Plays#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Pirates of Finance: or, Love at First Sight |
2016 |
Buy |
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Crown Jewel Mystery |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Last Moriarty |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Wilhelm Conspiracy |
2016 |
Buy |
| Remember, Remember |
2017 |
Buy |
| Death at the Diogenes Club |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Jubilee Problem |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Return of the Ripper |
2019 |
Buy |
| Flynn’s Christmas |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Fancy-Dress Death |
2019 |
Buy |
| Christmas at Baskerville Hall |
2019 |
Buy |
| Die Again, Mr. Holmes |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Clown on the High Wire |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Cobra in the Monkey Cage |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Sons of Helios |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Vanishing Medium |
2019 |
Buy |
| Five Pink Ladies |
2020 |
Buy |
| Kidnapped at the Tower |
2020 |
Buy |
| Watson on the Orient Express |
2020 |
Buy |
| Powder Island |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Solitary Witness: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Body in the Bookseller’s: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Curse of Cleopatra’s Needle: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story |
- |
N/A |
| The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
2020 |
N/A |
| Christmas on the Nile: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
- |
N/A |
| The Missing Mariner: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
- |
N/A |
| Holmes Picks a Winner |
2021 |
Buy |
| Holmes takes a Holiday |
2021 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Royal Observatory |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Bloomsbury Guru |
2021 |
Buy |
| Galahad’s Castle: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
- |
N/A |
| The Loch Ness Horror |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Adair Murders: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
- |
N/A |
| The Cornwall Mermaid |
2023 |
Buy |
| Miss Nightingale’s Gala: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
- |
N/A |
| The Adventure of the Time Machine: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery |
- |
N/A |
| The Collected Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Short Stories |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Solitary Witness |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Bookseller’s |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Curse of Cleopatra’s Needle |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Coded Blue Envelope |
2020 |
Buy |
| Christmas on the Nile |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Missing Mariner |
2021 |
Buy |
| Galahad’s Castle |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Adair Murders |
2023 |
Buy |
| Miss Nightingale’s Gala |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Affair of the Coronation Ball |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Adventure of the Time Machine |
2024 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Catching Up |
1977 |
Buy |
| Children of the Dark |
1979 |
Buy |
| Night Whispers |
1980 |
Buy |
The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Blackout Murders |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Spectre of Hawthorne Manor |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Spitfire Murders |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Judas Monk Murders |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Murders at Clarion Castle |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Harvest Festival Murders |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Scrooge Conspiracy |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Valentine Cipher |
2026 |
Buy |
| The Saint Mary’s Cipher |
2026 |
Buy |
Twilight: Where Darkness Begins Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blink of the Mind |
1982 |
Buy |
| Deadly Sleep |
1982 |
Buy |
| Play to Live |
1982 |
Buy |
| Blood Red Roses |
1982 |
Buy |
| Dance of Death |
1983 |
Buy |
Charles Veley is an American author whose career spans from late-1970s horror novels to a prolific run of Sherlock Holmes continuations. His early work includes standalone thrillers like Children of the Dark and Night Whispers, but he found his niche with the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series, which has grown to 47 entries since 2014.
The Holmes and Lucy James series introduces an original female character, Lucy James, as Holmes’s investigative partner, expanding the canon while staying rooted in Victorian London. Veley has also written the Twilight: Where Darkness Begins series of early-1980s horror paperbacks and more recently launched the Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery series, set during World War II Britain. His output shows a consistent interest in mystery and suspense across different historical periods.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Charles Veley written?
Charles Veley has written 65 books across five series.
What was Charles Veley's first book?
Charles Veley’s first book is Catching Up, published in 1977.
What is Charles Veley best known for?
Veley is best known for the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series, which spans 47 entries including novels and short stories. The series introduces Lucy James as Holmes’s partner in detection, set in Victorian and Edwardian London. He has also recently launched the Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery series set during World War II.