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):

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Publication Order of Kate Martinelli Books

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

Publication Order of Harris Stuyvesant Books

Publication Order of Folly Island Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

A Darker Place(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Keeping Watch(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Califia's Daughters(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Thesis Being...(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lockdown(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Back to the Garden(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crime and Thriller Writing (With: Michelle Spring)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

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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.

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