they Date Back To The Wilder Days Of San Francisco's Vigilante Past, A Private Police Force That Keeps Watch For Paying Clients. Unfortunately, Sam Silverman-an Elderly Pawnshop Owner And A Friend Of Lt. Abe Glitsky's Father-could No Longer Afford Patrol Special Protection, And He May Have Paid With His Life. Dismas Hardy, Putting Together A High-stakes Lawsuit Against The Security Firm, Suddenly Finds Himself Defending A Local Bar Owner Accused In Silverman's Death. He's Convinced Of John Holiday's Innocence-until He Goes On The Lam. Now, Blocked At Every Turn, Hardy And Glitsky May Be Forced To Protect Not Only Themselves, But Their Nearest And Dearest, As They Step Cautiously Into A World Where The Only Law Is Survival... the Washington Post lescroart Has Been At This Game Long Enough That He Has All The Necessary Tricks In His Bag. The Requisite Double-crosses, Threatened Families And Old Friends Turned Suspicious Nonbelievers Are All In Place. Even If The Book Does Have A Certain Paint-by-numbers Feel, It Is Still Entertaining To See The Picture Come Together. Lescroart May Not Win Many New Fans With This One, But His Regular Audience Will Find Much Here To Enjoy. —david Montgomery
Author: Lescroart, John.
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 2004
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
MSRP: 9.99
ISBN13: 9780451210227
ISBN: 0451210220
Other ISBN: 9781101209851
Other ISBN Binding: print
Language: en
Quality Rating: 1
"Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."