Dead Irish

A ex-cop names his poison. For former San Francisco cop Dismas Hardy,

Guinness Stout withBass Ale is the drink of choice, but a straight Irish whiskey will do anytime. The news of young Eddie Cochran's death calls for a double. The cops think it's suicide, but even to a lapsedCatholic like Hardy, it sounds wrong. Doubts lead him back into the heart of the Little Shamrock, into memories of warm kitchens, cold churches, and sins unforgetten. Blood ties stillbind Eddie's family—his beautiful mot…