Series

Sherlock Holmes series in reading order

The Sherlock Holmes series has 5 books.

Published between 1800 and 1901. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Dr. Watson recounts his first meeting with the brilliant, eccentric Sherlock Holmes and their investigation into a baffling murder in London. Doyle establishes the detective's legendary methods of deduction and introduces the partnership that will define the genre. A revenge plot stretches from the

All 5 books, in reading order

• 1. A Study in Scarlet (1800) — Arthur Conan Doyle · 108 pages
• 2. The Sign of Four (1889) — Arthur Conan Doyle · 224 pages
• 5. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901) — Anne Perry · 256 pages
• His Last Bow (1892) — Arthur Conan Doyle · 260 pages
• The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) — Peter Haining / Arthur Conan Doyle · 208 pages

Sherlock Holmes in publication order

1. A Study in Scarlet (1800) — Arthur Conan Doyle
2. The Sign of Four (1889) — Arthur Conan Doyle
3. His Last Bow (1892) — Arthur Conan Doyle
4. The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) — Peter Haining / Arthur Conan Doyle
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901) — Anne Perry

All 5 books total 1,056 pages.

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