John T. Lescroart Ordre des livres (chronologique)

After years as a prosecutor, defense attorney Wes Farrell grapples with a crisis of faith, questioning how to defend clients he believes are likely guilty. He previously helped convict Paul Riley for the rape and murder of Dana Rush, only for DNA evidence to later exonerate Riley after eleven years. Just months after his release, Riley is murdered, and Farrell must defend the prime suspect: Dana's father, Doug Rush. An eyewitness, Paul's father, claims to have seen Doug fleeing the scene, leading Farrell to presume his guilt despite Doug's protests of innocence. Tasked with negotiating the best deal for a man the system has failed, Farrell's plans unravel when Doug suddenly disappears before his bail hearing. Feeling responsible for his client's fate, Farrell seeks help from his colleague, seasoned attorney Dismas Hardy, and retired police lieutenant-turned PI Abe Glitsky to locate Doug. The search raises questions about justice and morality, filled with twists and misdirection. This gripping narrative highlights the flaws in the justice system and the dedicated individuals fighting to restore balance.

Jennifer Witt faces the death penalty as Dismas Hardy attempts his most difficult defence yet in The Thirteenth Juror, the fourth novel in John Lescroart's thrilling series

Hardy finds himself caught up in both sides of the murder case in the third Dismas Hardy novel from acclaimed crime writer John Lescroart

Dismas Hardy returns to investigate the bloody disappearance of Rusty Ingraham, in John Lescroart's second Hardy thriller, The Vig

Dismas Hardy finds his instincts warning him of an impending murder in Dead Irish, the first Dismas Hardy novel from acclaimed crime writer John Lescroart.

After the owner of a successful family business is murdered, attorney Dismas Hardy, who doubts the guilt of the chief suspect, navigates the dangerous secrets and gold-digger agendas to identify the killer.

In “master of the legal thriller” ( Chicago Sun-Times ) John Lescroart’s electrifying novel, attorney Dismas Hardy is called to defend the least likely suspect of his career: his trusted assistant who is suddenly being charged as an accessory to murder. Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother—a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder—has just been released. Things take a shocking turn when Phyllis is suddenly arrested for allegedly abetting the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who’d been smuggling women from El Salvador and Mexico until he was shot to death on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. Hardy realizes that if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he must figure out how all these strands connect—and fast. Proving that he is a “certifiable A-Lister” ( Booklist ), John Lescroart crafts yet another whip-smart, roller coaster of a novel that will keep you on your toes until the very last page.

San Francisco lawyers Dismas Hardy and his associate and only daughter Rebecca find themselves in the middle of a difficult murder case involving a teenage African American foster child

On the evening before Thanksgiving, Hal Chase, a guard in the San Francisco County Jail, drives to the airport to pick up his step-brother for the weekend. When they return, Hal's wife, Katie, has disappeared without a clue. By the time Dismas Hardy hears about this, Katie has been missing for five days. The case strikes close to home because Katie had been seeing Hardy's wife, a marriage counselor. By this time, the original Missing Persons case has become a suspected homicide, and Hal is the prime suspect. And the lawyer he wants for his defense is none other than Hardy himself. Hardy calls on his friend, former homicide detective Abe Glitsky, to look into the case. At first it seems like the police might have it right; the Chases' marriage was fraught with problems; Hal's alibi is suspect; the life insurance policy on Katie was huge. But Glitsky's mission is to identify other possible suspects. And as Glitsky probes further, he learns of an incident at the San Francisco jail, where Hal works - only one of many questionable inmate deaths that have taken place there. Then, when Katie's body is found not three blocks from the Chase home, Homicide arrests Hal and he finds himself an inmate in the very jail where he used to work, a place full of secrets he knows all too well.

"Defense attorney Dismas Hardy returns to defend a close friend against murder charges in New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart's most suspenseful and intricately plotted novel to date"--