10 books for fans of Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
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Sherlock
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
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Handpicked by the BBC Sherlock creators, these nineteen tales trace Holmes from his debut in A Study in Scarlet to late classics like The Dying Detective, offering the essential canon that shaped television's most famous consulting detective.
★ 4.33 Goodreads (457 ratings) - 2
Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 1
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Holmes faces his most memorable adversary in Irene Adler, the only person to ever best the consulting detective. Conan Doyle crafts a perfect introduction to a character who haunts Holmes throughout the canon.
★ 3.83 Goodreads (12.7K ratings) - 3
The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 6
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh
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A visit to London's underworld opium dens becomes a baffling case when Holmes investigates murder while Watson searches for a friend's missing husband.
★ 3.81 Goodreads (7.3K ratings) - 4
Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set: Books 1-10
Torrent Witches • Book 1
by Tess Lake
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Ten books of magical murder mysteries featuring part-time journalist Harlow Torrent, whose slip magic helps solve everything from butter festival deaths to family curses.
★ 4.52 Goodreads (2.4K ratings) - 5
The Running Grave
Cormoran Strike • Book 7
by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling
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Strike's longest investigation yet takes him undercover in a religious cult where peaceful humanitarian rhetoric masks something far more sinister than he and Robin have ever encountered.
★ 4.59 Goodreads (113.0K ratings) - 6
Desperation in Death
In Death • Book 55
by J.D. Robb
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Thirteen-year-old Dorian escapes a horrific training facility where abducted girls are broken into compliance. Eve uncovers an exploitation network that tests even her hardened detective's resolve.
★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K ratings) - 7
Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
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Defense attorney Mickey Haller specializes in million-to-one cases, enlisting half-brother Harry Bosch to find the genuine innocence claims among desperate prison letters.
★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K ratings) - 8
Treachery in Death
In Death • Book 32
by J.D. Robb
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What begins as a simple case of teen thugs murdering a shopkeeper exposes a network of dirty cops using their badges to run drugs and eliminate witnesses.
★ 4.48 Goodreads (33.4K ratings) - 9
Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
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Connelly reunites Ballard and Bosch to hunt Harry's ultimate cold case—a family massacre that's driven him for years. Their partnership deepens while tackling Connelly's most personal storytelling yet.
★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K ratings) - 10
Random in Death
In Death • Book 58
by J.D. Robb
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At an Avenue A concert, death strikes randomly and silently, leaving Dallas to hunt a killer who turns crowds into hunting grounds. The 58th In Death novel examines how evil hides in plain sight among innocent faces.
★ 4.46 Goodreads (27.1K ratings)