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)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
To Play the Fool (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
With Child (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Night Work (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Art of Detection (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Beginnings (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Letter of Mary (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Moor (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
O Jerusalem (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Justice Hall (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Game (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Locked Rooms (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Language of Bees (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The God of the Hive (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Beekeeping for Beginners (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Pirate King (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Garment of Shadows (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dreaming Spies (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Marriage of Mary Russell (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mary Russell's War (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Island of the Mad (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Riviera Gold (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Castle Shade (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

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)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Harris Stuyvesant Books

Touchstone (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Bones of Paris (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Folly Island Books

Folly (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

A Darker Place (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Keeping Watch (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Califia's Daughters (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
My Thesis Being... (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lockdown (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Back to the Garden (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Paleta Man (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hellbender (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mila's Tale (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Anthologies

Irreconcilable Differences(1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction(2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wild Crimes(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Unusual Suspects(2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Study in Sherlock(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Writes of Passage(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes(2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bound by Mystery(2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
For the Sake of the Game(2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In League with Sherlock Holmes(2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America(2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

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.

If You Like Laurie R. King Books, You’ll Love…

Order of Books » Authors » Order of Laurie R. King Books

Leave a Reply