Betrayal [Hardcover]

John Lescroart (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 782 pages
• Publisher: Dutton; First Printing edition (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739491288
• ISBN-13: 978-0739491287
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,400,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bait-and-switch, June 17, 2008

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Pat in NC - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betrayal (Dismas Hardy) (Hardcover)

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.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Feeling Misled...Surprised Everyone Likes it So Much., March 9, 2008

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J. Goins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betrayal (Dismas Hardy) (Hardcover)

First - I'm a big Lescroart fan. I've read all his books, but this one disappointed me. After reading a preview of Betrayal I was happy to learn that Hardy and Glitsky were coming back!!! As Betrayal's book jacket says "...millions of fans have been waiting three years for the return of San Fransisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy and his buddy...". Well, keep waiting as this isn't it. Hardy and Glitsky are involved in pages 1-12. Hardy...well, he finally reappears on Page 301 (422 total pages in the book). Glitsky fares only slightly better - making a brief 3 page appearance between pages 12 and 301. In between is the story of a done wrong Iraq war veteran, his girlfriend, and a man in the middle - a mercenary working for a corrupt government contractor. That story - I frankly didn't find to be very exciting...None of the characters were very likeable, there was little suspense, and I found it predictable.... I feel a little misled by the previewed information released. It's my opinoin Lescroart had a mediocre story focusing of government contractor corruption and found a way to weave in his popular characters. Maybe my disappointment with the lack of a Hardy/Glitsky focused story line biased my opinion. Based on the other reviews so far, looks like I'm in the minority.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much there, April 3, 2008

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Brian Torsney "bbt1118" (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betrayal (Dismas Hardy) (Hardcover)

I like to read about Dismas Hardy and his friend in SFPD,Lt. Glitsky. I do not like political commentary on thus use of contractors to fight in a war in a novel I am reading for enjoyment. It was a very disappointing and disjointed presentation.