Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Books in Order

In 1915, fifteen-year-old Mary Russell nearly stumbles over retired Sherlock Holmes on the Sussex Downs. Their wary friendship becomes an apprenticeship, and then a deadly case tests both their minds and their growing bond.

Mary Russell, now an Oxford graduate in theology, is drawn into the orbit of a charismatic feminist preacher and her secretive religious circle. The case forces Russell to choose between belief, independence, and her deepening attachment to Holmes.

An ancient manuscript hinting at explosive early Christian history lands in Russell and Holmes's care just before its discoverer dies. Their investigation mixes murder, politics, and theology in one of Russell's most personal early cases.

Holmes summons Russell to Dartmoor, where folklore, spectral sightings, and a fresh death echo the shadow of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The moor's bleak atmosphere turns an old legend into a fierce new mystery.

In 1918, Russell and Holmes enter British-occupied Palestine under deep cover, posing as Bedouins while tensions simmer across the region. A string of murders draws them into a dangerous mission where politics and faith are inseparable.

A wounded visitor from Russell and Holmes's past brings them to a grand estate scarred by wartime scandal. What begins as a family mystery widens into murder, old loyalties, and a chase stretching from England to Paris and beyond.

When Mycroft delivers the papers of Kimball O'Hara, the legendary spy from Kipling's world, Russell and Holmes head to India to find a vanished operative. Their search becomes a story of disguise, empire, and dangerous old secrets.

On the way to settle her family's estate in San Francisco, Mary is haunted by dreams and memories she has never fully trusted. Holmes must help her navigate murder, Chinatown, and the buried truth of her own childhood.

Back in Sussex after months abroad, Russell and Holmes are pulled into a baffling case involving artist Damian Adler and his missing family. The search leads through madness, old betrayals, and dangers that cut close to Holmes himself.

Separated and hunted across Europe, Russell and Holmes race to outwit a secret organization with deep political reach. Coded messages, false identities, and shifting alliances keep this high-stakes case in constant motion.

This novella retells Mary Russell's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes from Holmes's own point of view. It adds wit, melancholy, and a fresh view of the partnership that began on the Sussex Downs.

Mary Russell goes undercover in the young film industry, chaperoning actresses on an extravagant pirate movie that drifts from Lisbon toward Morocco. Behind the comedy and chaos, a more dangerous plot is taking shape.

Mary wakes in Morocco with blood on her hands, gaps in her memory, and soldiers at the door. To survive, she must move through unfamiliar streets and piece together who she was, and what she has done.

On the voyage to Japan, Russell suspects that a charming young tutor is hiding far more than language lessons. The case opens into blackmail, espionage, and a delicate political mystery stretching from shipboard intrigue to Tokyo.

This story collection opens side doors into the Russell and Holmes world, from wartime adventures to Christmas memories and Mrs Hudson's own investigations. It is a smart companion for readers who want more background, voice, and hidden corners.

One winter evening, Mary Russell tells Holmes about her beloved black-sheep Uncle Jake and a childhood Christmas she never forgot. The short story mixes family memory, mischief, and the first hints of the woman Mary will become.

Holmes proposes, and Russell expects a practical trip to the registry office. Instead, the pair attempt a far more complicated wedding at Holmes's ancestral home, complete with schemes, dogs, and armed opposition.

Dark secrets and a seemingly impossible case strike at the trust Mary Russell and Holmes have built over a decade together. The investigation turns inward, forcing both detectives to question what they know, and what they have hidden.

An old friend asks Russell to help find an escaped aristocrat from Bedlam, and the trail leads from England to Venice. Between asylums, jewels, and the glittering Lido, Russell must untangle madness from manipulation.

Russell and Holmes follow Mrs Hudson to the Jazz Age Riviera, where Monte Carlo glamour hides corruption, murder, and pieces of her long-guarded past. The deeper they dig, the less either of them knows whom to trust.

At Queen Marie of Roumania's request, Russell and Holmes travel to Bran Castle to investigate dark rumors and a possible threat. Gothic atmosphere, royal politics, and old fears give this case a sharp edge.

While Holmes chases a threat to Damian Adler, Russell is left with crates of coded papers and an antique lantern tied to an older family mystery. Solving the code may change what Holmes knows about his own past.

Mary Russell's long-lost Uncle Jake returns with a scandalous problem: the unsolved theft of the Irish Crown Jewels. To help him, Russell may have to keep secrets from Holmes and step into a case that once defeated everyone.