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
A Grave Talent | (1993) | |
To Play the Fool | (1995) | |
With Child | (1996) | |
Night Work | (2000) | |
The Art of Detection | (2006) | |
Beginnings | (2019) |
Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice | (1994) | A Monstrous Regiment of Women | (1995) | A Letter of Mary | (1996) | The Moor | (1998) | O Jerusalem | (1999) | Justice Hall | (2002) | The Game | (2004) | Locked Rooms | (2005) | The Language of Bees | (2009) | The God of the Hive | (2010) | Beekeeping for Beginners | (2011) | Pirate King | (2011) | Garment of Shadows | (2012) | Dreaming Spies | (2015) | The Marriage of Mary Russell | (2016) | The Murder of Mary Russell | (2016) | Mary Russell’s War | (2016) | Mary’s Christmas | (2016) | Island of the Mad | (2018) | Riviera Gold | (2020) | Castle Shade | (2021) | The Lantern’s Dance | (2024) |
Publication Order of Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books
The Mary Russell Companion | (2014) |
Publication Order of Harris Stuyvesant Books
Touchstone | (2007) | The Bones of Paris | (2013) |
Publication Order of Folly Island Books
Folly | (2001) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
A Darker Place | (1998) | Keeping Watch | (2003) | Califia’s Daughters | (2004) | My Thesis Being… | (2013) | Lockdown | (2017) | Back to the Garden | (2022) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Paleta Man | (1999) | Hellbender | (2011) | Mila’s Tale | (2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing | (2012) | Laurie R. King’s Sherlock Holmes | (2013) | Crime and Thriller Writing | (2013) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Irreconcilable Differences | (1999) | Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction | (2001) | Wild Crimes | (2004) | Unusual Suspects | (2008) | A Study in Sherlock | (2011) | Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers’ & Artists’ Companion | (2013) | Writes of Passage | (2014) | In the Company of Sherlock Holmes | (2014) | Echoes of Sherlock Holmes | (2016) | Bound by Mystery | (2017) | For the Sake of the Game | (2018) | In League with Sherlock Holmes | (2020) | 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.