Larry Millett Books in Order
Larry Millett has written 25 books, published between 1985 and 2024. The first book is The Curve of the Arch (1985) and the newest is Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1985–2024
- Pages on record
- 5,174 in 19 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 86–129 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,174 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Larry Millett writes in two registers. One is architectural history: Millett was the architecture critic at the St. Paul Pioneer Press until retiring in 2002, and wrote Lost Twin Cities (1992), Twin Cities Then and Now (1996) and further books on the history of Minnesota buildings. The other is crime fiction, a Sherlock Holmes series set in the United States and Minnesota in the 1890s, in which the character Shadwell Rafferty assists Holmes, beginning with Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon in 1996. Twenty-five titles make up the catalogue, reaching Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul in 2024.
How many Larry Millett books are there?
Larry Millett has 25 books, released between 1985 and 2024. They include 2 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.
Larry Millett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Larry Millett books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Curve of the Arch1985 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/419852032/4
- 2Lost Twin Cities1992 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/419923362/4
- 3Sherlock Holmes and the Red DemonShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #11996 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/419963182/4
- 4Twin Cities Then and Now1996 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/419962032/4
- 5Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace MurdersShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #21998 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419983202/4
- 6Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone MysteryShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #31999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 72001–2/4
- 8The Disappearance of Sherlock HolmesShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #52002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420022722/4
- 9Strange Days, Dangerous Nights2004 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/420042182/4
- 10AIA Guide to the Twin Cities2007 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420074482/4
- 11Murder Has a Public Face2008 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/420081182/4
- 12AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 13AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 14AIA Guide to Downtown St Paul2010 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/420101212/4
- 15AIA Guide to Downtown Minneapolis2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 1620113472/4
- 17Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities2011 · 363 pages · confirmed 2/420113632/4
- 1820142652/4
- 19Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes2014 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420143202/4
- 20Minnesota Modern2015 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420154002/4
- 21Heart of St. Paul2016 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/420161282/4
- 22Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf EnigmaShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #82017 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/420172262/4
- 23Metropolitan Dreams2018 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/420182482/4
- 2420223202/4
- 252024–2/4
Larry Millett characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Larry Millett books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes books in order
9 books by Larry Millett- 1. Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon
- 2. Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
- 3. Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery
- 4. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance
- 5. The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes
- 6. The Magic Bullet
- 7. Strongwood
- 8. Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma
- 9. Rafferty's Last Case
Shadwell Rafferty in order
1 bookStandalone books
15 books15 Larry Millett titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Larry Millett books in order?
You only need to read Larry Millett books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Larry Millett
Start with the first book of the Larry Millett series you want to read: Shadwell Rafferty/Sherlock Holmes starts with Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996) and Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty starts with Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Curve of the Arch (1985).
What is the newest Larry Millett book?
Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul (2024) is the newest Larry Millett book released so far.
Is there a new Larry Millett book coming?
No next Larry Millett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Larry Millett at a glance
- Still publishing
- Larry Millett published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Larry Millett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,174 pages across the 19 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Larry Millett books, 10 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Larry Millett books are about
24 of the 25 Larry Millett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: architecture, united states is tagged on 10 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Architecture, united states 10 of 24 books
- Buildings, structures 8 of 24 books
- Architecture 6 of 24 books
- History 6 of 24 books
- Private investigators 6 of 24 books
- British 5 of 24 books
- Guidebooks 5 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 24 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 24 books
- Detective and mystery fiction 3 of 24 books