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John Lescroart Books in Order

Find every John Lescroart book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 65 books / 6 series

American author John Lescroart is best known for his Dismas Hardy legal thriller series. His novels have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and earned critical acclaim for their intricate plots. This page provides the John Lescroart books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All John Lescroart Books in Chronological Order

1981 Sunburn POoSN / 1 Buy
1986 Son of Holmes POoALMB / 1 Buy
1987 Rasputin's Revenge POoALMB / 2 Buy
1989 Dead Irish POoDHB / 1 Buy
1990 The Vig POoDHB / 2 Buy
1993 Hard Evidence POoDHB / 3 Buy
1994 The 13th Juror POoDHB / 4 Buy
1995 A Certain Justice POoAGB / 1 Buy
1997 Guilt POoAGB / 2 Buy
1998 The Mercy Rule POoDHB / 5 Buy
2000 Nothing but the Truth POoDHB / 6 Buy
2000 The Hearing POoDHB / 7 Buy
2002 The Oath POoDHB / 8 Buy
2003 The First Law POoDHB / 9 Buy
2004 The Second Chair POoDHB / 10 Buy
2004 The Motive POoDHB / 11 Buy
2006 The Hunt Club POoWHB / 1 Buy
2007 The Suspect POoSN / 2 Buy
2008 Betrayal POoDHB / 12 Buy
2009 A Plague of Secrets POoDHB / 13 Buy
2010 Treasure Hunt POoWHB / 2 Buy
2011 Damage POoAGB / 3 Buy
2012 The Hunter POoWHB / 3 Buy
2013 The Ophelia Cut POoDHB / 14 Buy
2014 Silent Hunt: Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona(With: T. Jefferson Parker) POoSN / 3 Buy
2014 The Keeper POoAGB / 4 Buy
2015 The Fall POoDHB / 16 Buy
2017 Fatal POoSN / 4 Buy
2017 The Portal / Closure POoSN / 5 Buy
2018 Poison POoDHB / 17 Buy
2019 The Rule of Law POoDHB / 18 Buy
2021 The Missing Piece POoDHB / 19 Buy
2022 Rambo(By: David Morrell) POoMPB / 1 Buy
2022 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) POoMPB / 2 Buy
2022 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) POoMPB / 3 Buy
2022 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) POoMPB / 4 Buy
2022 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) POoMPB / 5 Buy
2022 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 6 Buy
2022 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoMPB / 7 Buy
2022 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) POoMPB / 8 Buy
2022 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) POoMPB / 9 Buy
2022 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) POoMPB / 10 Buy
2022 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) POoMPB / 11 Buy
2022 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) POoMPB / 12 Buy
2022 Dismas Hardy POoMPB / 13 Buy
2022 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) POoMPB / 14 Buy
2022 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) POoMPB / 15 Buy
2022 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) POoMPB / 16 Buy
2022 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) POoMPB / 17 Buy
2022 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) POoMPB / 18 Buy
2022 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) POoMPB / 19 Buy
2022 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) POoMPB / 20 Buy
2022 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) POoMPB / 21 Buy
2022 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) POoMPB / 22 Buy
2022 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoMPB / 23 Buy
2022 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) POoMPB / 24 Buy
2022 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) POoMPB / 25 Buy
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 26 Buy
2023 Condor(By: James Grady) POoMPB / 27 Buy
2023 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) POoMPB / 28 Buy
2023 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoMPB / 29 Buy
2024 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) POoMPB / 30 Buy
2024 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) POoMPB / 31 Buy
2024 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) POoMPB / 32 Buy
2025 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) POoMPB / 33 Buy

John Lescroart Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Rambo(By: David Morrell) 2022 Buy
02 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022 Buy
03 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022 Buy
04 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) 2022 Buy
05 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022 Buy
06 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
07 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022 Buy
08 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022 Buy
09 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022 Buy
10 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022 Buy
11 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022 Buy
12 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) 2022 Buy
13 Dismas Hardy 2022 Buy
14 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022 Buy
15 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022 Buy
16 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022 Buy
17 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) 2022 Buy
18 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022 Buy
19 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022 Buy
20 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022 Buy
21 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) 2022 Buy
22 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022 Buy
23 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022 Buy
24 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022 Buy
25 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022 Buy
26 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
27 Condor(By: James Grady) 2023 Buy
28 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023 Buy
29 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023 Buy
30 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024 Buy
31 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024 Buy
32 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024 Buy
33 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025 Buy
01 Son of Holmes 1986 Buy
02 Rasputin's Revenge 1987 Buy
Wyatt Hunt Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2006-2012
01 The Hunt Club 2006 Buy
02 Treasure Hunt 2010 Buy
03 The Hunter 2012 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1981-2017
01 Sunburn 1981 Buy
02 The Suspect 2007 Buy
03 Silent Hunt: Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona(With: T. Jefferson Parker) 2014 Buy
04 Fatal 2017 Buy
05 The Portal / Closure 2017 Buy
01 Dead Irish 1989 Buy
02 The Vig 1990 Buy
03 Hard Evidence 1993 Buy
04 The 13th Juror 1994 Buy
05 The Mercy Rule 1998 Buy
06 Nothing but the Truth 2000 Buy
07 The Hearing 2000 Buy
08 The Oath 2002 Buy
09 The First Law 2003 Buy
10 The Second Chair 2004 Buy
11 The Motive 2004 Buy
12 Betrayal 2008 Buy
13 A Plague of Secrets 2009 Buy
14 The Ophelia Cut 2013 Buy
16 The Fall 2015 Buy
17 Poison 2018 Buy
18 The Rule of Law 2019 Buy
19 The Missing Piece 2021 Buy
01 A Certain Justice 1995 Buy
02 Guilt 1997 Buy
03 Damage 2011 Buy
04 The Keeper 2014 Buy

Where to start with John Lescroart

What is the best order to read John Lescroart books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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