Conan Doyle's original canon has been continued and reworked by later authors. These are the longest Holmes-derived series.
Series in Reading Order
- Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle — 60 books · 1883–1926
Four novels and fifty-six short stories, 1887-1927. - Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King — 60 books · 1883–1926
Russell becomes Holmes's apprentice and later his wife. - Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer — 6 books · 2006–2010
Holmes's younger sister; the basis for the Netflix films. - Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas — 10 books · 2016–2026
Charlotte Holmes reworked as a Victorian lady detective. - Warlock Holmes by G. S. Denning
Comic fantasy series; Holmes is a demonologist. - Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro — 4 books · 2016–2019
Young-adult contemporary reworking.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
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