Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries Books in Order
Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries by Laurie R. King contains 24 books, published between 1994 and 2025: 23 in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series and 1 related title. The first book is The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994) and the newest main-line book is Knave of Diamonds (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1994–2025
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,894 in 16 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 98–147 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,894 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Laurie R. King's Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries pair a woman detective with Sherlock Holmes in historical England. The 24 catalogued books run from The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994) to Knave of Diamonds (2025). Early entries include A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995), A Letter of Mary (1996) and O Jerusalem (1999). The catalogue also lists a Mary Russell Non-Fiction strand. The series is ongoing.
How many Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries books are there?
Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries has 24 books, released between 1994 and 2025. 23 of them belong to the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series, and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.
Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries 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.
- 119943843/4
- 219953363/4
- 319963153/4
- 419983203/4
- 519994253/4
- 620023523/4
- 720044423/4
- 820054323/4
- 92006–3/4
- 1020094643/4
- 112010–3/4
- 1220113533/4
- 1320122663/4
- 142014–3/4
- 1520153313/4
- 162016–3/4
- 1720164163/4
- 182016–3/4
- 192016–3/4
- 2020183063/4
- 2120203683/4
- 2220213843/4
- 232024–3/4
Do you have to read Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries books in order?
You should read the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries
Start with The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994), the earliest published book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.
What is the newest Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries book?
Knave of Diamonds (2025) is the newest book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.
Is there a new Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries book coming?
No next Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries at a glance
- Still running
- Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,894 pages across the 16 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries books, 10 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries books are about
17 of the 24 Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries 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 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 8 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 8 of 17 books
- Historical fiction 6 of 17 books
- Women private investigators 6 of 17 books
- England 4 of 17 books
- History 4 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 4 of 17 books
- British 3 of 17 books
- Detective and mystery fiction 3 of 17 books
More books by Laurie R. King
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Series that include Mary Russell(& Sherlock Holmes) Mysteries books
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