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    The 7th Canon
    The 7th Canon
    The 7th Canon
    Audiobook10 hours

    The 7th Canon

    Written by Robert Dugoni

    Narrated by James Patrick Cronin

    4.5/5

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 27, 2016
    ISBN9781531835101
    The 7th Canon
    Author

    Robert Dugoni

    Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, which has sold more than four million books worldwide. He is also the author of the bestselling David Sloane series; the Charles Jenkins series including The Eighth Sister, the stand-alone novels The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, for which he won an AudioFile Earphones Award for the narration; and the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post best book of the year. He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Book Award for fiction and the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He is a two-time finalist for 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. His books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com.

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    • 5/5
      Another good one from Mr Dugoni. I didn’t know what to expect after The Tracey Crosswaite books and this is very different but still very good.
    • 5/5
      LOVED this book! Plot was great and narrator was very nice to listen to
    • 5/5
      Character Development- A little hard going back & forth in time . But excellent Book !
    • 5/5
      Action and suspense! I loved every minute. The narrator did an incredible job. Great till the very end.
    • 3/5
      This was a fairly interesting whodunnit set in San Franciso where a priest is accused of murder. It's a very convoluted story with many characters; some of which I got confused; hence the 3 stars.
    • 4/5
      Great for this genre. I appreciated the lack of objectification of women.
    • 3/5
      This was a fairly interesting whodunnit set in San Franciso where a priest is accused of murder. It's a very convoluted story with many characters; some of which I got confused; hence the 3 stars.
    • 4/5
      The first few chapters didn't grab me but once it got going, I didn't want to put it down. I think I liked this one more than any of the Tracy Crosswhite books. The plot wasn't what I thought it would be and I enjoyed the unfolding of the mystery. I liked the characters quite a bit and there were plenty of them.

      This is my quick, "just finished this and need to get some thoughts down" review. The more detailed review is on C-Spot Reviews: http://reviews.c-spot.net/archives/5749.
    • 4/5
      Not great literature but a real page turner....if audio books had pages. Seventh Canon is a story about injustice and corruption, always a fascinating subject. It features our hero, a ham and egg lawyer in San Francisco working against a corrupt politician and a dirty cop. Lots of action. I liked the read.
    • 4/5
      The 7th Canon.Robert Dugoni. 2016. This was great book! Not great literature but a real page turner. A young lawyer who works for his uncle has take a case when his uncle has a heart attack. A priest who runs a center for runaway boys is accused of murdering one the boys. He is has been framed and it is up to our hero to prove his innocent by finding the real murderer. He has to fight police corruption, a crooked DA, and his own inner demons and protect is pregnant wife. I started it one afternoon and stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish it. Dugoni has been compared to Grisham. I plan to read more.
    • 4/5
      Peter Donley, a lawyer is called in when a priest, Father Tom Martin is accused of murder. Father Tom runs a homeless shelter for boys. He is accused of murdering one his charges. Father Tom is arrested and insists he is innocent and Peter Donley sets out to prove it. Donley is a good family man who has a sordid past, which is later revealed. Donley has to work against a District Attorney who will stop at nothing to get reelected. Conner Dixon, a dirty cop is set on helping the DA get a conviction, by performing an illegal search. This is a fast-paced thriller with great characters.
    • 4/5
      A good read, without a lot of distasteful language and sexual themes being acted out. Of course, the required sad backstory and resultant inability to trust even those closest to him pads the pages and leads to the dramatic climax. This is the first book I have read by Dugoni. I like this author.
    • 5/5
      Fast paced, heart racing, elevated respiration rate – Dugoni does it again and again. A great story inhabited by interesting characters, some good, some awfully bad, all believable. Story never flags and sometimes runs away at supersonic speed. A murder, a mystery, a legal lesson, a little naivete, a lot of political savvy, some laugh out loud moments, some imparting of practical wisdom. Some very great writing.
    • 5/5
      I received an advance copy of this book through Netgalley. I appreciate the opportunity from Netgalley and Robert Dugoni to read and review this book.

      The 7th Canon by Robert Dugoni begins when Father Martin is accused of killing a young boy from his shelter. However, this is just the beginning of Father Martin's troubles. Bring in one very hot-headed cop and things just get worse. Father Martin eventually hires Peter Donley to be his defense against his murder charge. Donley sacrifices his family and life in order to prove that Father Martin is not a cold blooded killer. How far will one attorney go to stand up for his client and find out who actually killed this young boy? Will he end up losing his own life in the pursuit of justice?

      I really enjoyed this novel. This is the first book I have read that was written by Robert Dugoni and I will certainly be reading more of his books. This was a very satisfying read and had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I will be recommending this book to friends, family, and anyone else who is interested in an edge of your seat thriller.
    • 5/5
      I've seen mixed reviews for this book. It seems you either really liked it or you really didn't....I really did. I found the characters of Peter Donley and Frank Ross to be ones that you could really root for and the character of Dixon Connor to be one you could truly hate...but it took all of them to make a first rate story. I have read Robert Dugoni's courtroom series featuring David Sloan and thought that this one would fit right in with that series...if only Dugoni had had more of the courtroom drama that he is so good at writing. Overall it was an excellent read and it will appeal to readers that like novels with lots of action and a seemingly impossible mystery to solve.
    • 4/5
      The 7th canon means, “A lawyer should represent a client zealously within the bounds of the law.” Even a guilty person is entitled to defense. But it is pretty tough when the accused is a priest who runs a homeless shelter and the victim is a tortured, murdered child found in the shelter. So is the priest guilty, or just deserving a decent defense?This book engaged me throughout. It moved along at a good pace. There was, of course, violence, but certainly not the most graphic I've read about. There are powerful people, powerful secrets, and powerful enemies. The writing is straightforward, not flowery, not over the top. While I probably won't remember this book a month from now, it was an entertaining, engaging story for me.I read this as an e-book through my Kindle Unlimited membership.
    • 5/5
      I received a free advance e-copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Wow! Robert Dugoni has done it again. A great legal thriller full of twists and turns. The action never quits. There is a DA with an agenda, a cop bent on vengeance, and a very dedicated though unconventional priest that is accused of murder. If I ever get in deep legal doo-doo I hope I will be able to find a lawyer like Peter Donley who is willing to risk everything for his client. What a great character. This is a very well-written thriller with excellent character development and an amazing plot. I couldn’t put the book down; just had to keep on reading to see what would happen next. This is another keeper by Robert Dugoni and well worth the read.
    • 3/5
      THE 7TH CANON is a pleasant change. It is not part of a series; it is a standalone novel that Robert Dugoni has had around for a long time; he wrote the first draft 20 years ago. That made some things out of date in 2016. So he set the story in 1987.A priest who ran a home for homeless boys in San Francisco is accused of murdering one of those boys. His lawyer decides that the only way to a successful defense is to prove the priest’s innocence and find the real murderer. Although I was pretty sure who the real murderer was early on, it was still fun following the lawyer’s investigation. Turns out, some of the characters he interacts with are based on real people in Dugoni’s life.I’ve read several Dugoni novels. None has impressed me as much as the last book he wrote in his David Sloane series, THE CONVICTION. I’ve been watching for another to grab me like that did. His Tracy Crosswhite series wasn’t doing it, so I welcomed THE 7TH CANON. But, although it’s good, it’s not that good. Dugoni needs to return to David Sloane.The publisher Thomas & Mercer sent me this book at my request.
    • 5/5
      New to Robert Dugoni, but I'll have to find his other stories to see if they are one-half as good. Fast paced, well drawn characters, plenty of action all lead to a quick and entertaining read that draws you in and makes you want to finish one more chapter. The plot is explained by other reviewers; so I'll just content myself with saying you could look long and hard and do worse for an entertaining read. My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the Download.
    • 4/5
      Canon 7 of the ABA moral code of responsibility states “a lawyer should represent his client zealously within the bounds of the law”. Attorney Peter Donley takes it to heart but puts his own spin on just how far he should go to save his client.Father Tom Martin runs a shelter for troubled boys. When one is found murdered, the DA wastes no time naming him as the killer. Peter works with his Uncle Lou who has made a career out of defending the disadvantaged. But when Lou ends up in hospital, the case falls to Peter & he’s quickly swept up in a conspiracy of lies, revenge & family secrets.There’s something fishy about the case & Peter hires PI Frank Ross to help with the investigation. Ross used to be a cop & knows all the players well. But there’s another layer to the story involving powerful men who will do anything to keep the truth buried & Peter is soon way out of his comfort zone.The story is set in 1987 but was written in 1996. I enjoyed this author’s Tracy Crosswhite series & it’s interesting to note the evolution of his style. Initially I found some of the other characters more compelling than Peter but as the story progressed & he began to colour outside the lines a bit, I became a fan.The addition of Frank Ross is a turning point & it’s the relationship between these 2 men that spurs the plot forward. On the outside, they couldn’t be more different. But they share a similar code of ethics & desire to uncover the truth that puts them in synch & I enjoyed their interaction. Each has a rich back story that is slowly revealed & informs their motivations. Strong secondary characters, believable dialogue & atmospheric settings add to the story. It’s a smart, fast paced legal thriller that begs the question……soooo…..Mr. Dugoni, there are 8 more canons in the ABA’s code. When can we expect the next one?
    • 5/5
      "The 7th Canon" by Robert Dugoni is a new thriller by one of my favorite authors. Masterfully wrote, books by this author are full of action and suspense. If you liked other books by Robert Dugoni you will love this book. A priest is charged with murder and his attorney sets out to find the real killer drawing the reader deeper into a suspenseful mystery. Fast paced and a lot of action this book will keep you reading till it's exciting conclusion. I would like to thank Net Galley for sending me an advanced copy. A great read.