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Laurie R. King Books in Order

Find every Laurie R. King book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 49 books / 9 series

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 Laurie R. King Books in Chronological Order

1993 A Grave Talent POoKMB / 1 Buy
1994 The Beekeeper's Apprentice POoMRaSHB / 1 Buy
1995 To Play the Fool POoKMB / 2 Buy
1995 A Monstrous Regiment of Women POoMRaSHB / 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
2001 Folly POoFIB / 1 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

Laurie R. King Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

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
01 Touchstone 2007 Buy
02 The Bones of Paris 2013 Buy
01 The Mary Russell Companion 2014 Buy
01 Paleta Man 1999 Buy
02 Hellbender 2011 Buy
03 Mila's Tale 2014 Buy
04 Two Kids on a Grift 2025 Buy
01 Folly 2001 Buy
01 A Grave Talent 1993 Buy
02 To Play the Fool 1995 Buy
03 With Child 1996 Buy
04 Night Work 2000 Buy
05 The Art of Detection 2006 Buy
06 Beginnings 2019 Buy
01 Beekeeping for Beginners 2011 Buy
02 Stately Holmes 2016 Buy
03 Mrs Hudson's Case 2016 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1998-2022
01 A Darker Place 1998 Buy
02 Keeping Watch 2003 Buy
03 Califia's Daughters 2004 Buy
04 My Thesis Being... 2013 Buy
05 Lockdown 2017 Buy
06 Back to the Garden 2022 Buy
01 The Beekeeper's Apprentice 1994 Buy
02 A Monstrous Regiment of Women 1995 Buy
03 A Letter of Mary 1996 Buy
04 The Moor 1998 Buy
05 O Jerusalem 1999 Buy
06 Justice Hall 2002 Buy
07 The Game 2004 Buy
08 Locked Rooms 2005 Buy
09 The Marriage of Billie Birdsong 2006 Buy
10 The Language of Bees 2009 Buy
11 The God of the Hive 2010 Buy
12 Pirate King 2011 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
21 Riviera Gold 2020 Buy
22 Castle Shade 2021 Buy
23 The Lantern's Dance 2024 Buy
24 Knave of Diamonds 2025 Buy

Where to start with Laurie R. King

What is the best order to read Laurie R. King books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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