Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King
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Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice was chosen as one of the “20th Century’s Best Crime Novels” by the IMBA.) She has won the Agatha, Anthony, Creasey, Edgar, Lambda, Macavity, Wolfe, and Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, has an honorary doctorate in theology, and is a Baker Street Irregular. In 2022, she was named Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America. She co-edited (with Lee Child) the new handbook from Mystery Writers of America, How to Write a Mystery, and has a new contemporary series with SFPD Inspector Raquel Laing, beginning with Back to the Garden.
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Mystery Fiction Historical Fiction Crime Amateur Sleuth
Featured works
Start here5.0
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Jenny Sterlin
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1
4.5
A Letter of Mary
Jenny Sterlin
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #3
4.0
A Monstrous Regiment of Women
Laurie R. King
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #2
5.0
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Amy Myers
3.0
The Marriage of Mary Russell
Laurie R. King
Novella
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #2.5Series
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Frequently asked questions
The Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series begins with The Beekeeper's Apprentice, followed by A Monstrous Regiment of Women, A Letter of Mary, and The Moor. The series continues with O Jerusalem, Justice Hall, The Game, Locked Rooms, The Language of Bees, and The God of the Hive.
Laurie R. King has received numerous accolades, including the Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, Macavity, and Creasey awards. She was also named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2022.
Laurie R. King is widely recognized for her Mary Russell series, which features a young woman who becomes an apprentice to a retired Sherlock Holmes. This series reimagines the classic detective in a new light.