Lady Sherlock Books in Order
Sherry Thomas has written 10 Lady Sherlock books, published between 2016 and 2026: 9 in the Lady Sherlock series and 1 related title. The first book is A Study in Scarlet Women (2016) and the newest main-line book is The Vanished Sister (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2016–2026
- Confirmed
- 9 of 10 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,948 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 32–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,948 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Lady Sherlock is the character at the centre of Sherry Thomas's historical mystery series, ten books published between 2016 and 2026. A Study in Scarlet Women (2016) opens the run and The Vanished Sister (2026) is the newest entry. Charlotte Holmes names the novella Charlotte Holmes and the Locked Box (2017). Women private investigators, murder, London and historical mystery carry the subject tags, with Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson listed alongside them. The series is ongoing.
How many Lady Sherlock books are there?
Lady Sherlock has 10 books, released between 2016 and 2026. 9 of them belong to the Lady Sherlock series, and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Lady Sherlock Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Lady Sherlock 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.
- 120163234/4
- 22017–2/4
- 320173174/4
- 420183264/4
- 520192944/4
- 620203524/4
- 720213364/4
- 82023–4/4
- 92024–3/4
- 102026–3/4
Do you have to read Lady Sherlock books in order?
You should read the Lady Sherlock series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Lady Sherlock book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lady Sherlock
Start with A Study in Scarlet Women (2016), the earliest published book in the Lady Sherlock series.
What is the newest Lady Sherlock book?
The Vanished Sister (2026) is the newest book in the Lady Sherlock series.
Is there a new Lady Sherlock book coming?
No next Lady Sherlock book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lady Sherlock at a glance
- Still running
- Lady Sherlock is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lady Sherlock books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,948 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lady Sherlock books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 7 of the 10 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 9 in at least three.
What the Lady Sherlock books are about
6 of the 10 Lady Sherlock books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women private investigators 4 of 6 books
- American literature 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 6 books
- History 2 of 6 books
- London (England) 2 of 6 books
- Murder 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 6 books
More books by Sherry Thomas
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sherry Thomas books in order 31 books