Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books in Order
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King contains 23 books, published between 1994 and 2025. The first book is The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994) and the newest is Knave of Diamonds (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1994–2025
- Confirmed
- 23 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,894 in 16 of 23 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 23 titles with a page count on record.
Laurie R. King pairs Mary Russell, a woman detective, with Sherlock Holmes across a run of historical mysteries set largely in England. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994) opens the series, and Knave of Diamonds (2025) is the most recent of 23 catalogued titles, with A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995), A Letter of Mary (1996), The Moor (1998), O Jerusalem (1999) and The Language of Bees (2009) between them. Volumes median 360 pages, at roughly one every 18 months, and King continues the series.
How many Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes books are there?
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes has 23 books, released between 1994 and 2025.
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Mary Russell and 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.
- 1The Beekeeper's Apprentice1994 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/419943843/4
- 2A Monstrous Regiment of Women1995 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/419953363/4
- 3A Letter of Mary1996 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/419963153/4
- 4The Moor1998 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419983203/4
- 5O Jerusalem1999 · 425 pages · confirmed 3/419994253/4
- 6Justice Hall2002 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420023523/4
- 7The Game2004 · 442 pages · confirmed 3/420044423/4
- 8Locked Rooms2005 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420054323/4
- 9The Marriage of Billie Birdsong2006 · confirmed 3/42006–3/4
- 10The Language of Bees2009 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/420094643/4
- 11The God of the Hive2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 12Pirate King2011 · 353 pages · confirmed 3/420113533/4
- 13Garment of Shadows2012 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/420122663/4
- 14Dreaming Spies2015 · 331 pages · confirmed 3/420153313/4
- 15The Marriage of Mary Russell2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 16The Murder of Mary Russell2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420164163/4
- 17Mary Russell's War2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 18Mary's Christmas2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 19Island of the Mad2018 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/420183063/4
- 20Riviera Gold2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420203683/4
- 21Castle Shade2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420213843/4
- 22The Lantern's Dance2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mary Russell and 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 Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes books in order?
You should read the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Start with The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes book?
Knave of Diamonds (2025) is the newest Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes book released so far.
Is there a new Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes book coming?
No next Mary Russell and 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.
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes at a glance
- Still running
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,894 pages across the 16 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes books are about
17 of the 23 Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes 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
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