John Lescroart

John Lescroart (b. January 14 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American author best known for two series of legal and crime thrillers featuring the characters Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky.

Lescroart, (pronounced "less-kwah") is a writer with a highly diverse background. He has spent time as a computer programmer, an Ad Director, moving man, house painter, bartender, legal secretary, fund-raising executive and management consultant. All along maintaining key interest in music and writing. His very first novel Sunburn became a reality when a former high school teacher's wife entered the book, in John's name, to the Joseph Henry Jackson Award given by the San Francisco Foundation for Best Novel by a California author. His book beat out 280 other entrants for the prize. Even then, the book wouldn't be published for another four years and was limited to paperback edition only.

His novels include "Hard Evidence" (1993), "Nothing but the Truth" (1999), "The Oath" (2000), "The First Law" (2003), "The Second Chair" (2004) and "The Motive" (2004).

Lescroart 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. He enjoys cooking, playing guitar, (having written over 500 songs) and spending time with his children, and dislikes unpleasant weather. John has written several screenplays.

Bibliography

*"Sunburn" (1981) Pinnacle Books, (Pbk only) ISBN 0523411871

Auguste Lupa series

[It is strongly hinted in these books that Lupa (the son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler) later becomes Nero Wolfe, although Wolfe is never mentioned by name.]
*"Son of Holmes" (1986) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A. ISBN 0917657640
*"Rasputin's Revenge" (1987) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A. 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. Though they are often performing together in the story, the books can be broken down to who the main protagonist is in each particular novel.

Dismas Hardy (featured protagonist)

*"Dead Irish" (1989) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A., ISBN 1556111592
*"The Vig" (1990) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.k ISBN 1556112211
*"Hard Evidence" (1993) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.k ISBN 1556113447
*"The 13th Juror" (1994) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A., ISBN 1556114028
*"The Mercy Rule" (1998) Delacorte Pubns Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0385316585
*"Nothing But the Truth" (1999) Delacorte Pubns Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0385333536
*"The First Law" (2003) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0525947051
*"The Motive" (2004) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0525948449
*"The Second Chair" (2004) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0525947752
*"Betrayal" (2007) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 9780525950394

Abe Glitsky (featured protagonist)

*"A Certain Justice" (1995) Donald I Fine, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A., ISBN 1556114451
*"Guilt" (1996) Delacorte Pubns Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0385316550
*"The Hearing" (1999) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 052594575X
*"The Oath" (2002) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0525945768

Wyatt Hunt

*"The Hunt Club" (2005) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 0525949143
*"The Suspect" (2007) E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., ISBN 978-0-525-94998-5

External links

* [http://www.johnlescroart.com Official site]