THE VIG

Dismas Hardy, onetime San Francisco prosecutor, is currently co-owner of the Little Shamrock, a Bay Area bar. One night former coworker Rusty Ingraham drops in and tells Hardy that a criminal the two of them sent to jail years back is out of prison and gunning for them. After the body of a young woman is discovered on Ingraham's houseboat and Ingraham goes missing, Hardy knows he has to find some answers. David Colacci doesn't disappoint as he creates a variety of original characters. With deft timing and singular character voices, Colacci's performance switches from laid-back to ominous as John Lescroart's gritty sequel to Dead Irish careens to its gripping conclusion. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 06/ JAN 07]