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):

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Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books

The Beekeeper's Apprentice(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Monstrous Regiment of Women(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Letter of Mary(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Moor(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
O Jerusalem(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Justice Hall(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Game(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Locked Rooms(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Language of Bees(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The God of the Hive(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beekeeping for Beginners(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pirate King(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Garment of Shadows(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dreaming Spies(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Marriage of Mary Russell(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Murder of Mary Russell(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mary Russell's War(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mary's Christmas(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Island of the Mad(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Riviera Gold(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Castle Shade(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lantern's Dance(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books

The events of O Jerusalem take place towards the end of The Beekeeper's Apprentice.

Publication Order of Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books

The Mary Russell Companion(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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3 Responses to “Order of Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes Books”

  1. Deborah Spalding: 3 years ago

    I know that I read a book in the Mary Russell series in which they return to England from Palestine. They have to pretend to be estranged in order to solve who it is trying to Kill Holmes ? Can any one post the title of this book ?

    Thank You

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    • Therese Dougherty: 3 years ago

      I believe you are referring to “O Jerusalem”

      Reply

    • Fay: 2 years ago

      That’s actually towards the end of the first book in the series, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice.

      Reply

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