Mycroft Holmes Books in Order
Mycroft Holmes contains 10 books, published between 1997 and 2018. The first book is Against the Brotherhood (1997) and the newest is Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1997–2018
- Pages on record
- 1,375 in 4 of 10 books
Mycroft Holmes gathers 10 catalogued books published between 1997 and 2018 under two separate credits: David Dickinson on 6 and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro on 4. More than one writer's work therefore sits under this one heading. The listing holds Against the Brotherhood (1997), Embassy Row (1998), The Flying Scotsman (1999) and The Scottish Ploy (2000), alongside a set of titles dated 2011 and 2012 that includes Mycroft Holmes and The Adventure of the Silver Birches and Mycroft Holmes and Murder at the Diogenes Club. Catalogue subjects record traditional mystery and detective fiction, espionage thrillers, London and England.
How many Mycroft Holmes books are there?
Mycroft Holmes has 10 books, released between 1997 and 2018.
Mycroft Holmes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Mycroft 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.
- 1Against the Brotherhood1997 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/419973192/4
- 1Mycroft Holmes and The Adventure of the Silver Birches2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 2Embassy Row1998 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419983842/4
- 3The Flying Scotsman1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419993202/4
- 3Mycroft Holmes and The Case of the Missing Popes2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4The Scottish Ploy2000 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420003522/4
- 4Mycroft Holmes And The Bankers' Conclave2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 5Mycroft Holmes and Murder at the Diogenes Club2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 6Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
Do you have to read Mycroft Holmes books in order?
You should read the Mycroft Holmes books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mycroft Holmes book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mycroft Holmes
Start with Against the Brotherhood (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mycroft Holmes book?
Mycroft Holmes: The Case of the Romanov Pearls (2018) is the newest Mycroft Holmes book released so far.
Is there a new Mycroft Holmes book coming?
No next Mycroft 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.
Mycroft Holmes at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mycroft Holmes title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mycroft Holmes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,375 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mycroft Holmes books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 10 titles, 6 are credited to David Dickinson and 4 to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
What the Mycroft Holmes books are about
4 of the 10 Mycroft Holmes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: holmes, mycroft (fictitious character) is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Holmes, mycroft (fictitious character) 4 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 4 of 4 books
- London (England) 3 of 4 books
- England 2 of 4 books
- Actors and actresses 1 of 4 books
- Europe 1 of 4 books
- Flying Scotsman (Locomotive) 1 of 4 books
- Kidnapping 1 of 4 books
- Manners and customs 1 of 4 books
- Parodies, imitations 1 of 4 books
- Social life and customs 1 of 4 books
- Espionage 1 of 4 books
Other series by David Dickinson
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.