Shadwell Rafferty / Sherlock Holmes Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon | 1996 | Buy |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders | 1998 | Buy |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery | 1999 | Buy |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance | 2001 | Buy |
| The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes | 2002 | Buy |
| The Magic Bullet | 2011 | Buy |
| Strongwood | 2014 | Buy |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma | 2017 | Buy |
| Rafferty’s Last Case | 2022 | Buy |
Shadwell Rafferty Collections
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul | 2024 | Buy |
The Sherlock Holmes and Shadwell Rafferty series brings the famous detective to Minnesota and the American Midwest. Starting with Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon in 1996, the books pair Holmes with Shadwell Rafferty, a local saloonkeeper and amateur detective. The early entries, including The Ice Palace Murders and The Rune Stone Mystery, are set in late 1800s and early 1900s Minnesota, mixing Holmesian deduction with regional history.
The series spans nine novels and ran from 1996 to 2022, ending with Rafferty’s Last Case. Along the way, there are mysteries involving secret alliances, disappearances, and even a magic bullet. The 2014 entry Strongwood shifts focus somewhat, and the 2017 Eisendorf Enigma takes Holmes into new territory. A short story collection, Mysterious Tales of Old St. Paul, was published in 2024 and gathers additional Rafferty fiction.