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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Books in Order

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle contains 12 books, published between 1891 and 1892. The first book is A Scandal in Bohemia (1891) and the newest is The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (1892). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1891–1892
Confirmed
12 of 12 titles
Pages on record
790 in 5 of 12 books
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes gathers 12 stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published across 1891 and 1892. A Scandal in Bohemia opens the sequence, followed in the same year by The Red-headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips and The Man with the Twisted Lip. The 1892 stories run from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle through The Speckled Band and The Engineer's Thumb to The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. Sherlock Holmes is the private investigator at the centre of the collection.

How many Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books are there?

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has 12 books, released between 1891 and 1892.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 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.

  1. Cover of The Red-headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle, book 2 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series (1891)
  2. Cover of A Case of Identity by Arthur Conan Doyle, book 3 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series (1891)
  3. Cover of The Five Orange Pips by Arthur Conan Doyle, book 5 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series (1891)
  4. Cover of The Man with the Twisted Lip by Arthur Conan Doyle, book 6 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series (1891)
  5. Cover of The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Arthur Conan Doyle, book 10 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
  6. Cover of The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle, book 12 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
  1. 1
    A Scandal in Bohemia1891 · confirmed 3/4
    1891–
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  2. 2
    The Red-headed League1891 · 580 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1891580
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  3. 3
    A Case of Identity1891 · confirmed 3/4
    1891–
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  4. 4
    The Boscombe Valley Mystery1891 · confirmed 3/4
    1891–
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  5. 5
    The Five Orange Pips1891 · confirmed 3/4
    1891–
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  6. 6
    The Man with the Twisted Lip1891 · confirmed 3/4
    1891–
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  7. 7
    The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle1892 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    189272
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  8. 8
    The Adventure of the Speckled Band1892 · confirmed 3/4
    1892–
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  9. 9
    The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb1892 · confirmed 3/4
    1892–
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  10. 10
    The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor1892 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    189248
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  11. 11
    Adventure of the Beryl Coronet1892 · 42 pages · confirmed 3/4
    189242
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  12. 12
    The Adventure of the Copper Beeches1892 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    189248
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Is there a chronological order for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

No separate chronological order is on record for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books in order?

You should read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book also stands alone.

Where to start with Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Start with A Scandal in Bohemia (1891), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book?

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (1892) is the newest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book released so far.

Is there a new Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book coming?

No next Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes title on record dates from 1892, 134 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
790 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books, 12 of 12, were published in the 1890s.

What the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books are about

5 of the 12 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Apaces 1 of 5 books
  • Brain fever 1 of 5 books
  • Carbuncles 1 of 5 books
  • Christmas dinners 1 of 5 books
  • Churches 1 of 5 books
  • Commissionaires 1 of 5 books
  • Darkrooms 1 of 5 books
  • Detective fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Electric blue 1 of 5 books
  • English Mastiffs 1 of 5 books
  • Governesses 1 of 5 books
  • Half-pennies 1 of 5 books

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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes books

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