Dismas Hardy · Book 11
The Motive
- Published
- 1 January 2004
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN-13
- 9780451215727
- Type
- novel

About this book
The Motive is the eleventh entry in John Lescroart's Dismas Hardy series, also published in 2004, at 448 pages. It follows The Second Chair and precedes Betrayal.
Its place in Dismas Hardy
The Motive is book 11 in the Dismas Hardy series. It follows The Second Chair. It is followed by Betrayal. 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 9780451215727