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Character · San Francisco · 16 books

Dismas Hardy

Defence lawyer · John Lescroart

Dismas Hardy is a San Francisco defence lawyer, a former cop and bartender.

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Character facts

First appearance
Dead Irish (1989)
Latest appearance
Poison (2018)
Books
16 (16 as lead)
Series
Dismas Hardy
Author
John Lescroart
Circle
San Francisco

Where to meet Dismas Hardy

Dismas Hardy first appears in Dead Irish (1989), as the lead, book 1 of the Dismas Hardy series.

Buy Dead Irish

Every book with Dismas Hardy

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1989LDead Irishlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  2. 1990LThe Viglead · Dismas HardyBuy
  3. 1993LHard Evidencelead · Dismas HardyBuy
  4. 1994LThe 13th Jurorlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  5. 1998LThe Mercy Rulelead · Dismas HardyBuy
  6. 2000LNothing But the Truthlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  7. 2002LThe Oathlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  8. 2003LThe First Lawlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  9. 2004LThe Second Chairlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  10. 2004LThe Motivelead · Dismas HardyBuy
  11. 2008LBetrayallead · Dismas HardyBuy
  12. 2009LA Plague of Secretslead · Dismas HardyBuy
  13. 2013LThe Ophelia Cutlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  14. 2014LThe Keeperlead · Dismas HardyBuy
  15. 2015LThe Falllead · Dismas HardyBuy
  16. 2018LPoisonlead · Dismas HardyBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Abe GlitskyHomicide lieutenant16
Frannie HardyDismas's wife16
Wyatt HuntPrivate investigator5