Laurie King is a third-generation native of San Francisco, but since her marriage to an Anglo-Indian professor she has lived briefly on five continents. She and her husband have two children. They live mostly in California.
Awards: Agatha (2015), Macavity (2002), Nero (1996), CWA (1995) see all
Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery
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Series
Kate Martinelli
1. A Grave Talent (1993)
2. To Play the Fool (1995)
3. With Child (1996)
4. Night Work (2000)
5. The Art of Detection (2006)
Beginnings (2019)
1. A Grave Talent (1993)
2. To Play the Fool (1995)
3. With Child (1996)
4. Night Work (2000)
5. The Art of Detection (2006)
Beginnings (2019)
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
1. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
aka Or On the Segregation of the Queen
2. A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
3. A Letter of Mary (1997)
4. The Moor (1998)
5. O Jerusalem (1999)
6. Justice Hall (2002)
7. The Game (2004)
8. Locked Rooms (2005)
9. The Language of Bees (2009)
10. The God of the Hive (2010)
10.5. Beekeeping for Beginners (2011)
11. Pirate King (2011)
12. Garment of Shadows (2012)
The Mary Russell Companion (2014)
Mary's Christmas (2014)
13. Dreaming Spies (2015)
Stately Holmes (2016)
The Marriage of Mary Russell (2016)
14. The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
Mary Russell's War (2016)
15. Island of the Mad (2018)
16. Riviera Gold (2020)
17. Castle Shade (2021)
18. The Lantern's Dance (2024)
19. Knave of Diamonds (2025)
1. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
aka Or On the Segregation of the Queen
2. A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
3. A Letter of Mary (1997)
4. The Moor (1998)
5. O Jerusalem (1999)
6. Justice Hall (2002)
7. The Game (2004)
8. Locked Rooms (2005)
9. The Language of Bees (2009)
10. The God of the Hive (2010)
10.5. Beekeeping for Beginners (2011)
11. Pirate King (2011)
12. Garment of Shadows (2012)
The Mary Russell Companion (2014)
Mary's Christmas (2014)
13. Dreaming Spies (2015)
Stately Holmes (2016)
The Marriage of Mary Russell (2016)
14. The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
Mary Russell's War (2016)
15. Island of the Mad (2018)
16. Riviera Gold (2020)
17. Castle Shade (2021)
18. The Lantern's Dance (2024)
19. Knave of Diamonds (2025)
Novels
A Darker Place (1998)
aka The Birth of a New Moon
Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) (with others)
Califia's Daughters (2004) (as by Leigh Richards)
Lockdown (2017)
Back to the Garden (2022)
aka The Birth of a New Moon
Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) (with others)
Califia's Daughters (2004) (as by Leigh Richards)
Lockdown (2017)
Back to the Garden (2022)
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
A Study in Sherlock (2011) (with Leslie S Klinger)
For the Sake of the Game (2018) (with Leslie S Klinger)
In League with Sherlock Holmes (2020) (with Leslie S Klinger)
For the Sake of the Game (2018) (with Leslie S Klinger)
In League with Sherlock Holmes (2020) (with Leslie S Klinger)
Anthology series
Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (with Leslie S Klinger)
1. In the Company of Sherlock Holmes (2014)
2. Echoes of Sherlock Holmes (2016)
1. In the Company of Sherlock Holmes (2014)
2. Echoes of Sherlock Holmes (2016)
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Laurie R King
Deadly Anniversaries (2020)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini
Anatomy of Innocence (2017)
Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted
edited by
Laura Caldwell and Leslie S Klinger
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Award nominations
Laurie R King recommends
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