John Lescroart Books In Order
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| Son of Holmes | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Rasputin's Revenge | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Dismas Hardy Books
| Dead Irish | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Vig | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Hard Evidence | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The 13th Juror | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Mercy Rule | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Nothing but the Truth | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Hearing | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Oath | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The First Law | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Second Chair | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Motive | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Betrayal | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| A Plague of Secrets | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Ophelia Cut | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Keeper | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Fall | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Poison | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Rule of Law | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Missing Piece | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Abe Glitsky Books
| A Certain Justice | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Guilt | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Damage | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Keeper | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Wyatt Hunt Books
| The Hunt Club | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Treasure Hunt | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Hunter | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Sunburn | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Suspect | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Silent Hunt: Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Fatal | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Portal / Closure | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Natural Suspect | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| A Merry Band of Murderers | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| No Rest for the Dead | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| First Thrills: Volume 4 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| FaceOff | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Nothing Good Happens After Midnight | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
John Lescroart Biography:
The life of a writer is filled with many highs and lows. As you grow up, you take lessons with you that shape not only the kind of person you become, but the kind of writer you will be someday. The road to being a successful writer is a tough one to walk, and sometimes those who venture down that road end up wanting to give up. But, those who stick to it usually end up being the best of the best, and that is especially true for New York Times best-selling author, John Lescroart. This is his life, his career, and his journey into becoming the best legal and crime novelist that he is known as today. This is John Lescroart’s story.
The Early Life And Times For John
He was born as John Lescroart in Houston, Texas in January of 1948. He was raised in San Mateo, California, where he would graduate from Junipero Serra high school in 1966. Interested in earning some type of writing degree, he received his BA in English in 1970 after he graduated from Berkeley UC.
The Jack Of All Trades; Before His Writing Career
Lescroart was a self-described jack of all trades. He did not become a writer until 1994. Before settling down to become of the most notable authors of our time, he did a lot of little odds and ends jobs. Some of these jobs included being a word processor for a bunch of different law firms, an editor for several newspapers, and even an advertising director. He had other low-paying jobs, too, such as working as a bartender, a house painter, a moving man, and even a computer programmer and fundraising executive. Whatever job was available, he would take it on so he couple support himself and his family.
Becoming A Writer
Lescroart started his writing career in the early 1980s. Though he was still picking up odd jobs to do to support himself and his family, he found time to write his first novel, Sunburn, in 1981. It wasn’t until 1994 that he decided to become a fulltime writer. During the 80s, he had some success with his work, winning an award for his first novel in 1982. By 1994, Lescroart had written a total of seven novels. Now, after a 33 year career, Lescroart has released more than twenty books. He is currently at work on a new novel.
Awards That Lescroart Has Won
Lescroart has won a handful of awards since his first book was released in 1981. Beating out Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, he won the San Francisco Foundation’s Joseph Henry Jackson award for best unpublished book by a California author. He has also won awards such as American Author’s Associations Book of the Year award in 2007, the American Author medal in 2007, and more. He has also been nominated for a handful of awards, and was chosen for the Entertainment Weekly “must list” for his book, Damage, in 2011.
Recurring Characters In Lescroart’s Books
John Lescroart has a few recurring characters in nearly all of the books he has written. The one that is best known and well liked would be Dismas Hardy, which is the main protagonist in over fourteen of his books. He also has another well-known recurring character, named Abe Glitzsky that appears in many of his books. His last recurring character is a main protagonist in two books, and goes by the name of Gina Roake. His best known character, Dismas Hardy, is a fan favorite and will appear in a couple future books Lescroart is working on.
The Best Books He Has Written
There are a number of those books that are fan favorites. These books are also the reason that Lescroart is such a well-known writer, and a favorite among crime novel readers all over the world. The fan favorite novels of John Lescroart include Sunburn, Damage, Dead Irish, The 13th Juror, The Ophelia Cut, Nothing But The Truth, and The Suspect. These are favorites that have been picked by his fans and landed on sites such as Good Reads and others. They are also his highest rated books currently.
The Personal Life Of John Lescroart
John leads a pretty private life. He loves to keep his private and work life separate. He has been married two times, and is now in a marriage with a woman ten years his junior. He does not have any children, currently. He enjoys food and wine, and when he has a day off, he likes to go on a little fishing trip, or enjoy a day at the local golf course. He also likes to keep healthy, and makes sure to hit the gym for an hour and a half several days a week.
Lescroart’s Music Career
Lescroart had a small music career going in his twenties. His first big interest had been music before he became acquainted with the thought of becoming a fulltime writer. He performed in little clubs around San Francisco through his twenties. He was a singer and he also wrote songs for the band, too. He played in a band, named Johnny Capo and his Real Good Band. He performed under the name Johnny Capo. Besides singing and writing songs, Lescroart also played the guitar. He now has a record company out that is called Crow Art Records.
John Lescroart’s Heritage
John Lescroart has an interesting background. He is mainly Irish. In fact, he says he is three quarters of Irish descent. However, his last name is French. It is pronounced less-kwah. His French background comes from his father’s side, and his father’s last name is Lescroart. John says that the first question he usually gets is how he pronounces his rather confusing and hard to pronounce last name, and what his heritage and background is. He usually has to stop people from asking the question since he has received it so many times from the start of his writing career.
John Lescroart is one of the few writers who has lived a full life. He continues to write thriller crime novels that leaves fans on the edge of their seat and wanting more. You can learn more about John by visiting his website. Pick up his latest book, The Ophelia Cut, today!
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John Noce turned me on to your books a few years back. He mentioned that you were once a star in the Belmont Bush League.
Love Dismas, Abe, and all. Keep those books coming.
thanks for the good bio
Do you recommend your books be read in order of publication? I’ve just discovered you in my community library; now I’m wondering how I begin this journey.
I first read “Rasputin’s Revenge”, looking for something different to bring to my book club. I have now read all of your books. I like the characters and plots. They entertain me. I appreciate your good grammar, the continuing growth of the characters and their relationships and that I haven’t figured out the ending after twenty pages. Thank you.
Stumbled upon The Hunter in a sidewalk library.prescise writing. Good grammar..will continue the search for more of your books.
I love the droll comedy in, especially the Dismas Hardy/ Abe Glitzy books. The interchanges between those two are priceless! The stories give, I think, a real look at the politics of SF. All his books are extremely well written.
I am hooked. Excellent author. Keeps you interested and books never fail. Just purchased them all. Have a lot of reading to do.
I recently decided to read one of John’s novels just looking for a new novelist to add to my list of favorites. I read Dead Irish and liked it so much i bought 7 of his older novels which i am not in the process of reading. After reading 3 of them, now on the 4th, I have enjoyed his books so much that i now plan to read most, if not all, of them going forward. He is now on top of my list of novelists with Daniel Silva, Nelson DeMille and John Sandford. Thanks to your site i also now know how his last name is procounced!
one of my favorite authors
Mr. L: I just finished your “Second Chair”, great stuff, lots of hooks. I loved Abe being former SJSU football. Me, full Irish 85yo, SF native Mission D. I tried to write a book I titled “Church Street”, a fict SF police sta in St. Paul’s parish SF. I gave it up as fiction writing gives me a bad headache. Your book is what I wanted to write! I will hunt down your other books. Sincere best regards, bill
Re: “Poison” – Glitsky: “Here, try this tea!! I promise it’s not poison!!” LMAO!!
I’m currently reading Guilt and enjoying very much. I’m always glad to find something that holds my interest and takes me 2or 3 days to read. Having read several of Mr. Lescroart’s novels prior to this I’m having a good time getting the backstory on Abe Glitsky. Keep up the good work.