Arthur Conan Doyle · detective-fiction-series
Sherlock Holmes books in order
Arthur Conan Doyle's canonical Sherlock Holmes novels and original short-story collections.
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Publication order
- 1 A Study in Scarlet
Book 1 · novel · 1887
The first of the Sherlock Holmes' adventures, this book introduces the great sleuth and explains how Dr. Watson and Holmes come to share rooms together and solve mysteries together.
- 2 The Sign of Four
Book 2 · novel · 1890
The Penguin English Library edition A dense yellow miasma swirls in the streets of London as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson accompany a beautiful young woman to a sinister assignation. For Mary Marston has received several large pearls -…
- 3 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Book 3 · story-collection · 1892
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been…
- 4 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Book 4 · story-collection · 1893
Table of Contents Silver Blaze The Cardboard Box The Yellow Face The Stockbroker's Clerk The 'Gloria Scott' The Musgrave Ritual The Reigate Squire The Crooked Man The Resident Patient The Greek Interpreter The Naval Treaty The Final Problem
- 5 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Book 5 · novel · 1902
The country doctor has come to 221B Baker Street, •the famous lodgings of Sherlock Holmes, with an eerie tale—the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, the devil-beast that haunts the lonely moors around the Baskervilles' ancestral…
- 6 The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Book 6 · story-collection · 1905
13 Tales of Mystery & Suspense—Including the Incredible Story of Sherlock Holmes’s Return from the Dead This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes features: • All 95 Strand illustrations by…
- 7 The Valley of Fear
Book 7 · novel · 1915
A coded warning of imminent danger sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the country house of the reclusive Jack Douglas. When they arrive too late to prevent a tragic death, they must follow bewildering clues to find a murderer.
- 8 His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
Book 8 · story-collection · 1917
- 9 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Book 9 · story-collection · 1927
The Illustrious Client The Blanched Soldier The Adventure Of The Mazarin Stone The Adventure of the Three Gables The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire The Adventure of the Three Garridebs The Problem of Thor Bridge The Adventure of the…
Recommended order
- 1 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Book 3 · story-collection · 1892
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been…
- 2 A Study in Scarlet
Book 1 · novel · 1887 Optional
The first of the Sherlock Holmes' adventures, this book introduces the great sleuth and explains how Dr. Watson and Holmes come to share rooms together and solve mysteries together.
- 3 The Sign of Four
Book 2 · novel · 1890 Optional
The Penguin English Library edition A dense yellow miasma swirls in the streets of London as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson accompany a beautiful young woman to a sinister assignation. For Mary Marston has received several large pearls -…
- 4 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Book 4 · story-collection · 1893
Table of Contents Silver Blaze The Cardboard Box The Yellow Face The Stockbroker's Clerk The 'Gloria Scott' The Musgrave Ritual The Reigate Squire The Crooked Man The Resident Patient The Greek Interpreter The Naval Treaty The Final Problem
- 5 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Book 5 · novel · 1902 Optional
The country doctor has come to 221B Baker Street, •the famous lodgings of Sherlock Holmes, with an eerie tale—the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, the devil-beast that haunts the lonely moors around the Baskervilles' ancestral…
- 6 The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Book 6 · story-collection · 1905
13 Tales of Mystery & Suspense—Including the Incredible Story of Sherlock Holmes’s Return from the Dead This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes features: • All 95 Strand illustrations by…
- 7 The Valley of Fear
Book 7 · novel · 1915 Optional
A coded warning of imminent danger sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the country house of the reclusive Jack Douglas. When they arrive too late to prevent a tragic death, they must follow bewildering clues to find a murderer.
- 8 His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
Book 8 · story-collection · 1917
- 9 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Book 9 · story-collection · 1927
The Illustrious Client The Blanched Soldier The Adventure Of The Mazarin Stone The Adventure of the Three Gables The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire The Adventure of the Three Garridebs The Problem of Thor Bridge The Adventure of the…