Dead Irish
Dismas Hardy is an ex-cop and bartender at the Little Shamrock, owned by his friend Moses McGuire. When Moses asks him to investigate the alleged suicide of his brother-in-law, Eddie Cochran, Dismas obliges. Though Dismas's probing suggests that Eddie was involved in a drug deal, he begins to...
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Dismas Hardy is an ex-cop and bartender at the Little Shamrock, owned by his friend Moses McGuire. When Moses asks him to investigate the alleged suicide of his brother-in-law, Eddie Cochran, Dismas obliges. Though Dismas's probing suggests that Eddie was involved in a drug deal, he begins to uncover a dangerous entanglement much closer to home.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451214270 (0451214277)
Publish date: February 1st 2005
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
Adult,
Irish Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Hard Boiled,
Legal Thriller
Series: Dismas Hardy (#1)
The perspective changes are abrupt...making it kind of difficult to follow. still an ok read....looking forward for other books in the series.
I've read parts of this series, but wanting a break from some of the more serious stuff of late I've been reading, I've decided to read the series in its proper order. This book definitely had its share of twists and turns leading to a suspenseful ending. If you're into thriller/suspense novels, ...
John Lescroart's legal thrillers were an auto-buy for me in the mid 90s. I loved Dismas Hardy: the disillusioned, beat cop-cum-prosecutor-cum-bartender and his black cast-iron frying pan, his best friend Abe Glitsky and his world in San Francisco. Lescroart never disappointed and I looked forward ...
I like the writing and the characters a lot more than this particular story. I will definitely pick up the next two books in this series. I'm looking forward to the next book, but I'm also anxious to read the 3rd book - Hardy's first courtroom drama.