The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 18 books · 1989 to 2018 · Set in San Francisco

John Lescroart

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralPrivate eyeLegal thriller

John Lescroart writes San Francisco legal thrillers about Dismas Hardy, a former cop and prosecutor turned bartender turned defence lawyer, and his friend Abe Glitsky, a half-Black, half-Jewish homicide detective.

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John Lescroart books in order

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Dismas Hardy

16 books · Set in San FranciscoLegal thrillerPolice procedural
  1. 1Dead Irish1989With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Vig1990With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Hard Evidence1993With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The 13th Juror1994With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Mercy Rule1998With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Nothing But the Truth2000With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Oath2002With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The First Law2003With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Second Chair2004With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Motive2004With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Betrayal2008With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  12. 12A Plague of Secrets2009With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  13. 13The Ophelia Cut2013With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Keeper2014With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  15. 15The Fall2015With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Poison2018With Dismas HardyBuy on Amazon

Wyatt Hunt

2 books · Set in San FranciscoPrivate eye
  1. 1The Hunt Club2006With Wyatt HuntBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Treasure Hunt2010With Wyatt HuntBuy on Amazon

Characters

4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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