John Lescroart Books in Order
John Lescroart has written 35 books, published between 1981 and 2022. The first book is Sunburn (1981) and the newest is Dismas Hardy (2022). Publication order is the reading order below. 18 of the 35 books listed here are in the Dismas Hardy series, which has its own page: Dismas Hardy books in order.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1981–2022
- Confirmed
- 33 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,120 in 26 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 185–278 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,120 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
John Lescroart, born January 14, 1948, writes legal and crime thrillers built around three recurring characters: Dismas Hardy, Abe Glitsky and Wyatt Hunt. More than 10 million copies of Lescroart's novels have sold, in 22 languages across more than 75 countries, and 18 titles have reached the New York Times bestseller list. San Francisco appears in the subject tags. The catalogue lists 35 books, opening with Sunburn (1981), then Son of Holmes (1986), Rasputin's Revenge (1987) and Dead Irish (1989). The Vig (1990), Hard Evidence (1993) and The 13th Juror (1994) come next. The Auguste Lupa Mystery series and standalone novels also appear.
How many John Lescroart books are there?
John Lescroart has 35 books, released between 1981 and 2022. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
John Lescroart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 John Lescroart books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11981–3/4
- 219862563/4
- 319872683/4
- 419894324/4
- 519903844/4
- 619935443/4
- 719945603/4
- 819956083/4
- 9Hard Evidence Publisher1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 1019976223/4
- 1119976114/4
- 1220004523/4
- 1320005423/4
- 1420024684/4
- 1520034304/4
- 1620044803/4
- 1720044363/4
- 1820064053/4
- 1920074003/4
- 2020084223/4
- 212009–3/4
- 2220103573/4
- 232011–3/4
- 2420124643/4
- 2520134183/4
- 2620143063/4
- 27The Keeper2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 2820153083/4
- 2920173073/4
- 302017–3/4
- 312018–3/4
- 3220193363/4
- 33The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XIX: 2020 AnnualMX New Sherlock Holmes Stories #202020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 3420213043/4
- 352022–3/4
John Lescroart series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Abe Glitsky books in order 4 books
- Dismas Hardy books in order 19 books
John Lescroart books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Dismas Hardy books in order
18 books by John Lescroart- 1. Dead Irish
- 2. The Vig
- 3. Hard Evidence
- 4. The 13th Juror
- 5. The Mercy Rule
- 6. Nothing but the Truth
- 7. The Hearing
- 8. The Oath
- 9. The First Law
- 10. The Second Chair
- 11. The Motive
- 12. Betrayal
- and 6 more in the table above
John Lescroart Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Wyatt Hunt in order
3 books- 1. The Hunt Club
- 2. Treasure Hunt
- 3. The Hunter
Auguste Lupa Mystery in order
2 booksMysterious Profiles in order
1 book- 13. Dismas Hardy
MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 John Lescroart titles here are not listed as part of any series.
John Lescroart Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the John Lescroart books run from Sunburn (1981) to Dismas Hardy (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for John Lescroart in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read John Lescroart books in order?
You only need to read John Lescroart books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Lescroart
Start with the first book of the John Lescroart series you want to read: Abe Glitsky starts with A Certain Justice (1995) and Dismas Hardy starts with Dead Irish (1989). The earliest catalogued title overall is Sunburn (1981).
What is the newest John Lescroart book?
Dismas Hardy (2022) is the newest John Lescroart book released so far.
Is there a new John Lescroart book coming?
No next John Lescroart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Lescroart at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Lescroart title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- John Lescroart books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,120 pages across the 26 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 426 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Lescroart books, 11 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 5 of the 35 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 33 in at least three.
What the John Lescroart books are about
30 of the 35 John Lescroart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dismas hardy (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dismas Hardy (Fictitious character) 11 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 30 books
- San Francisco (Calif.) 9 of 30 books
- Abe Glitsky (Fictitious character) 7 of 30 books
- Legal stories 7 of 30 books
- Suspense 7 of 30 books
- Hardy, dismas (fictitious character) 5 of 30 books
- Murder 5 of 30 books
- Thrillers 5 of 30 books
- California 4 of 30 books
- Investigation 4 of 30 books
- Private investigators 4 of 30 books