The Irish and French-born writer John Lescroart Thomas, whose name is pronounced "less-Kwah", was born on 14.01.1948 in Harris County in the US state of Texas and grew up with several brothers and sisters. He studied English literature at the University of California at Berkeley, and then toured Europe as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was not able to register any major successes. Although he had written more than 500 lyrics, neither of them was a hit.

Against the wishes of his father, who wished him to become an insurance salesman, John T. Lescroart began writing alongside his work at a law firm. He reported about his travels through Europe in his first book. For this book, Sunburn he was granted the Joseph Henry Jackson Award for the Best Debut by a California Author. John T. Lescroart, who lived with his wife, Lisa, this time in Los Angeles, wrote three books, although they have also been published, they did not bring a breakthrough. Yet he did not give up and continued writing.

In 1989, the writer fell ill to meningitis after surfing due to water contamination, so that the doctors of the hospital in Pasadena predicted he would live only a few hours. Contrary to this gloomy outlook, John T. Lescroart fought for days and survived. After his recovery he quit his job and focused entirely on writing.

He had already designed the character of Dismas Hardy, when he was still at Berkeley and attempted to succeed as a writer with this protagonist.

In his free time, Lescroart would be playing softball, golf or go fishing. Moreover, he spends much time together with family living in Davis, California. He has also not given up his music entirely, because he plays daily at his office.

John T. Lescroart’s Dismas Hardy novels have been translated into 16 languages ??and published in more than 75 countries.

Books about the Attorney Dismas Hardy

Dead Irish                  

The Vig                       

Hard Evidence                       

13th Juror                  

A Certain Justice        

Guilt               

The Mercy Rule          

Nothing but the Truth             

The Hearing               

The Oath                    

The First Law             

The Second Chair                  

The Motive