A "Hardy" book for adults.....Dismis Hardy that is....great SF attorney character. I love all his books.

A great story teller, I love Dismas, you really get to know the guy. Hoping along that he finds the murderer. You just can't put the book down.

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too many characters to keep up with along with too many explanations of each characters problem, etc and etc.

not so good

nine and a half years ago, a young thug leaving the courtoom after his sentencing promised to kill two prosecutors. He just got out of prison. One of the prosecutors is missing. The other one, Dismas Hardy is running out of time....

Ex-San Francisco prosecutor Dismas Hardy (seen in Dead Irish ) seems to be mending his life as bartender and part-owner of a saloon, even spending more time with his ex-wife. Then prosecutor Rusty Ingraham appears with news that Louis Baker, whom he and Dis had sent away years ago, has been released from jail and is out to kill Rusty and Hardy. Within two days, a woman is murdered on Rusty's houseboat and Rusty is missing. Dis has a tough time convincing detective Abe Glitsky that Rusty has been killed by Baker. There are other suspects: the dead woman's husband; a cop driven from the force by Rusty; and a Mob loan shark. Hardy starts his own investigation--and an affair with a pregnant young widow. With a murder of a young drug-dealer, a Mob-like hit, a suicide and other felonies, the case turns in different directions before Dis nails the villain. A large cast, swift pacing and good local color--the bleak look at life in a housing project is riveting--fuel a gripping yarn. A thoroughly good read.

Good read

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