Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty Books in Order
Larry Millett has written 10 Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books, published between 1996 and 2024: 9 in the Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes series and 1 related title. The first book is Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996) and the newest main-line book is Rafferty's Last Case (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1996–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,068 in 7 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 34–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,068 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty is the detective pairing Larry Millett carries through 10 books published between 1996 and 2024. Subject headings file the run as historical mystery fiction and name private investigators, with both Shadwell Rafferty and Sherlock Holmes listed as recurring figures. Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996) is the earliest title and Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul (2024) the newest. Millett is the sole credit on all 10, which arrive at an average of one every three years, and Rafferty also heads Millett's Shadwell Rafferty series.
How many Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books are there?
Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty has 10 books, released between 1996 and 2024. 9 of them belong to the Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty 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.
- 1Sherlock Holmes and the Red DemonShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #11996 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/419963182/4
- 2Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace MurdersShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #21998 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419983202/4
- 3Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone MysteryShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #31999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 42001–2/4
- 5The Disappearance of Sherlock HolmesShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #52002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420022722/4
- 620113472/4
- 720142652/4
- 8Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf EnigmaShadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes #82017 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/420172262/4
- 920223202/4
- 102024–2/4
Do you have to read Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books in order?
You should read the Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty
Start with Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996), the earliest published book in the Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes series.
What is the newest Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty book?
Rafferty's Last Case (2022) is the newest book in the Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes series. The newest related title is Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul (2024).
Is there a new Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty book coming?
No next Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty title has appeared for 4 years. The last was Rafferty's Last Case (2022).
- Release pace
- Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,068 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books, 3 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books are about
9 of the 10 Sherlock Holmes & Shadwell Rafferty books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 6 of 9 books
- British 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 9 books
- Detective and mystery fiction 3 of 9 books
- Shadwell Rafferty (Fictitious character) 3 of 9 books
- Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character) 2 of 9 books
- Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character) 2 of 9 books
More books by Larry Millett
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Larry Millett books in order 25 books