Character · Baker Street · 9 books
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant consulting detective in London, cold, eccentric and observant, who solves cases by deduction and plays the violin.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- A Study in Scarlet (1887)
- Latest appearance
- The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)
- Books
- 9 (9 as lead)
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Also in books by
- Laurie R. King (19 books)
- Circle
- Baker Street
Where to meet Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes first appears in A Study in Scarlet (1887), as the lead, book 1 of the Sherlock Holmes novels series.
Every book with Sherlock Holmes
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1887LA Study in Scarletlead · Sherlock Holmes novelsMeets WatsonBuy
- 1890LThe Sign of the Fourlead · Sherlock Holmes novelsBuy
- 1892LThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmeslead · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
- 1894LThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmeslead · Sherlock Holmes storiesGoes over the Reichenbach Falls with MoriartyBuy
- 1902LThe Hound of the Baskervilleslead · Sherlock Holmes novelsBuy
- 1905LThe Return of Sherlock Holmeslead · Sherlock Holmes storiesReturns, three years laterBuy
- 1915LThe Valley of Fearlead · Sherlock Holmes novelsBuy
- 1917LHis Last Bowlead · Sherlock Holmes storiesComes out of retirement for the warBuy
- 1927LThe Case-Book of Sherlock Holmeslead · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Dr John WatsonArmy doctor, Holmes’s friend and chronicler | 9 |
| Mrs HudsonLandlady at 221B Baker Street | 9 |
| Inspector LestradeScotland Yard detective | 7 |
| Mycroft HolmesSherlock’s older brother, who works for the government | 3 |
| Professor MoriartyCriminal mastermind | 3 |
| Tobias GregsonScotland Yard detective | 3 |
Sherlock Holmes in other authors’ books
- Laurie R. King19 books · 1994 to 2025