Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books in Order
Sherlock Holmes Mystery by John Hall contains 8 books, published between 1998 and 2008. The first book is Sherlock Holmes and the Telephone Murder Mystery (1998) and the newest is Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1998–2008
- Total pages
- 1,347 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 22–34 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,347 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
John Hall's Sherlock Holmes Mystery series runs to eight books published between 1998 and 2008. Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson, Inspector Lestrade and Professor Moriarty are all recorded as characters, with London, England, Paris and France among the recorded settings. Sherlock Holmes and the Telephone Murder Mystery (1998) opens the run and Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel (2008) closes it. A chronological order is recorded alongside the publication order.
How many Sherlock Holmes Mystery books are there?
Sherlock Holmes Mystery has 8 books, released between 1998 and 2008.
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Sherlock Holmes Mystery 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 Telephone Murder Mystery1998 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/419981891/4
- 2Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin1999 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/419991741/4
- 3Sherlock Holmes and the Disgraced Inspector1999 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/419991401/4
- 4Travels of Sherlock Holmes1999 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/419991901/4
- 5Sherlock Holmes and the Abbey School Mystery2001 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420011761/4
- 6Sherlock Holmes and the Hammerford Will2001 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/420011371/4
- 7Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers2001 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/420011741/4
- 8Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel2008 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/420081671/4
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Travels of Sherlock Holmes comes first and Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 8 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 4Travels of Sherlock Holmes1999 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/419991901/4
- 1Sherlock Holmes and the Telephone Murder Mystery1998 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/419981891/4
- 3Sherlock Holmes and the Disgraced Inspector1999 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/419991401/4
- 6Sherlock Holmes and the Hammerford Will2001 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/420011371/4
- 5Sherlock Holmes and the Abbey School Mystery2001 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420011761/4
- 7Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers2001 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/420011741/4
- 8Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel2008 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/420081671/4
- 2Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin1999 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/419991741/4
Do you have to read Sherlock Holmes Mystery books in order?
You should read the Sherlock Holmes Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sherlock Holmes Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Start with Sherlock Holmes and the Telephone Murder Mystery (1998), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Travels of Sherlock Holmes comes first.
What is the newest Sherlock Holmes Mystery book?
Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel (2008) is the newest Sherlock Holmes Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Sherlock Holmes Mystery book coming?
No next Sherlock Holmes Mystery 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 Mystery at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sherlock Holmes Mystery title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sherlock Holmes Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,347 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 174 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sherlock Holmes Mystery books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sherlock Holmes Mystery books are about
All 8 Sherlock Holmes Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: holmes, sherlock (fictitious character) is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character) 8 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 5 of 8 books
- Sherlock Holmes 5 of 8 books
- Watson, john h. (fictitious character) 4 of 8 books
- John H. Watson (Fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- England 2 of 8 books
More books by John Hall
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- John Hall books in order 14 books