The First Law
- Published
- 1 January 2003
- Pages
- 580
- ISBN-13
- 9780786251872
- Type
- novel
About this book
The First Law is the ninth entry in John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy series, published in 2003 at 580 pages. It follows The Oath and precedes The Second Chair.
Key facts about The First Law
John Lescroart wrote The First Law, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 January 2003. The book has 580 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780786251872 to find the main one.
The First Law is book 9 of 19 in the Dismas Hardy series. The series has 19 published books. However, the series starts with Dead Irish (1989). The Missing Piece is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 1 January 2021.
Additionally, John Lescroart writes Auguste Lupa, Abe Glitsky and Wyatt Hunt as separate series. Those series sit on our historical mystery, legal thriller and crime fiction shelves. Meanwhile, The Missing Piece is the latest published John Lescroart book on file, from 1 January 2021.
About John Lescroart
John Lescroart (pronounced "less-KWAH") was born in Houston, Texas, in 1948 and grew up mostly in California. Before becoming a full-time novelist he worked as a computer programmer, a bartender and in a variety of other jobs, publishing his debut novel, Sunburn, in 1981, followed by two historical mysteries starring Auguste Lupa, a detective implied to be Sherlock Holmes's son. See every John Lescroart book in order.
Its place in Dismas Hardy
The First Law is book 9 in the Dismas Hardy series. It follows The Oath. It is followed by The Second Chair. See the full Dismas Hardy reading order.
Dismas Hardy is a former beat cop, former Vietnam veteran and one-time bartender who eventually became one of San Francisco's most formidable defense attorneys, and John Lescroart has built a nineteen-novel legal-thriller series around him and the wide circle of friends, colleagues and rivals who orbit his life -- most notably Abe Glitsky, his best friend since childhood, who rises through the ranks to become the SFPD's Chief of Homicide. Where many legal-thriller series repeat the same courtroom formula book…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786251872