The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 9 books · 1887 to 1927 · Set in London

Arthur Conan Doyle

Crime and mysteryPrivate eyeGolden Age

Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson share rooms at 221B Baker Street across four novels and five collections of stories, facing Lestrade’s doubts, Mycroft’s secrets and Professor Moriarty.

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Arthur Conan Doyle books in order

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Sherlock Holmes novels

4 books · Set in LondonGolden AgePrivate eye
  1. 1A Study in Scarlet1887CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Sign of the Four1890CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Hound of the Baskervilles1902CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Valley of Fear1915CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon

Sherlock Holmes stories

5 books · Set in LondonGolden AgePrivate eye
  1. 1The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1892CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1894CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Return of Sherlock Holmes1905CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  4. 4His Last Bow1917CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes1927CrossoverWith Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes also appears in books by Laurie R. KingBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Baker Street

Rivals and adversaries