Order of Laurie R. King Books
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) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
To Play the Fool | (1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
With Child | (1996) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Night Work | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Art of Detection | (2006) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Beginnings | (2019) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books
Publication Order of Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Harris Stuyvesant Books
Publication Order of Folly Island Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
A Darker Place | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Keeping Watch | (2003) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Califia's Daughters | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My Thesis Being... | (2013) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lockdown | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Back to the Garden | (2022) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Irreconcilable Differences | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wild Crimes | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Unusual Suspects | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Study in Sherlock | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Writes of Passage | (2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes | (2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bound by Mystery | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
For the Sake of the Game | (2018) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In League with Sherlock Holmes | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America | (2021) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.