Dead Irish (Dismas Hardy) | John Lescroart | I enjoyed reading this first book of the series

Dead Irish (Dismas Hardy) | John Lescroart | Dead Irish (Dimas Hardy)

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Dead Irish (Dismas...

	Dead Irish (Dismas Hardy) John Lescroart Signet, 2005 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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In his new life as a bartender at the Little Shamrock, Dismas Hardy is just hoping for a little peace. He's left both the police force and his law career behind. Unfortunately it's not as easy to leave behind the memory of a shattering personal loss-but for the time being, he can always take the edge off with a stiff drink and round of darts. But when the news of Eddie Cochran's death reaches him, Hardy is propelled back into all the things he was trying to escape. Now he must untangle a web of old secrets and raw passions, for the sake of Eddie's pregnant widow Frannie-and for the others whose lives may still be at risk.

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I enjoyed reading this first book of the series

Over that last few years I have read several of the Dismas Hardy books. What really stuck out for me as one of my biggest gripes was that the characters really felt set in stone. I never felt like they were growing from one book to the next. I also felt alot like Lescroart was writing the same story over and over again with slight variations. So in my mind I was viewing Lescroart as a talanted mystery/thriller writer who was trying too hard to write for an imaginary audience whom he felt wanted an exact sort of book from him and that he had become too attached to his characters to alow for them to undergo changes.

Thats why I think I felt that Dead Irish was such a refreshing Lescroart book for one who has basically worked backwards along the series arc. In Dead Irish the characters are just being formed, given substance. Its interesting to see the long standing friendships that would later come to be take shape.

The story itself is also pretty interesting, though nothing earth shattering. What I like about it is that all in all it is a fairly simple plot, no mass killings or huge rampages. Instead this book is about the small things. Dismas' friend is killed or has commited suicide and he takes it upon himself to uncover exactly what occured.

This is one of the best Lescroart books. I would say you should read this if you have not yet done so and have previously read others in the series. However, if you are looking for something earth shattering in this genre I would suggest that you turn instead to Cormac McCarthy's 'No Country for Old Men'.

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Dead Irish (Dimas Hardy)

In the latest Dimas Hardy mystery, Dis finds himself helping out another friend find the bad guy. There are alot of twists and turns in this one, so everytime I thought I knew who did it, I got fooled again. It did keep me listening longer than I wanted to. It was fast paced and interesting, highly recommend if your a Dismas Hardy fan.

Great Novel, First in the Dismas Hardy Series

Dead Irish, by John Lescroart, marks the first appearance of series character Dismas Hardy. This murder mystery is set in San Francisco and the surrounding bay area towns. Living in Northern California, and having been to San Fracisco on numerous occasions, Lescroart (of Northern California) does a masterful job of describing the settings and taking the reader right to the scene. Dismas is a very compelling character as a current bartender and former cop; who has also passed the bar exam. The mystery surrounds the death of one of the guys that has grown up in a tight Catholic community. Cochran leaves behind a pregnant wife. If his death is ruled a suicide, which it could be by all appearances, than the wife is left with nothing. Dismas is called in to investigate if it was murder or suicide. Dismas runs into his ex-wife and we learn the compelling backstory of his life and a family tragedy.

This is a well-written and enjoyable read. Very recommended and worth a four star rating.

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Great characters, needed a better story.

It's always good to read the first book of a series as it lays the groundwork for the characters and their relationships. This book did a very good job of creating the defining the principal characters by making them interesting enough that I want to read more about them. The setting was well done. However, the story had too many red herrings and I found myself disappointed by the ending.

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