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Betrayal (Dismas Hardy)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780525950394
ISBN: 0525950397
Label: Dutton Adult
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: February 26, 2008
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Studio: Dutton Adult
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Editorial Review:
New York Times bestseller John Lescroart returns with an ambitious, torn- from- todays-headlines thriller featuring his trademark blend of real people and real suspense. John Lescroarts millions of fans have been waiting three years for the return of San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy and his buddy, detective Abe Glitskyand in that time John Lescroarts popularity has continued to soar. Now, Hardy and Glitsky reunite in a story filled with the big themes that are worthy of themthe intersection of love, betrayal, and a desperate search for the truth in a critical matter of national security.
R When Dismas Hardy agrees to clean up the caseload of recently disappeared attorney Charlie Bowen, he thinks it will be easy. But one of the cases is far from small-timethe sensational clash between National Guard reservist Evan Scholler and an ex-Navy SEAL and private contractor named Ron Nolan. Two rapid-fire events in Iraq conspired to bring the men into fatal conflict: Nolans relationship with Evans girlfriend, Tara, a beautiful school-teacher back home in the states, followed by a deadly incident in which Nolans apparent mistake results in the death of an innocent Iraqi family as well as seven men in Evans platoon. As the murky relationship between the US government and its private contractors plays out in the personal drama of these two men, and the consequences become a desperate matter of life and death, Dismas Hardy begins to uncover a terrible and perilous truth that takes him far beyond the case and into the realm of assassination and treason. From the treacherous streets of Iraq to the courtrooms of California, Betrayal is not only John Lescroarts most ambitious and provocative novel, it is a magnificent tour de force of pure storytelling.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Dismas
I am a great fan of Dismas Hardy. Every time I wash my black iron skillet I feel him looking over my shoulder telling me to just use salt to clean it.
I wait patiently for each book to come out.
Rating:  - Bait-and-switch
For those of you expecting another great Dismas Hardy/Abe Glitsky novel, don't be fooled by the book jacket. Hardy/Glitzky appear in the first ten pages and then not for another 250-300 pages, reappearing only for the last 110. This book should not really be advertised as featuring these characters. I'm glad I got it from the library or I really would have been unhappy.
Rating: - I always enjoy Dismas
This one had a little Dismas in the end and the story in the beginning with no Dismas. Still, I always enjoy the characters and have watched their lives change and progress. I read this one on tape and the audio presenter did a good job.
Rating:  - Fast-Paced, Hard-Hitting Thriller
Dismas Hardy has to take over the Evan Scholler case, because Scholler's lawyer has disappeared. Scholler has been accused of killing ex-Navy Seal Ron Nolan. Nolan and Evan became friends in Iraq and Evan told Nolan about his girlfriend Tara back home and once back in the States Nolan courts Tara, even while he's spinning lies and deception to break up the couple.
Nolan is not a nice guy. In Iraq he's shot at and probably killed civilians and he's killed gangbangers in the States and ... Read More
Rating: - Lescroart's best
This is John Lescroart's best mystery and I've read them all. The native Texan and now permanent San Francisco fixture reprises many of his favorite continuing characters, headed by attorney Dismas Hardy and San Francisco P.D. chief of detectives Abe Glitsky, and works them into an intriguing and sometimes shocking four-year tale of murder, intrigue, and money gone berserk tied to a U.S. contractor given free rein over private security operatives in Iraq.
Lt. Evan Scholler, a young San Franciscan ... Read More
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