Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery books in order

The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series by Charles Veley pairs the world's most famous detective with an original female partner across 47 novels and short stories set in Victorian and Edwardian London.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Crown Jewel Mystery 2017 Charles Veley Buy
2 The Last Moriarty 2014 Charles Veley Buy
3 The Wilhelm Conspiracy 2016 Charles Veley Buy
4 Remember, Remember 2017 Charles Veley Buy
5 Death at the Diogenes Club 2017 Charles Veley Buy
6 The Jubilee Problem 2017 Charles Veley Buy
7 The Return of the Ripper 2019 Charles Veley Buy
8 Flynn’s Christmas 2018 Charles Veley Buy
9 A Fancy-Dress Death 2019 Charles Veley Buy
10 Christmas at Baskerville Hall 2019 Charles Veley Buy
11 Die Again, Mr. Holmes 2019 Charles Veley Buy
12 The Clown on the High Wire 2019 Charles Veley Buy
13 The Cobra in the Monkey Cage 2019 Charles Veley Buy
14 The Sons of Helios 2019 Charles Veley Buy
15 The Vanishing Medium 2019 Charles Veley Buy
16 Five Pink Ladies 2020 Charles Veley Buy
17 Kidnapped at the Tower 2020 Charles Veley Buy
18 Watson on the Orient Express 2020 Charles Veley Buy
19 Powder Island 2021 Charles Veley Buy
20 The Solitary Witness: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story 2020 Charles Veley N/A
21 The Body in the Bookseller’s: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story 2020 Charles Veley N/A
22 The Curse of Cleopatra’s Needle: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story - Charles Veley N/A
23 The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery 2020 Charles Veley N/A
24 Christmas on the Nile: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery - Charles Veley N/A
25 The Missing Mariner: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery - Charles Veley N/A
26 Holmes Picks a Winner 2021 Charles Veley Buy
27 Holmes takes a Holiday 2021 Charles Veley Buy
28 Murder at the Royal Observatory 2021 Charles Veley Buy
29 The Bloomsbury Guru 2021 Charles Veley Buy
30 Galahad’s Castle: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery - Charles Veley N/A
31 The Loch Ness Horror 2022 Charles Veley Buy
32 The Adair Murders: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery - Charles Veley N/A
33 The Cornwall Mermaid 2023 Charles Veley Buy
34 Miss Nightingale’s Gala: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery - Charles Veley N/A
35 The Adventure of the Time Machine: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery - Charles Veley N/A
36 The Collected Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Short Stories 2020 Charles Veley Buy
37 The Solitary Witness 2020 Charles Veley Buy
38 The Body in the Bookseller’s 2020 Charles Veley Buy
39 The Curse of Cleopatra’s Needle 2020 Charles Veley Buy
40 The Coded Blue Envelope 2020 Charles Veley Buy
41 Christmas on the Nile 2020 Charles Veley Buy
42 The Missing Mariner 2021 Charles Veley Buy
43 Galahad’s Castle 2022 Charles Veley Buy
44 The Adair Murders 2023 Charles Veley Buy
45 Miss Nightingale’s Gala 2024 Charles Veley Buy
46 The Affair of the Coronation Ball 2024 Charles Veley Buy
47 The Adventure of the Time Machine 2024 Charles Veley Buy

The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series is a 47-entry continuation of the Sherlock Holmes canon, published between 2014 and 2024. The series introduces Lucy James as Holmes’s partner in detection, adding an original female protagonist to the world created by Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Last Moriarty (2014) launches the series, and subsequent entries like The Wilhelm Conspiracy, Remember Remember, and The Return of the Ripper take Holmes and Lucy through cases that span Victorian and Edwardian London. The series includes both full-length novels and shorter stories, several of which were later collected in standalone editions. Settings range from the Diogenes Club and Baskerville Hall to the Orient Express and the Nile. Veley maintains the period atmosphere and deductive style of the original stories while giving Lucy a distinct voice and role.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series?

There are 47 books in the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series, published between 2014 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series?

The first book in the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series is The Crown Jewel Mystery, published in 2017.

Who is Lucy James?

Lucy James is an original character created by Charles Veley to serve as Sherlock Holmes’s investigative partner. She brings her own skills and perspective to the cases, and the series develops her character alongside the familiar Holmes canon figures of Watson, Mycroft, and others.

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