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Book:Name: Lescroart, John - Betrayal - Lescroart, John
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Description:Title: Lescroart, John - Betrayal
Author: Lescroart, John
Language: English
Year: 2008
Subjects: Suspense, Glitsky; Abe (Fictitious Character), Iraq War; 2003, Hardy; Dismas (Fictitious Character), Fiction, United States, San Francisco (Calif.), Contractors, Legal stories, Iraq
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780525950394
Total pages: N/A
Download from RapidGatorNew York Times bestseller John Lescroart returns with an ambitious, torn- from- today's-headlines thriller featuring his trademark blend of real people and real suspense.
John Lescroart's millions of fans have been waiting three years for the return of San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy and his buddy, detective Abe Glitsky-and in that time John Lescroart's popularity has continued to soar. Now, Hardy and Glitsky reunite in a story filled with the big themes that are worthy of them-the 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-time-the 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: Nolan's relationship with Evan's girlfriend, Tara, a beautiful school-teacher back home in the states, followed by a deadly incident in which Nolan's apparent mistake results in the death of an innocent Iraqi family as well as seven men in Evan's 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 Lescroart's most ambitious and provocative novel, it is a magnificent tour de force of pure storytelling.
From Publishers Weekly
At the start of the adrenaline-infused 10th thriller to feature DA Dismas Hardy (Dead Irish, etc.) from bestseller Lescroart, Hardy agrees to wrap up some of the caseload of a Bay Area lawyer who has mysteriously disappeared. After discovering that the lawyer was set to appeal an apparently straightforward murder case, Hardy realizes that the crime had its origins in Iraq, where the alleged killer and his victim first met. With the help of his old friend, Det. Abe Glitsky, Hardy learns that the victim, ex-navy SEAL Ron Nolan, was sleeping with the girlfriend of National Guard Reservist Evan Scholler, who was later convicted of killing Nolan. As Hardy and Glitsky dig deeper, they discover that Nolan had committed several murders himself, and it's up to Dismas and Hardy to unravel the conspiracy that may have roots in the U.S. government. Lescroart weaves his trademark complicated yet fast-moving tale, full of believable characters and crisp dialogue. A first-rate addition to the author's ongoing series, this should please both longtime readers and new fans. (Feb.)
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Review
"Who needs John Grisham when we have homegrown John Lescroart?"
-San Francisco magazine
"An excellent story. . . . The Suspect is one smooth ride and a fine legal thriller to boot."
-The Philadelphia Inquirer
"The thrill of The Suspect is watching the punch-counterpunch dynamic of the justice system. It's a world that John Lescroart knows inside out and he navigates it like the pro he is."
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