Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Study in Scarlet Women | 2016 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 2 | Charlotte Holmes and the Locked Box | 2017 | Sherry Thomas | N/A |
| 3 | A Conspiracy in Belgravia | 2017 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 4 | The Hollow of Fear | 2018 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 5 | The Art of Theft | 2019 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 6 | Murder on Cold Street | 2020 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 7 | Miss Moriarty, I Presume? | 2021 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 8 | A Tempest at Sea | 2023 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
| 9 | A Ruse of Shadows | 2024 | Sherry Thomas | Buy |
The Lady Sherlock series launched in 2016 with A Study in Scarlet Women and has grown into one of the most acclaimed historical mystery series in recent years. Sherry Thomas takes the familiar Sherlock Holmes framework and rebuilds it with Charlotte Holmes at the center, a woman whose brilliance is matched only by her willingness to break social conventions. After being cast out of polite society, Charlotte invents the persona of Sherlock Holmes to offer her detective skills through newspaper advertisements.
The series has earned multiple NPR best-of-the-year selections and strong reviews across nine books. Each installment introduces a new case while advancing the ongoing storylines involving Charlotte, Mrs. Watson, Inspector Treadles, and Lord Ingram. The most recent entry, A Ruse of Shadows, was published in 2024.