{"product_id":"9781472291783-dead-irish-dismas-hardy-series-book-1","title":"Dead Irish (Dismas Hardy series, book 1)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA captivating crime thriller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDismas Hardy finds his instincts warning him of an impending murder in \u003ci\u003eDead Irish\u003c\/i\u003e, the first Dismas Hardy novel from acclaimed crime writer John Lescroart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe was hoping for a little peace, but is propelled back into all the things he was trying to escape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lescroart introduces Dismas Hardy for the first time in \u003ci\u003eDead Irish\u003c\/i\u003e, the gripping crime thriller. Perfect for fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With John Lescroart's polished writing, \u003ci\u003eDead Irish\u003c\/i\u003e becomes more than a mystery novel with a bartender as detective. With razor precision, characters stand out, flawed and human. Chilling in its intensity, this is an ingenious tale of many different kinds of people' - \u003ci\u003ePasadena Star-News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ex-policeman, ex-husband and ex-lawyer, Dismas Hardy is now a barman wondering what to do with the rest of his life. Then he hears that one of his friends, Eddie Cochran, has just lost his. It seems that Eddie killed himself but, recently married to Frannie McGuire, the sister of Dismas' boss Moses, Eddie had a lot to live for. Reluctantly, Dismas agrees to use his long-neglected skills to investigate the death, if only to rescue Frannie from the agony of believing her husband killed himself. At first it appears Eddie was silenced when he stumbled on a drug deal. But Dismas gets to know Eddie's family and starts to uncover a reservoir of anger rotting the fabric that binds the generations. And then another member of the Cochran clan goes missing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eDead Irish\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eNail-biting\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[This] book is \u003cb\u003ea joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIntricate\u003c\/b\u003e and fraught with complications, \u003cb\u003enuanced characters\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ebelievable\u003c\/b\u003e relationships'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944061022305,"sku":"9781472291783","price":23.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34130382.jpg?v=1746725361","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472291783-dead-irish-dismas-hardy-series-book-1","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}