Dismas Hardy Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Irish | 1989 | Buy |
| The Vig | 1990 | Buy |
| Hard Evidence | 1993 | Buy |
| The 13th Juror | 1994 | Buy |
| The Mercy Rule | 1998 | Buy |
| Nothing but the Truth | 2000 | Buy |
| The Hearing | 2000 | Buy |
| The Oath | 2002 | Buy |
| The First Law | 2003 | Buy |
| The Second Chair | 2004 | Buy |
| The Motive | 2004 | Buy |
| Betrayal | 2008 | Buy |
| A Plague of Secrets | 2009 | Buy |
| The Ophelia Cut | 2013 | Buy |
| The Keeper | 2014 | Buy |
| The Fall | 2015 | Buy |
| Poison | 2018 | Buy |
| The Rule of Law | 2019 | Buy |
| The Missing Piece | 2021 | Buy |
This page covers the Dismas Hardy series by John Lescroart. Dismas Hardy is a San Francisco defense attorney who appears in 19 novels spanning more than three decades. The series began with Dead Irish in 1989 and follows Hardy through cases involving murder, corruption, and the complexities of the legal system.
Hardy is joined throughout the series by recurring characters including his best friend Abe Glitsky, a homicide detective. The books are set in and around San Francisco and draw on real aspects of California law and courtroom procedure.