John Lescroart
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John T. Lescroart is an American
author
best known for two series of legal and crime thriller novels featuring the characters Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky.
Lescroart was born in Houston, Texas
, and graduated from Junípero Serra High School, San Mateo
, California
(Class of 1966). He then went on to earn a B.A. in English with Honors at UC Berkeley
in 1970. In addition to his novels, Lescroart has written several screenplays. He appeared as a contestant on the game show Tic Tac Dough in 1979 but lost his only game.
, although Wolfe is never mentioned by name.]
Lescroart's most popular works are a series of legal and crime dramas taking place in and around San Francisco, beginning with the thriller Dead Irish. They center around the adventures of ex-cop and lawyer, Dismas Hardy, and his best friend, officer Abe Glitsky, among many other friends and associates. His newest works introduce Wyatt Hunt, working as a private investigator. Although they are often performing together in the story, the books can be distinguished by which character is the main protagonist.
The events of A Certain Justice happen chronologically between Parts IV and V of Guilt.
Lescroart wrote A Certain Justice before Guilt, and in the course of writing it, he came up with Wes Farrell's account of the trial that made him lose faith in the law. After finishing Justice, he decided Guilt would go both backwards and forwards and tell the whole story of Mark Dooher.
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best known for two series of legal and crime thriller novels featuring the characters Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky.
Lescroart was born in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and graduated from Junípero Serra High School, San Mateo
San Mateo, California
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, California
California
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(Class of 1966). He then went on to earn a B.A. in English with Honors at UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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in 1970. In addition to his novels, Lescroart has written several screenplays. He appeared as a contestant on the game show Tic Tac Dough in 1979 but lost his only game.
Auguste Lupa series
[It is strongly hinted in these books that Lupa (the son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler) later becomes Nero WolfeNero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe's confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the detective genius. Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe's...
, although Wolfe is never mentioned by name.]
- Son of Holmes (Donald I. Fine, 1986) ISBN 0917657640
- Rasputin's Revenge (Donald I. Fine, 1987) ISBN 1556110111
Lescroart's most popular works are a series of legal and crime dramas taking place in and around San Francisco, beginning with the thriller Dead Irish. They center around the adventures of ex-cop and lawyer, Dismas Hardy, and his best friend, officer Abe Glitsky, among many other friends and associates. His newest works introduce Wyatt Hunt, working as a private investigator. Although they are often performing together in the story, the books can be distinguished by which character is the main protagonist.
Dismas Hardy (featured protagonist)
- Dead Irish (Donald I. Fine, 1989) ISBN 1556111592
- The Vig (Donald I. Fine, 1990) ISBN 1556112211
- Hard Evidence (Donald I. Fine, 1993) ISBN 1556113447
- The 13th Juror (Donald I. Fine, 1994) ISBN 1556114028
- The Mercy Rule (Delacorte, 1998) ISBN 0385316585
- Nothing But the Truth (Delacorte, 1999) ISBN 0385333536
- The Hearing (Dutton, 1999) ISBN 052594575X
- The Oath (Dutton, 2002) ISBN 0525945768
- The First Law (Dutton, 2003) ISBN 0525947051
- The Second Chair (Dutton, 2004) ISBN 0525947752
- The Motive (Dutton, 2004) ISBN 0525948449
- Betrayal (Dutton, 2007) ISBN 9780525950394
- A Plague of Secrets (Dutton, 2009) ISBN 9780525950929
Abe Glitsky (featured protagonist)
- A Certain Justice (Donald I. Fine, 1995) ISBN 1556114451
- Guilt (Delacorte, 1996) ISBN 0385316550
- Damage (Dutton, 2011) ISBN 0525951766
The events of A Certain Justice happen chronologically between Parts IV and V of Guilt.
Lescroart wrote A Certain Justice before Guilt, and in the course of writing it, he came up with Wes Farrell's account of the trial that made him lose faith in the law. After finishing Justice, he decided Guilt would go both backwards and forwards and tell the whole story of Mark Dooher.