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Laurie R. King

b. 1952

1 series 17 books in order 4 standalone books

Laurie R. King is an American novelist known for her 30 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series. Her novel The Beekeeper’s Apprentice was selected as one of the “20th Century’s Best Crime Novels” by the IMBA. She has received numerous awards, including the Agatha, Anthony, Creasey, Edgar, Lambda, Macavity, Wolfe, and Romantic Times Career Achievement awards. King holds an honorary doctorate in theology and is a Baker Street Irregular. In 2022, she was named Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America. She co-edited How to Write a Mystery with Lee Child and has a new contemporary series featuring SFPD Inspector Raquel Laing, beginning with Back to the Garden.

Born
1952
Known for
Mary Russell

Series by Laurie R. King

Mary Russell

19 books in order · 1994–2025

  1. Cover of Beekeeper's Apprentice

    Beekeeper's Apprentice

    1994 · Laurie R. King

    In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is living a quiet life in Sussex, studying honeybees, when he meets Mary Russell, a 15-year-old girl who stumbles into his…

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  2. Cover of A Monstrous Regiment of Women

    A Monstrous Regiment of Women

    1995 · Laurie R. King

    A Monstrous Regiment of Women is the second novel in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series by Laurie R. King. After a difficult visit from her…

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    A Letter of Mary

    1997 · Laurie R. King

    In this 1997 novel by Laurie King, an archeologist on a dig in 1920s Palestine discovers a letter purporting to come from a woman who was an apostle…

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  4. Cover of The Moor

    The Moor

    1998 · Laurie R. King

    Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, investigate a death at Dartmoor and sightings of a phantom coach on the moor. The story takes place in…

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  5. Cover of O Jerusalem

    O Jerusalem

    1999 · Laurie R. King

    In this 1999 novel, Mary Russell once again teams up with Sherlock Holmes as they are pursued by murderous strangers through the bazaars of 1918…

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    Justice Hall

    2002 · Laurie R. King

    Justice Hall is the sixth book in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series by Laurie R. King. After returning from solving the mystery of The…

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  7. Cover of The Game

    The Game

    2004 · Laurie R. King

    Traveling incognito, Mary Russell and her spouse Sherlock Holmes head for India to search for a missing spy, the famous orphan who inspired Rudyard…

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  8. Cover of Locked rooms

    Locked rooms

    2005 · Laurie R. King

    Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes travel to San Francisco to unlock the buried memory of a shocking crime with the power to kill again, a…

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  9. Cover of The Language of Bees

    The Language of Bees

    2009 · Laurie R. King

    In a 2009 novel by Laurie R. King, Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, return to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad. Their…

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  10. Cover of The God of the Hive

    The God of the Hive

    2010 · Laurie R. King

    In Laurie R. King's 2010 novel, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes find themselves on the run after thwarting a murderous cult. Separated and wanted by…

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Standalone books

  1. Cover of Touchstone

    Touchstone

    2007

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  2. Cover of The Art of Detection

    The Art of Detection

    2006

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  3. Cover of A darker place

    A darker place

    1998

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  4. Cover of A Grave Talent

    A Grave Talent

    1993

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Laurie R. King written?

We list 17 books by Laurie R. King across 1 series, published between 1993–2025 — each shown in full reading order.

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