Laurie R. King Books in Order
Laurie R. King has written 50 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is A Grave Talent (1993) and the newest is Those Who Are Gone (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Laurie R. King also publishes as Leigh Richards.
- Books
- 50
- Published
- 1993–2026
- Confirmed
- 47 of 50 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,567 in 31 of 50 books
- Reading time
- 193–289 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,567 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 50 titles with a page count on record.
Detective fiction across several series is Laurie R. King's output. The Mary Russell books pair Mary Russell with Sherlock Holmes, beginning with The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994), while Kate Martinelli, a policewoman, has her own run from A Grave Talent (1993). Harris Stuyvesant, Raquel Laing and Folly Island add more, alongside standalone novels and non-fiction. King's catalogue holds 50 titles through Those Who Are Gone in 2026.
How many Laurie R. King books are there?
Laurie R. King has 50 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Laurie R. King Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Laurie R. King 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.
- 119933423/4
- 219943843/4
- 319953363/4
- 419952863/4
- 519963153/4
- 619963083/4
- 71998–3/4
- 819983203/4
- 919993843/4
- 1019994253/4
- 1120004163/4
- 1220014003/4
- 1320023523/4
- 1420034003/4
- 1520044893/4
- 1620044423/4
- 1720054323/4
- 1820065283/4
- 192006–3/4
- 2020075603/4
- 2120094643/4
- 222010–3/4
- 23Beekeeping for BeginnersMary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Short Stories/Novellas #12011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 242011–3/4
- 2520113533/4
- 26The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller WritingLaurie R. King Non-Fiction #12012 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420123043/4
- 2720122663/4
- 282013–3/4
- 2920134123/4
- 302013–3/4
- 312013–3/4
- 322014–3/4
- 332014–3/4
- 3420153313/4
- 352016–2/4
- 362016–2/4
- 372016–3/4
- 3820164163/4
- 392016–3/4
- 402016–3/4
- 4120173863/4
- 4220183063/4
- 4320191363/4
- 4420203683/4
- 4520213843/4
- 4620223223/4
- 472024–3/4
- 48Two Kids on a Grift2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 502026–3/4
Laurie R. King series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Laurie R. King books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Laurie R. King Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Laurie R. King Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Laurie R. King Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Harris Stuyvesant in order
2 booksRaquel Laing in order
2 booksFolly Island in order
1 book- 1. Folly
Mary Russell Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
1 book1 Laurie R. King title here is not listed as part of any series.
Laurie R. King Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Laurie R. King books run from A Grave Talent (1993) to Those Who Are Gone (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Laurie R. King in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Laurie R. King books in order?
You only need to read Laurie R. King books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Laurie R. King
Start with the first book of the Laurie R. King series you want to read: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes starts with The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994), Kate Martinelli starts with A Grave Talent (1993) and Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries starts with The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994). The earliest catalogued title overall is A Grave Talent (1993).
What is the newest Laurie R. King book?
Those Who Are Gone (2026) is the newest Laurie R. King book released so far.
Is there a new Laurie R. King book coming?
No next Laurie R. King book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Laurie R. King has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Laurie R. King. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards2022Won
Laurie R. King at a glance
- Still publishing
- Laurie R. King published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Laurie R. King books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,567 pages across the 31 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Laurie R. King books, 22 of 50, were published in the 2010s.
What the Laurie R. King books are about
33 of the 50 Laurie R. King books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 13 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 13 of 33 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 33 books
- Historical fiction 7 of 33 books
- History 6 of 33 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 6 of 33 books
- Women private investigators 6 of 33 books
- Crime 4 of 33 books
- Detectives 4 of 33 books
- England 4 of 33 books