Order of Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes Books
Mary Russell is a fictional detective featured in a series of books by American novelist Laurie R. King. The series is written in past-tense by an older Mary Russell, who tells her memoirs from about 1915 to 1920. She meets a middle-aged version of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, who becomes her mentor.
The Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series began in 1994 with The Beekeeper’s Apprentice. Below is a list of Laurie R. King’s books in order of when they were originally published (with notes on when the chronological order differs from the publication order):
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) |