Reading Order
9 series · 57 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | A Grave Talent | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | To Play the Fool | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | With Child | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Night Work | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Art of Detection | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Beginnings (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beekeeper's Apprentice | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | A Monstrous Regiment of Women | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | A Letter of Mary | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Moor | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | O Jerusalem | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Justice Hall | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Game | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Locked Rooms | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Language of Bees | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The God of the Hive | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Beekeeping for Beginners (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Pirate King | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Garment of Shadows | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Dreaming Spies | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Marriage of Mary Russell | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Murder of Mary Russell | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Mary Russell's War | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Mary's Christmas | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Island of the Mad | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Riviera Gold | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Castle Shade | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Lantern's Dance | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
Mary Russell Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Mary Russell Companion | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Harris Stuyvesant Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Touchstone | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Bones of Paris | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
Folly Island Series
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| 1 | Folly | 2001 | Buy from Amazon |
Laurie R. King Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Darker Place | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Keeping Watch | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Califia's Daughters | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | My Thesis Being... (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Lockdown | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Back to the Garden | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
Laurie R. King Short Stories/Novellas
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paleta Man (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Hellbender | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Mila's Tale | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Laurie R. King Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Crime and Thriller Writing ( With: Michelle Spring) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
Laurie R. King Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irreconcilable Differences | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Wild Crimes | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Unusual Suspects | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | A Study in Sherlock | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Writes of Passage | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | In the Company of Sherlock Holmes | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Echoes of Sherlock Holmes | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Bound by Mystery | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | For the Sake of the Game | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | In League with Sherlock Holmes | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
Laurie R. King (born 1952) is an award-winning American author known for her historical mysteries and thrillers. Growing up in California, King studied law before pursuing her writing career. Her debut novel, "A Grave Talent" (1993), introduced San Francisco private investigator Kate Martinelli, a lesbian detective whose personal life intertwines with her investigations. King's series of Kate Martinelli novels has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. Beyond the Kate Martinelli series, King has written standalone historical mysteries, thrillers, and a Sherlock Holmes novel, "The Beekeeper's Apprentice." Her work is praised for its well-developed characters, historical accuracy, and suspenseful plots. King's novels have been translated into over 30 languages.