Below is the complete list of John Lescroart books in order. For each series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Auguste Lupa Mystery Books
Publication Order of Dismas Hardy Books
Publication Order of Abe Glitsky Books
Publication Order of Wyatt Hunt Books
Publication Order of Standalone Books
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
- Rambo (2022)
(By David Morrell)
Rambo was published in 2022 and is listed as book #1 in the Mysterious Profiles series. 
Publication Order of MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Books
with Lee Child, Bill Crider, Lyn McConchie, James Lovegrove, Nancy Holder, David Stuart Davies, David Timson, Craig Stephen Copland, Nicholas Utechin, Dacre Stoker, Carla Coupe, Jan Edwards, Peter Lovesey, Lyndsay Faye, Christopher Redmond, Will Murray, Josh Pachter, John Lawrence, Matthew J. Elliott, Leslie Charteris, Bert Coules, Rand Lee, Andy Lane, William Meikle, Richard Doyle, J.R. Campbell, Craig Janacek, John Linwood Grant, Michael Sims, Victoria Watson, Michael Cox, Gareth Tilley, Stephen Herczeg, Kelvin Jones, Gordon Linzner, Kelvin I. Jones, Richard Dean Starr, Roger Johnson, Steven Philip Jones, Leverett Butts, William Patrick Maynard, Bob Byrne, Mark Wardecker, D.J. Tyrer, Denis O. Smith, Sam Wiebe, Stuart Douglas, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Stephen Mason Merrill, Daniel McGachey, Michael Mallory, Derrick Belanger, Narrelle M. Harris, John Davis, Matthew Booth, Martin Rosenstock, Jack Grochot, Denis Green, Mike Chinn, Kevin Jones, I.A. Watson, Greg Hatcher, Frank Schildiner, Aaron Smith, Will Thomas, Larry Millett, Bonnie MacBird, John Hall, Nik Morton, Paul D. Gilbert, Richard Paolinelli, Roger Silverwood, Mark Mower, Thomas A. Turley, Robert Perret, Jan Edwards, Daniel D. Victor, James Moffett, Hugh Ashton, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Shane Simmons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Christopher James, Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Liz Hedgecock, N. John Hall, Naching T. Kassa, Kevin McCann, Tim Gambrell, Adrian Middleton, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, John Heywood, Elizabeth Sophia Watson, John Lawrence Toole, Ann Margaret Lewis, Mark Alberstat, Sonia Fetherston, Julie McKuras, Matthew White, Paul Hiscock, Robert Stapleton, Keith Hann, Hal Glatzer, Steve Emecz, Peter Coe Verbica, Margaret Walsh, James Gelter, Ian Ableson, Kevin P. Thornton, Susan Knight, Harry DeMaio, Mike Hogan, Anthony Gurney, Steve Emecz, Tracy J. Revels, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Thomas A. Turley, S.C. Toft, Roger Riccard, Steve Emecz, Ian Ableson, Wayne Anderson, Barry Clay, Harry DeMaio, Matthew White, Margaret Walsh, Dan Rowley, Deanna Baran, Thomas A. Turley, Brenda Seabrooke, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Martin Daley, Dick Gillman, Paul Hiscock, Mike Hogan, Andrew Bryant, Paula Hammond, Susan Knight, Kevin Thornton, J.S. Rowlinson, Julie McKuras, J. Lawrence Matthews, Jane Rubino, Chris Chan, Tim Symonds, Arthur Hall, Vincent W. Wright, Jeremy Holstein, Andrea Mantin Levy, Steven Rothman, Melissa Farnham, Brenda Seabrook, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Edwin A. Enstrom, M.J.H. Simmonds, Tracy Revels, Sean M. Wright, Marino C. Álvarez, Kevin P. Thornton, Stephen Seitz, Jim French, David Friend, Peter Coe Verbica, Jacquelynn Morris, Melissa Grigsby, Thomas A. Burns Jr., Roger Stapleton, Tom Turley, Tracey J. Revels, Nick Cardillo, Brenda Seagrove, Keith Hann, Hal Glatzer, Stephen Gaspar, Sean Wright, Jeffrey Hatcher, Tim Newton Anderson, Terry Golledge, Josh Cerefice, David MacGregor, Alisha Shea, Emma West, Kevin Patrick McCann, Thomas Burns, Steven Herczeg, William Todd, Stephen Wade, Amy Thomas, DJ Tyrer, Ember Pepper, John McNabb, Joseph W. Svec III, Don Baxter, Alan Dimes, Lizzy Butle
- Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897 (2024)
(By David Marcum)
In the MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories series, Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897 is book #49 and was published in 2024. - Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917 (2024)
(By David Marcum)
Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917 was first published in 2024; within the MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories series, it is listed as book #50. 
About John Lescroart
John Lescroart is an American bestselling novelist known for his legal thrillers, crime mysteries, and intricately developed stories of murder, justice, and political corruption. Best known for his Dismas Hardy novels, he has created an interconnected fictional world featuring San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy, homicide detective Abe Glitsky, and private investigator Wyatt Hunt. His work combines courtroom drama with police investigations, moral conflicts, and detailed portrayals of the institutions responsible for administering justice.
Born on January 14, 1948, in Houston, Texas, Lescroart grew up in California. He attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo before studying at several California colleges. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1970 with a degree in English literature, earning honours for his academic achievements.
Before establishing himself as a novelist, Lescroart pursued several occupations and creative interests, including music and songwriting. His varied experiences contributed to his understanding of different professions, personalities, and social environments, qualities that later became important elements of his crime fiction.
His literary career began with Sunburn (1981), a standalone novel that received the Joseph Henry Jackson Award for an unpublished novel by a California writer. The recognition marked an important early achievement, although his greatest commercial success would come through his subsequent mystery and thriller series.
Lescroart’s first recurring fictional character was Auguste Lupa, a mysterious investigator rumoured to be the son of Sherlock Holmes. Introduced in Son of Holmes (1986), Lupa operates within the dangerous political environment of First World War Europe. The sequel, Rasputin’s Revenge (1987), continues this historical mystery storyline, demonstrating Lescroart’s early interest in combining detective fiction with political intrigue.
His most significant creation arrived with Dead Irish (1989), introducing Dismas Hardy, a former police officer and assistant district attorney whose complicated personal history has left him struggling to rebuild his life. Initially working as a bartender, Hardy gradually returns to the legal profession, becoming a defence attorney whose cases expose corruption, institutional weaknesses, and difficult ethical questions.
Set primarily in San Francisco, the series follows Hardy’s professional development alongside changes in his family relationships and friendships. His investigations frequently involve Abe Glitsky, a homicide detective whose commitment to justice brings him into conflict with political pressures and departmental expectations.
Glitsky also features prominently in novels centred on his own investigations, including A Certain Justice (1995), Guilt (1997), and Damage (2011). These stories examine racial tensions, prosecutorial misconduct, violent crime, and the complications of seeking justice within an imperfect legal system.
Lescroart expanded his fictional world with private investigator Wyatt Hunt, introduced in The Hunt Club (2006). Unlike Hardy’s courtroom-centred investigations, Hunt’s cases emphasise surveillance, hidden motives, personal histories, and the dangerous realities of investigative work. His adventures continue in Treasure Hunt and The Hunter.
The author’s standalone fiction includes The Suspect (2007), a murder mystery involving a man accused of killing his wife, and Fatal (2017), a psychological thriller examining the devastating consequences of an extramarital affair.
Later Dismas Hardy novels, including The Ophelia Cut, The Keeper, The Fall, and The Rule of Law, explore the increasingly complicated relationships between criminal investigations, political ambition, and personal loyalty. The Missing Piece (2022) continues Hardy’s career through a case involving a recently released prisoner accused of another murder.
Lescroart has written thirty novels, nineteen of which have appeared on the New York Times bestseller lists. His books have sold more than twelve million copies and have been translated into twenty-two languages, reaching readers in more than seventy-five countries.
His literary achievements include the International Thriller Writers Silver Bullet Award, recognising his contributions to literacy and reading. He has also received recognition for his detailed portrayal of San Francisco, a city whose neighbourhoods, legal institutions, and political culture provide much of the foundation for his fiction.
Beyond literature, Lescroart remains an accomplished musician and songwriter. He founded Crow Art Records and has released recordings of his original music. He also maintains an interest in cooking, with recipes appearing in culinary publications.
Lescroart lives in Davis, California. His fiction is distinguished by the depth of its recurring characters and its willingness to examine the personal consequences of legal decisions. Rather than portraying criminal investigations as straightforward conflicts between good and evil, he explores the uncertainties, compromises, and competing obligations that shape the pursuit of justice.