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Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery (Anna Elliott) Books in Order

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Browse the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery (Anna Elliott) books by Anna Elliott in order, with short summaries, series background, and where to start.

Last updated: January 14, 2026

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35 books

1

The Affair of the Coronation Ball

by Charles Veley

2024

After the King’s coronation, a string of murders shocks London, and a famed gossip columnist is found dead in Hyde Park. Holmes and Lucy trace the clues toward a coronation ball, where a missing reporter may hold the key.

2

The Adventure of the Time Machine

by Charles Veley

2024

H.G. Wells introduces Holmes and Lucy to a man who claims he’s a time traveler, and then the stranger vanishes in a flash of light. When Wells is arrested for murder, Holmes must clear his name while tracking a plot involving a missing submarine.

3

Miss Nightingale's Gala

by Charles Veley

2024

A glittering charity gala in London, backed by Florence Nightingale, is meant to fund new medical research, but a doctor is murdered before the night ends. Holmes and Lucy sift through high-society motives, and a vanished will, to find the killer.

4

The Cornwall Mermaid

by Charles Veley

2023

Lucy and Jack head to the Cornish coast under cover, investigating a secret telegraph network and a shadowy operative called the Mermaid. Meanwhile, Becky and Flynn chase the fate of a missing ship, and both threads lead to the same high-stakes secret.

5

The Adair Murders

by Charles Veley

2023

Lord and Lady Adair are shot dead on their own driveway, and their family fears the scandal will destroy an innocent young woman. Holmes and Lucy enter a closed circle of suspects, where the truth behind the double murder is darker than it looks.

6

The Loch Ness Horror

by Charles Veley

2022

In Inverness, an ally is kidnapped and stolen bonds are meant to fund a violent attack, forcing Holmes and Lucy to act fast. The trail leads to a ruined estate by Loch Ness, where superstition is useful cover and the mastermind is close.

7

Galahad's Castle

by Charles Veley

2022

When Sir Galahad Trent is accused of stealing American bonds, Holmes and Lucy are drawn into a case that reaches from society gossip to real violence. A banker is murdered with a medieval dagger, a father goes missing, and Becky and Flynn wind up in a cell.

8

The Missing Mariner

by Charles Veley

2021

A message about a long-lost brother pulls the team into a case involving a priceless painting and a dangerous deception. As the clues stack up, Flynn finds himself in trouble, and Holmes and Lucy must unravel the truth fast.

9

The Bloomsbury Guru

by Charles Veley

2021

Two wealthy women vanish, and a fashionable “guru” with an Eastern institute may be the missing link. Lucy goes undercover at the Western Dawn, but Holmes suspects the case is tied to someone seeking revenge against Inspector Gregson.

10

Powder Island

by Charles Veley

2021

A deadly explosion at a gunpowder factory shocks London, and Inspector Gregson is blamed when the investigation turns political. An anonymous warning promises another blast, and when Gregson is attacked, Holmes and Lucy suspect a powerful new enemy.

11

Murder at the Royal Observatory

by Charles Veley

2021

An employee at the Royal Observatory is found dead as if he fell from the sky, with strange marks and a green glow nearby. Holmes and Lucy chase the truth through panic and rumor, while Jack Kelly investigates a troubling death in his own ranks.

12

Holmes takes a Holiday

by Charles Veley

2021

Holmes and Lucy travel to Lake Windermere to help an ally whose wife has disappeared, only to find a second missing woman tied to the same mystery. With a suspicious drowning and a rogue policeman in the mix, the holiday turns into a hunt for the truth.

13

Holmes Picks a Winner

by Charles Veley

2021

At Royal Ascot, the crowds, the money, and the prestige make the perfect cover for a dangerous plan. Holmes and Lucy must spot the threat in time, before a public spectacle becomes something far worse.

14

Watson on the Orient Express

by Charles Veley

2020

Dr. Watson is kidnapped, overhears an assassination plot, and is framed for murders he didn’t commit. With Watson forced onto the Orient Express toward Constantinople, Holmes and Lucy race after him before the trap closes.

15

The Solitary Witness

by Charles Veley

2020

A young woman with a title, and no safe place to hide, becomes the key witness in a murder case. Holmes and Lucy must keep her alive long enough to tell the truth, while a familiar enemy closes in.

16

The Curse of Cleopatra's Needle

by Charles Veley

2020

A missing heiress is found dead near Cleopatra’s Needle, and the evidence points in too many directions at once. Holmes and Lucy sift through letters and suspects to expose the real motive, before another life is ruined.

17

The Collected Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Short Stories

by Charles Veley

2020

Seven quick cases featuring Holmes, Watson, and Lucy, from circus mysteries and art thefts to holiday trouble. These shorter adventures work as stand-alone puzzles while adding extra moments with the Baker Street circle.

18

The Coded Blue Envelope

by Charles Veley

2020

A stolen envelope holds a message dangerous enough to kill for, and Holmes and Lucy must decode it before their enemies do. As the threat tightens, Lucy realizes the case is aimed at someone she can’t afford to lose: her mother.

19

The Body in the Bookseller's

by Charles Veley

2020

A stolen diplomatic packet leads Holmes and Lucy to a grim discovery in a bookseller’s basement, and an arrest that feels too easy. As they dig into the case, they uncover a plot that threatens far more than one man’s freedom.

20

Kidnapped at the Tower

by Charles Veley

2020

A young boy and his nanny vanish from the Tower of London, and the kidnappers’ demands leave little time to spare. Holmes, Lucy, and their allies follow the clues through the city, with one of their own caught in the danger.

21

Five Pink Ladies

by Charles Veley

2020

When a famous portrait called “The Pink Lady” is stolen from the National Portrait Gallery, the theft turns lethal. Holmes and Lucy work the case through London’s art world, where collectors are dying and the next target may be close.

22

Christmas on the Nile

by Charles Veley

2020

The Baker Street circle faces threats on two continents as rival criminal organizations make their final plays. With Lucy’s mother in the crosshairs and old enemies returning, Holmes and Lucy have to end the fight before it ends them.

23

The Vanishing Medium

by Charles Veley

2019

A frightened woman begs Holmes for help after being drawn into the world of mediums and staged wonders. Lucy and Watson suspect she’s being used as bait, and an old enemy has been waiting for the chance to strike back.

24

The Sons of Helios

by Charles Veley

2019

When a famous painting is stolen, Holmes and Lucy discover the theft is tied to a secret society with deadly reach. Digging deeper means stepping on powerful toes, and the investigation turns into a race to survive what they uncover.

25

The Return of the Ripper

by Charles Veley

2019

A new string of killings revives the terror of Jack the Ripper, and Lucy’s investigation points toward a dangerous criminal network. As wedding plans with Jack Kelly move forward, the hunt forces Lucy to choose what she’s willing to risk.

26

The Cobra in the Monkey Cage

by Charles Veley

2019

A visit to the London Zoo turns deadly, and a desperate plea from one of Watson’s old classmates draws Holmes and Lucy into the case. The killer is clever, the clues are slippery, and the danger edges closer to home than anyone expects.

27

The Clown on the High Wire

by Charles Veley

2019

A body is found hanging from a high wire at Olympia, and there are no footprints in the circus ring below. Holmes and Lucy chase the clue back to an earlier case, racing to stop a sinister plot before another victim falls.

28

Die Again, Mr. Holmes

by Charles Veley

2019

When a young fiancé vanishes, Holmes takes the case, but Lucy is pulled into her own missing-person search for an aristocratic client. Then news spreads that Holmes has been murdered, and Lucy must protect the people left in the killer’s path.

29

Christmas at Baskerville Hall

by Charles Veley

2019

Sir Henry Baskerville invites Holmes, Watson, and Lucy to Baskerville Hall for the holidays, warning that an old evil is stirring again. As snow and suspicion build, the team must learn why they were really summoned, and what threat is real.

30

A Fancy-Dress Death

by Charles Veley

2019

Flynn is determined to prove he can handle real danger, and that pride puts him on a collision course with a killer. Holmes and Lucy follow the trail from Whitechapel to a glittering mansion, where a fancy-dress ball hides the truth.

31

Flynn's Christmas

by Charles Veley

2018

In this short holiday tale, Flynn hopes for a quiet Christmas, but trouble finds him in the streets of London. A small act of kindness turns into a mystery that tests his loyalty, and the courage he’s still growing into.

32

The Jubilee Problem

by Charles Veley

2017

As Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee approaches, Holmes and Lucy uncover a conspiracy aimed at turning celebration into disaster. With time running out, Lucy’s partnership with detective Jack Kelly is tested by secrets on both sides.

33

The Crown Jewel Mystery

by Charles Veley

2017

London, 1897. A young American actress arrives looking for the father she’s never met, Sherlock Holmes. When a master criminal targets the Crown Jewels during jubilee festivities, Lucy is pulled into her first dangerous case.

34

Remember, Remember

by Charles Veley

2017

Lucy James wakes outside the British Museum with no memory of the night before, and signs that something went terribly wrong. With someone hunting her, Holmes and Watson must uncover what Lucy did, and what was done to her, before it’s too late.

35

Death at the Diogenes Club

by Charles Veley

2017

A murder inside the Diogenes Club looks impossible, until Holmes and Lucy start asking the questions no one wants answered. When a notorious gang leader gets involved, the case becomes a fight for control of London’s shadows.

Series background & context

The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery books take the familiar Baker Street setup and add one big complication: Sherlock Holmes has a grown daughter. Lucy James arrives in London as an American actress, and she’s carrying questions about her own past that are too personal to ignore. When Holmes accepts her into his life, it changes the shape of every case that follows.

Lucy isn’t written as a sidekick who stands around asking polite questions. She has her own instincts, her own stubborn streak, and she’s willing to push back when Holmes goes too far. Dr. Watson stays close to the center of the storytelling, which keeps the series grounded in friendship, observation, and the daily rhythms of 221B Baker Street, even when the danger turns sharp.

It’s classic Holmes logic, but with a new set of loyalties in the room.

Most installments work as satisfying stand-alone mysteries, but they also build a larger world over time. Early entries like The Crown Jewel Mystery and Remember, Remember set the tone, then the cases widen into royal celebrations, locked-room crimes, and high-society traps in books such as The Jubilee Problem and Death at the Diogenes Club. Later stories push the team beyond London into travel and adventure, with settings that include everything from the Orient Express to the banks of the Nile.

A big part of the fun is the supporting cast. Scotland Yard regulars, nervous aristocrats, performers, and would-be villains pass through, but a few allies start to feel like family. Jack Kelly, a dogged policeman with his own code, becomes a steady presence. Becky and Flynn, two younger members of the Baker Street circle, bring street-level insight and a readiness to act first and worry later.

The danger doesn’t reset completely at the end of each book.

Across the series, Holmes and Lucy face recurring enemies and tangled criminal organizations, which gives the mysteries an ongoing edge. Shorter adventures and collections, including The Collected Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Short Stories, add extra texture, revisiting the team in tighter, faster cases while still feeding into the bigger story. You can jump in anywhere if you just want a single puzzle, but starting near the beginning lets you watch Lucy grow into her place at Baker Street, see friendships and romances take shape, and understand why certain threats keep coming back. The overall feel stays fast and story-driven, closer to a cozy historical mystery than a grim thriller, even when the stakes are personal.

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