Series · 40 books
Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Books in Order
The complete Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes reading order — 40 books from 1887–1986.
- 01 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
- 02 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
- 03 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]
- 04 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]
- 05 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]
- 06 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
- 07 Sherlock Holmes [play] Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes [play] Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes [play] ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes [play] eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes [play]
- 08 Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Amazon — buy Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Bookshop — buy Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
- 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 Bruce-Partington Plans Amazon — buy The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans Bookshop — buy The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans ThriftBooks — buy The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans eBooks.com — buy The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
- 11 A Case of Identity Amazon — buy A Case of Identity Bookshop — buy A Case of Identity ThriftBooks — buy A Case of Identity eBooks.com — buy A Case of Identity
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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]
- 15 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])
- 16 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
- 17 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)
- 18 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)
- 19 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)
- 20 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])
- 21 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Amazon — buy The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Bookshop — buy The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle ThriftBooks — buy The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle eBooks.com — buy The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
- 22 The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Amazon — buy The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Bookshop — buy The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ThriftBooks — buy The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle eBooks.com — buy The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 23 Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Amazon — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Bookshop — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) ThriftBooks — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) eBooks.com — buy Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
- 24 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]
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes
- 28 Silver Blaze Amazon — buy Silver Blaze Bookshop — buy Silver Blaze ThriftBooks — buy Silver Blaze eBooks.com — buy Silver Blaze
- 29 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
- 30 The annotated Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The annotated Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The annotated Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The annotated Sherlock Holmes
- 31 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]
- 32 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
- 33 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)
- 34 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter/ Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton) Amazon — buy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter/ Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton) ThriftBooks — buy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter/ Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton) eBooks.com — buy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter/ Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton)
- 35 Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Amazon — buy Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) Bookshop — buy Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) ThriftBooks — buy Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) eBooks.com — buy Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
- 36 The Five Orange Pips Amazon — buy The Five Orange Pips Bookshop — buy The Five Orange Pips ThriftBooks — buy The Five Orange Pips eBooks.com — buy The Five Orange Pips
- 37 Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [22 stories] Amazon — buy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [22 stories] Bookshop — buy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [22 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [22 stories] eBooks.com — buy Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [22 stories]
- 38 The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Amazon — buy The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Bookshop — buy The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ThriftBooks — buy The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes eBooks.com — buy The Further Adventures of 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 The Boscombe Valley Mystery Amazon — buy The Boscombe Valley Mystery Bookshop — buy The Boscombe Valley Mystery ThriftBooks — buy The Boscombe Valley Mystery eBooks.com — buy The Boscombe Valley Mystery
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
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| 1 | A Study in Scarlet | 1887 | ||
| 2 | The Sign of Four | 1889 | ||
| 3 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] | 1892 | ||
| 4 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] | 1893 | ||
| 5 | The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] | 1900 | ||
| 6 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1900 | ||
| 7 | Sherlock Holmes [play] | 1900 | ||
| 8 | Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | 1902 | ||
| 9 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | 1903 | ||
| 10 | The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | 1908 | ||
| 11 | A Case of Identity | 1911 | ||
| 12 | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | 1912 | ||
| 13 | The Valley of Fear | 1914 | ||
| 14 | His Last Bow [8 stories] | 1917 | ||
| 15 | Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]) | 1921 | ||
| 16 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | 1927 | ||
| 17 | Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | 1927 | ||
| 18 | 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 | ||
| 19 | Sherlock Holmes (Hound of the Baskervilles / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear) | 1929 | ||
| 20 | Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]) | 1946 | ||
| 21 | The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle | 1948 | ||
| 22 | The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1949 | ||
| 23 | Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | 1950 | ||
| 24 | Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories] | 1951 | ||
| 25 | The final adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Completing the canon | 1952 | ||
| 26 | The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | 1954 | ||
| 27 | Sherlock Holmes | 1957 | ||
| 28 | Silver Blaze | 1966 | ||
| 29 | A Scandal in Bohemia | 1967 | ||
| 30 | The annotated Sherlock Holmes | 1967 | ||
| 31 | The Annotated Sherlock Holmes [1/2] | 1968 | ||
| 32 | The Red-Headed League | 1968 | ||
| 33 | Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes) | 1970 | ||
| 34 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter/ Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton) | 1979 | ||
| 35 | Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | 1984 | ||
| 36 | The Five Orange Pips | 1985 | ||
| 37 | Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [22 stories] | 1985 | ||
| 38 | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | ||
| 39 | Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories | 1986 | ||
| 40 | The Boscombe Valley Mystery | 1986 |
Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with A Study in Scarlet (1887). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1887–1986.
What is the newest Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes book?
The Boscombe Valley Mystery, published in 1986.