (Law)
- Hardy, Dismas (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueAfrican American women legislators
- trueGlitsky, Abe (Fictitious character)
- trueGraduate students
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
- trueSan Francisco, California
- Glitsky, Abe (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueRace riots
- trueRace relations
- trueMysteries
- Detective and mystery fiction
- California -- Fiction
- trueRiots
- truePolice
- Detective and mystery stories
- Police -- California -- Fiction
- trueLegal thrillers
- trueMurder
- trueLegal stories
- trueLynching
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In San Francisco, a black lawyer is mistaken for a killer and lynched by whites. A white bystander trying to save him by cutting the rope is photographed holding a knife and portrayed by a newspaper as the mob's leader. The city explodes into violence, politicians outdo each other calling for retribution and a decent man runs for his life
- Summary
- A novel that examines the nature of justice--and injustice--follows an ordinary man who, through no fault of his own, is hounded, hunted, and almost destroyed for a crime he did not commit
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 040512
- Cataloging source
- GZG
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lescroart, John T
- Dewey number
- 813.54
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Abe Glitsky novel
- Series volume
- 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hardy, Dismas (Fictitious character)
- Glitsky, Abe (Fictitious character)
- Police
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- California
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A certain justice, a novel by John T. Lescroart
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 435 pages
- Isbn
- 9780440221043
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 94061908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)32777256
- 36805
- (OCoLC)ocm63686265
- 4241-84960
- (OCoLC)ocm32777256
- 1095430
- 3604-65960
- 1137252
- (OCoLC)ocm35309923
- 3681-26660
- 2617017
- (OCoLC)ocm32777256
- Label
- A certain justice, a novel by John T. Lescroart
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 435 pages
- Isbn
- 9780440221043
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 94061908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)32777256
- 36805
- (OCoLC)ocm63686265
- 4241-84960
- (OCoLC)ocm32777256
- 1095430
- 3604-65960
- 1137252
- (OCoLC)ocm35309923
- 3681-26660
- 2617017
- (OCoLC)ocm32777256
Subject
- trueAfrican American women legislators
- California -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- trueGlitsky, Abe (Fictitious character)
- Glitsky, Abe (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueGraduate students
- Hardy, Dismas (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueInnocence (Law)
- trueLegal stories
- trueLegal thrillers
- trueLynching
- trueMurder
- trueMysteries
- truePolice
- Police -- California -- Fiction
- trueRace relations
- trueRace riots
- trueRiots
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
- trueSan Francisco, California
Genre
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Fiction
- trueLegal stories
- trueLegal thrillers
- trueMysteries
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