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Laurie R King Books in Order

9 series including Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Kate Martinelli and more

★ 7 NYT bestsellers 9 series 57 books Latest: The Lantern's Dance (2024)

Laurie R King has written 57 books since 1993. Across 9 series, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes stands out as the longest at 22 books. As of 2024, the latest we've recorded is The Lantern's Dance.

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1 Kate Martinelli 2 Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes 3 Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books 4 Harris Stuyvesant 5 Folly Island 6 Laurie R. King Other Novels 7 Laurie R. King Short Stories/Novellas 8 Laurie R. King Non-Fiction Books 9 Laurie R. King Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

7 books

Laurie R King has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 10 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Game
The Game
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series

2 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #14 · debuted Mar 2004

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Garment of Shadows
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #9 · debuted Sep 2012 · 2 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Laurie R King’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

9 series · 57 books

Kate Martinelli Series

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1 A Grave Talent 1993 🏆 CWA New Blood Dagger 1995🏆 Edgar Awards 1994Anthony Award 1994Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 To Play the Fool 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 With Child 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Night Work 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Art of Detection 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Beginnings (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series

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1 The Beekeeper's Apprentice 1994 Agatha Award 1994Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 A Monstrous Regiment of Women 1995 🏆 Nero Award 1996Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 A Letter of Mary 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Moor 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 O Jerusalem 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Justice Hall 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Game 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Locked Rooms 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Language of Bees 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The God of the Hive 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Beekeeping for Beginners (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Pirate King 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Garment of Shadows 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Dreaming Spies 2015 🏆 Agatha Award 2015Lefty Award 2016Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Marriage of Mary Russell 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Murder of Mary Russell 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Mary Russell's War 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Mary's Christmas 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Island of the Mad 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Riviera Gold 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Castle Shade 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Lantern's Dance 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Mary Russell Companion 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Harris Stuyvesant Series

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1 Touchstone 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Bones of Paris 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Folly Island Series

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1 Folly 2001 🏆 Macavity Award 2002Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Laurie R. King Other Novels

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1 A Darker Place 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Keeping Watch 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Califia's Daughters 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 My Thesis Being... (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Lockdown 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Back to the Garden 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Laurie R. King Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Paleta Man (Short Story) 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Hellbender 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Mila's Tale 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Laurie R. King Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Crime and Thriller Writing ( With: Michelle Spring) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Laurie R. King Anthologies

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1 Irreconcilable Differences 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Wild Crimes 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Unusual Suspects 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 A Study in Sherlock 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Writes of Passage 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 In the Company of Sherlock Holmes 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Echoes of Sherlock Holmes 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Bound by Mystery 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 For the Sake of the Game 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 In League with Sherlock Holmes 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice was chosen as one of the “20th Century’s Best Crime Novels” by the IMBA.) She has won the Agatha, Anthony, Creasey, Edgar, Lambda, Macavity, Wolfe, and Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, has an honorary doctorate in theology, and is a Baker Street Irregular.

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