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Home / Authors / Laurie R. King Laurie R. King American author Laurie R. King is best known for the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mystery series. A winner of the Edgar and Agatha Awards, her books have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the Laurie R. King books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1993 A Grave Talent POoKMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 The Beekeeper's Apprentice POoMRaSHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 A Monstrous Regiment of Women POoMRaSHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 To Play the Fool POoKMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 With Child POoKMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 A Letter of Mary POoMRaSHB · 3 Buy ↗ 1998 A Darker Place POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 The Moor POoMRaSHB · 4 Buy ↗ 1999 Paleta Man POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 O Jerusalem POoMRaSHB · 5 Buy ↗ 2000 Night Work POoKMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 Justice Hall POoMRaSHB · 6 Buy ↗ 2003 Keeping Watch POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 Califia's Daughters POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 The Game POoMRaSHB · 7 Buy ↗ 2005 Locked Rooms POoMRaSHB · 8 Buy ↗ 2006 The Art of Detection POoKMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2006 The Marriage of Billie Birdsong POoMRaSHB · 9 Buy ↗ 2007 Touchstone POoHSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 The Language of Bees POoMRaSHB · 10 Buy ↗ 2010 The God of the Hive POoMRaSHB · 11 Buy ↗ 2011 Beekeeping for Beginners POoMRaSHSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Hellbender POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Pirate King POoMRaSHB · 12 Buy ↗ 2012 The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Garment of Shadows POoMRaSHB · 13 Buy ↗ 2013 Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 The Bones of Paris POoHSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Crime and Thriller Writing(With: Michelle Spring) POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 My Thesis Being... POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 The Mary Russell Companion POoMRNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Mila's Tale POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 Dreaming Spies POoMRaSHB · 14 Buy ↗ 2016 Stately Holmes POoMRaSHSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 Mrs Hudson's Case POoMRaSHSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2016 The Marriage of Mary Russell POoMRaSHB · 15 Buy ↗ 2016 The Murder of Mary Russell POoMRaSHB · 16 Buy ↗ 2016 Mary Russell's War POoMRaSHB · 18 Buy ↗ 2016 Mary's Christmas POoMRaSHB · 19 Buy ↗ 2017 Lockdown POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2018 Island of the Mad POoMRaSHB · 20 Buy ↗ 2019 Beginnings POoKMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2020 Riviera Gold POoMRaSHB · 21 Buy ↗ 2021 Castle Shade POoMRaSHB · 22 Buy ↗ 2022 Back to the Garden POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2024 The Lantern's Dance POoMRaSHB · 23 Buy ↗ 2025 Two Kids on a Grift POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ 2025 Knave of Diamonds POoMRaSHB · 24 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 3 books · 2012–2013
01 The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes 2013 Buy ↗ 03 Crime and Thriller Writing(With: Michelle Spring) 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Harris Stuyvesant Books 2 books · 2007–2013
02 The Bones of Paris 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 2014
01 The Mary Russell Companion 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 4 books · 1999–2025
04 Two Kids on a Grift 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Folly Island Books 1 book · 2001
Publication Order of Kate Martinelli Books 6 books · 1993–2019
01 A Grave Talent 1993 Buy ↗ 02 To Play the Fool 1995 Buy ↗ 05 The Art of Detection 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Short Stories/Novellas 3 books · 2011–2016
01 Beekeeping for Beginners 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Stately Holmes 2016 Buy ↗ 03 Mrs Hudson's Case 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 1998–2022
01 A Darker Place 1998 Buy ↗ 03 Califia's Daughters 2004 Buy ↗ 04 My Thesis Being... 2013 Buy ↗ 06 Back to the Garden 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books 23 books · 1994–2025
01 The Beekeeper's Apprentice 1994 Buy ↗ 02 A Monstrous Regiment of Women 1995 Buy ↗ 03 A Letter of Mary 1996 Buy ↗ 09 The Marriage of Billie Birdsong 2006 Buy ↗ 10 The Language of Bees 2009 Buy ↗ 11 The God of the Hive 2010 Buy ↗ 13 Garment of Shadows 2012 Buy ↗ 14 Dreaming Spies 2015 Buy ↗ 15 The Marriage of Mary Russell 2016 Buy ↗ 16 The Murder of Mary Russell 2016 Buy ↗ 18 Mary Russell's War 2016 Buy ↗ 19 Mary's Christmas 2016 Buy ↗ 20 Island of the Mad 2018 Buy ↗ 23 The Lantern's Dance 2024 Buy ↗ 24 Knave of Diamonds 2025 Buy ↗