Order of Laurie R. King Books
Laurie R. King is an American novelist of detective fiction. Her two series include a mystery series featuring Mary Russell, an apprentice/partner of Sherlock Holmes and a contemporary series featuring San Francisco cop Kate Martinelli. She also has written several standalone novels.
Laurie R. King made her literary debut in 1993 with the Kate Martinelli novel A Grave Talent. Below is a list of all of Laurie R. King’s books in order of when they were originally published (with the chronological order also noted):
Publication Order of Kate Martinelli Books
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A Grave Talent |
(1993) |
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To Play the Fool |
(1995) |
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With Child |
(1996) |
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Night Work |
(2000) |
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The Art of Detection |
(2006) |
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Beginnings |
(2019) |
Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books
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The Beekeeper’s Apprentice |
(1994) |
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women |
(1995) |
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A Letter of Mary |
(1996) |
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The Moor |
(1998) |
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O Jerusalem |
(1999) |
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Justice Hall |
(2002) |
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The Game |
(2004) |
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Locked Rooms |
(2005) |
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The Language of Bees |
(2009) |
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The God of the Hive |
(2010) |
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Beekeeping for Beginners |
(2011) |
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Pirate King |
(2011) |
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Garment of Shadows |
(2012) |
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Dreaming Spies |
(2015) |
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The Marriage of Mary Russell |
(2016) |
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The Murder of Mary Russell |
(2016) |
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Mary Russell’s War |
(2016) |
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Mary’s Christmas |
(2016) |
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Island of the Mad |
(2018) |
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Riviera Gold |
(2020) |
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Castle Shade |
(2021) |
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The Lantern’s Dance |
(2024) |
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Chronological Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books |
Publication Order of Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books
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The Mary Russell Companion |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Harris Stuyvesant Books
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Touchstone |
(2007) |
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The Bones of Paris |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Folly Island Books
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Folly |
(2001) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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A Darker Place |
(1998) |
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Keeping Watch |
(2003) |
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Califia’s Daughters |
(2004) |
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My Thesis Being… |
(2013) |
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Lockdown |
(2017) |
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Back to the Garden |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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Paleta Man |
(1999) |
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Hellbender |
(2011) |
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Mila’s Tale |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing |
(2012) |
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Laurie R. King’s Sherlock Holmes |
(2013) |
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Crime and Thriller Writing |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Irreconcilable Differences |
(1999) |
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Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction |
(2001) |
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Wild Crimes |
(2004) |
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Unusual Suspects |
(2008) |
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A Study in Sherlock |
(2011) |
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Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers’ & Artists’ Companion |
(2013) |
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Writes of Passage |
(2014) |
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In the Company of Sherlock Holmes |
(2014) |
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Echoes of Sherlock Holmes |
(2016) |
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Bound by Mystery |
(2017) |
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For the Sake of the Game |
(2018) |
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In League with Sherlock Holmes |
(2020) |
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How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America |
(2021) |
Note: Califia’s Daughters was published under the nom de plume of Leigh Richards. A Study in Sherlock and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes were co-edited by Leslie S. Klinger.