Books in order

Arthur Conan Doyle books in order

Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series has 9 main books, starting with A Study in Scarlet (1887). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

Sherlock Holmes

9 books · 1887–1927
  1. #1A Study in Scarlet1887
  2. #2The Sign of Four1890
  3. #3The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1892
  4. #4The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1893
  5. #5The Hound of the Baskervilles1902
  6. #6The Return of Sherlock Holmes1905
  7. #7The Valley of Fear1915
  8. #8His Last Bow1917
  9. #9The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes1927
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Reading Arthur Conan Doyle

What order should I read Arthur Conan Doyle's books in?
Read Sherlock Holmes in its numbered order, starting with A Study in Scarlet.
Which Arthur Conan Doyle book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: A Study in Scarlet (1887), book 1 of Sherlock Holmes.