Series · 40 books
Sherlock Books in Order
The complete Sherlock reading order — 40 books from 1689–1988.
- 01 A practical discourse concerning death Amazon — buy A practical discourse concerning death Bookshop — buy A practical discourse concerning death ThriftBooks — buy A practical discourse concerning death eBooks.com — buy A practical discourse concerning death
- 02 A Study in Scarlet Amazon — buy A Study in Scarlet Bookshop — buy A Study in Scarlet ThriftBooks — buy A Study in Scarlet eBooks.com — buy A Study in Scarlet
- 03 The Sign of Four Amazon — buy The Sign of Four Bookshop — buy The Sign of Four ThriftBooks — buy The Sign of Four eBooks.com — buy The Sign of Four
- 04 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] Amazon — buy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] Bookshop — buy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] ThriftBooks — buy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] eBooks.com — buy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
- 05 Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] Amazon — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] Bookshop — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] eBooks.com — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]
- 06 The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] Amazon — buy The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] Bookshop — buy The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] eBooks.com — buy The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
- 07 The Hound of the Baskervilles Amazon — buy The Hound of the Baskervilles Bookshop — buy The Hound of the Baskervilles ThriftBooks — buy The Hound of the Baskervilles eBooks.com — buy The Hound of the Baskervilles
- 08 Sherlock Holmes [play] Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes [play] Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes [play] ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes [play] eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes [play]
- 09 The Return of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Return of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Return of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Return of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- 10 The Adventure of the Speckled Band Amazon — buy The Adventure of the Speckled Band Bookshop — buy The Adventure of the Speckled Band ThriftBooks — buy The Adventure of the Speckled Band eBooks.com — buy The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- 11 The Valley of Fear Amazon — buy The Valley of Fear Bookshop — buy The Valley of Fear ThriftBooks — buy The Valley of Fear eBooks.com — buy The Valley of Fear
- 12 His Last Bow [8 stories] Amazon — buy His Last Bow [8 stories] Bookshop — buy His Last Bow [8 stories] ThriftBooks — buy His Last Bow [8 stories] eBooks.com — buy His Last Bow [8 stories]
- 13 Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]) Amazon — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]) Bookshop — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]) ThriftBooks — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]) eBooks.com — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories])
- 14 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
- 15 Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
- 16 Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)
- 17 Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear) Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear) Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear) ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear) eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)
- 18 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
- 19 Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]) Amazon — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]) Bookshop — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]) ThriftBooks — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]) eBooks.com — buy Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories])
- 20 Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories] Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories] Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories] eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories]
- 21 The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon Amazon — buy The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon Bookshop — buy The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon ThriftBooks — buy The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon eBooks.com — buy The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon
- 22 The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes
- 23 Diseases of the liver and biliary system Amazon — buy Diseases of the liver and biliary system Bookshop — buy Diseases of the liver and biliary system ThriftBooks — buy Diseases of the liver and biliary system eBooks.com — buy Diseases of the liver and biliary system
- 24 Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes
- 25 The Sherlock Holmes Companion Amazon — buy The Sherlock Holmes Companion Bookshop — buy The Sherlock Holmes Companion ThriftBooks — buy The Sherlock Holmes Companion eBooks.com — buy The Sherlock Holmes Companion
- 26 Silver Blaze Amazon — buy Silver Blaze Bookshop — buy Silver Blaze ThriftBooks — buy Silver Blaze eBooks.com — buy Silver Blaze
- 27 A Scandal in Bohemia Amazon — buy A Scandal in Bohemia Bookshop — buy A Scandal in Bohemia ThriftBooks — buy A Scandal in Bohemia eBooks.com — buy A Scandal in Bohemia
- 28 The annotated Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The annotated Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The annotated Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The annotated Sherlock Holmes
- 29 The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2] Amazon — buy The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2] Bookshop — buy The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2] ThriftBooks — buy The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2] eBooks.com — buy The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2]
- 30 The Red-Headed League Amazon — buy The Red-Headed League Bookshop — buy The Red-Headed League ThriftBooks — buy The Red-Headed League eBooks.com — buy The Red-Headed League
- 31 Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) Amazon — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) Bookshop — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) ThriftBooks — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) eBooks.com — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)
- 32 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
- 33 The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- 34 Sherlock Holmes Short Stories [adaptation] Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes Short Stories [adaptation] Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes Short Stories [adaptation] ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes Short Stories [adaptation] eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes Short Stories [adaptation]
- 35 Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula
- 36 The Last Sherlock Holmes Story Amazon — buy The Last Sherlock Holmes Story Bookshop — buy The Last Sherlock Holmes Story ThriftBooks — buy The Last Sherlock Holmes Story eBooks.com — buy The Last Sherlock Holmes Story
- 37 Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space
- 38 Letters to Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy Letters to Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy Letters to Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy Letters to Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy Letters to Sherlock Holmes
- 39 Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories
- 40 Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] Amazon — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] Bookshop — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] eBooks.com — buy Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
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| 1 | A practical discourse concerning death | 1689 | ||
| 2 | A Study in Scarlet | 1887 | ||
| 3 | The Sign of Four | 1889 | ||
| 4 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] | 1892 | ||
| 5 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] | 1893 | ||
| 6 | The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] | 1900 | ||
| 7 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1900 | ||
| 8 | Sherlock Holmes [play] | 1900 | ||
| 9 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | 1903 | ||
| 10 | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | 1912 | ||
| 11 | The Valley of Fear | 1914 | ||
| 12 | His Last Bow [8 stories] | 1917 | ||
| 13 | Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]) | 1921 | ||
| 14 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | 1927 | ||
| 15 | Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | 1927 | ||
| 16 | Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) | 1928 | ||
| 17 | Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear) | 1929 | ||
| 18 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | 1933 | ||
| 19 | Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]) | 1946 | ||
| 20 | Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories] | 1951 | ||
| 21 | The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon | 1952 | ||
| 22 | The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | 1954 | ||
| 23 | Diseases of the liver and biliary system | 1955 | ||
| 24 | Sherlock Holmes | 1957 | ||
| 25 | The Sherlock Holmes Companion | 1962 | ||
| 26 | Silver Blaze | 1966 | ||
| 27 | A Scandal in Bohemia | 1967 | ||
| 28 | The annotated Sherlock Holmes | 1967 | ||
| 29 | The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2] | 1968 | ||
| 30 | The Red-Headed League | 1968 | ||
| 31 | Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) | 1970 | ||
| 32 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | 1970 | ||
| 33 | The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1971 | ||
| 34 | Sherlock Holmes Short Stories [adaptation] | 1977 | ||
| 35 | Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula | 1978 | ||
| 36 | The Last Sherlock Holmes Story | 1978 | ||
| 37 | Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space | 1984 | ||
| 38 | Letters to Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | ||
| 39 | Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories | 1986 | ||
| 40 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] | 1988 |
Sherlock reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with A practical discourse concerning death (1689). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Sherlock — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Sherlock books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1689–1988.
What is the newest Sherlock book?
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories], published in 1988.