Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Books: Mystery |Historical
The first grown-up mysteries I read as a were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. I can't count the number of times I read and re-read The Complete Sherlock Holmes. It's one of the few volumes I am glad to have in hardback, because otherwise I would have had to replace my volumes several times over.
Set in England from 1881 to 1914
A Study in Scarlet (1905)
Set in London, 1881
Stamford, Mr. Lestrade, Enoch J. Drebber, Tobias Gregson, Joseph Stangerson, John Rance, Wiggins, Arthur Charpentier, Mr. Jefferson Hope, John Ferrier, Lucy Ferrier
The Sign of Four (1905)
London, 1888
Miss Mary Morstan, Mrs. Hudson, Jonathan Small, Mahomet Singh, Abdullah Khan, Dost Akbar, Mr. Thaddeus Sholto, Bartholomew Sholto, McMurdo, Mrs. Bernstone, Mr. Athelney Jones, Mr. Sherman, Mordecai Smith, Jack, Jim, Wiggins, Tonga, Dr. Somerton, Major Sholto, Captain Morstan, Lieutenant Bromley Brown
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A Scandal in Bohemia (1905)
Set in London in 1888
Irene Adler, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Clotilde Lothman von Saxe-Meningen, Mr. Godfrey Norton
The Red-Headed League (1905)
Set in London in 1890
Mr. Jabez Wilson, Duncan Ross, Vincent Spaulding, Peter Jones, Mr. Merryweather, John Clay
A Case of Identity (1905)
Set in London in 1888
Miss Mary Sutherland, Mr. Hosmer Angel, Mr. James Windibank
The Boscombe Valley Mystery (1905)
Set in 1888
Mr. John Turner, Mr. Charles McCarthy, William Crowder, Mr. James McCarthy, Patience Moran, Mr. Lestrade, Miss Alice Turner, George Meredith, Black Jack of Ballarat
Set in The Five Orange Pips (1905)
Set in 1887
John Openshaw, Colonel Openshaw, Captain James Calhoun
The Man with the Twisted Lip (1905)
Set in London in 1889
Mr. Isa Whitney, Kate Whitney, Neville St. Clair, Hugh Boone, Inspector Barton, Mrs. St. Clair, Inspector Bradstreet
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (1905)
Set in London in 1889
Henry Baker, Peterson, John Horner, James Ryder, Catherine Cusack, Mrs. Oakshott
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1905)
Set in 1883
Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Julia, Miss Honoria Westphail, Percy Armitage
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (1905)
Set in 1889
Mr. Victor Hatherley, Colonel Lysander Stark, Mr. Ferguson, Inspector Bradstreet
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (1905)
Set in London in 1887
Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, Miss Hatty Doran, Mr. Aloysius Doran, Miss Flora Millar, Alice, Lestrade, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hay
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (1905)
Set in 1889
Alexander Holder, Lucy Parr, Arthur, Sir George Burnwell, Miss Mary Holder, Francis Prosper
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (1905)
Set in 1890
Violet Hunter, Miss Alice Rucastle, Jephro Rucastle, Mrs. Rucastle, Toller, Edward, Mrs. Toller, Mr. Fowler
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of Silver Blaze (1905)
Set in 1890
John Straker, Colonel Ross, Inspector Gregory, Fitzroy Simpson, Lord Backwater, Silas Brown, Ned Hunter, Edith Baxter, Mrs. Straker
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (1905)
Set in 1889
Miss Susan Cushing, Mr. Lestrade, Mary Cushing, Mr. Jim Browner, Alec Fairbairn
The Adventure of the Yellow Face (1905)
Set in 1888
Mr. Grant Munro, Mrs. Effie Hebron, Lucy,
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk (1905)
Set in 1889?
Old Mr. Farquhar, Mr. Hall Pycroft, Arthur Pinner
The Adventure of the Gloria Scott (1905)
Set in 1875
Justice of the Peace Trevor, Victor Trevor, Mr. Beddoes, James Armitage, Jack Prendergast, Mereer, WilsonThe Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual (1905)
Set in 1879
Reginald Musgrave, Richard Brunton, Rachel Howells, Janet Tregellis
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire (1905)
Set in 1887
Colonel Hayter, Old Acton, Inspector Forrester, William Kirwan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. AlecThe Adventure of the Crooked Man (1905)
Set in 1888
Jackson, Colonel James Barclay, Mrs. Nancy Barclay, Major Murphy, Miss Morrison, Jane Stewart, Mr. Henry Wood, Simpson
The Adventure of the Resident Patient (1905)
Set in 1886
Dr. Percy Trevelyan, Blessington, Lanner, Biddle, Hayward, Moffat
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (1905)
Set in 1888
Mycroft, Mr. Melas, Mr. Harold Latimer, Paul, Kratides, Sophy Kratides, J. Davenport, Inspector Gregson, Wilson Kemp
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (1905)
Set in 1889
Percy Phelps, Lord Holdhurst, Joseph Harrison, Annie Harrison, Charles Gorot, Mrs. Tangey, Mr. Forbes the detective, Dr. Ferrier
The Final Problem (1905)
Set in 1891
Colonel James Moriarty, Professor Moriarty, Peter Steiler, Inspector Patterson
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
Set in 1889
James Mortimer, Sir Charles Baskerville, Hugo Baskerville, Barrymore, Murphy, Mr. Henry Baskerville, Mr. Frankland, Mr. Stapleton, Perkins, Rodger Baskerville, Wilson, Cartwright, Theophilus Johnson, Mrs. Oldmore, Mr. James Desmond, John Clayton, Selden, Miss Stapleton, Beryl Garcia, Mr. Frankland, Mrs. Barrymore, Mrs. Laura Lyons, Lestrade, Mr. and Mrs. Vandeleur
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Empty House (1903)
Set in 1894
The Honourable Ronald Adair, Hilda, Miss Edith Woodley, Mr. Murray, Sir John Hardy, Godfrey Milner, Lord Balmoral, Lady Maynooth, Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft, Monsieur Oscar Meunier, Parker, Lestrade, Colonel Sebastian Moran, Von Herder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder (1903)
Set in 1894
Verner, John Hector McFarlane, Mr. Jonas Oldacre, Lestrade, Mrs. Lexington, Mr. Cornelius
The Adventure of the Dancing Men (1903)
Set in 1898
Thurston, Mr. Hilton Cubitt, Elsie Patrick, Inspector Martin, Saunders, Mrs. King, Mr. Abe Slaney, Wilson Hargreave
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (1904)
Set in 1895
Miss Violet Smith, Mr. Carruthers, Mr. Jack Woodley, Cyril Morton, Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Williamson, Peter
The Adventure of the Priory School (1904)
Set in 1901
Dr Thorneycroft Huxtable, Edith Appledore, Lord Saltire, Mr. James Wilder, Caunter, Heidegger, Mr. Reuben Hayes, Arthur Saltire, Mrs. Hayes
The Adventure of Black Peter (1904)
Set in 1895
Captain Peter Carey, Stanley Hopkins, Slater, John Hopley Neligan, James Lancaster, Hugh Pattins, Patrick Cairns
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton (1904)
Set in 1899
Lady Eva Blackwell, Charles Augustus Milverton, Miss Miles, Colonel Dorking, Agatha, Countess d’Albert, Mr. Lestrade
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (1904)
Set in 1900
Mr. Lestrade, Morse Hudson, Dr. Barnicot, Mr. Horace Harker, Beppo, Mr. Josiah Brown, Mr. Sandeford, Inspector Hill, Pietro Venucci, Lucretia Venucci
The Adventure of the Three Students (1904)
Set in 1895
Mr. Hilton Soames, Bannister, Daulat Ras, Gilchrist, Miles McLaren
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (1904)
Set in 1894
Willoughby Smith, Stanley Hopkins, Professor Coram, Mrs. Marker, Susan Tarlton, Mr. Willoughby Smith, Mortimer, Wilson, Anna, Alexis
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter (1904)
Set in 1896
Mr. Cyril Overton, Inspector Stanley Hopkins, Godfrey Staunton, Lord Mount-James, Dr. Leslie Armstrong, Mr. Jeremy Dixon
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (1904)
Set in 1897
Sir Eustace, Stanley Hopkins, Sir Eustace Brackenstall, Lady Brackenstall, Miss Mary Fraser, Theresa Wright, Marengo, Mr. Jack Crocker
The Adventure of the Second Stain (1904)
Set in 1894
Lord Bellinger, Trelawney Hope, Oberstein, La Rothiere, Eduardo Lucas, Mrs. Pringle, Mitton, Police-constable Barret, Mrs. Hudson, Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope, John Mitton, Mme. Henri Fournaye, Lestrade, MacPherson
His Last Bow
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (1908)
Set in 1895
Inspector Gregson, Inspector Baynes, Mr. John Scott Eccles, Mr. Aloysius Garcia, Mrs. Hudson, Lord Harringby, Sir George Ffolliott, Mr. Hynes Hynes, Mr. James Baker Williams, Mr. Henderson, Rev. Joshua Stone, Walters, Mr. Lucas, Miss Burnet, John Warner, Don Murillo, Signora Victor Durando
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (1908)
Set in 1895
Mycroft, Arthur Cadogan West, Miss Violet Westbury, Mason, Lestrade, Sir James Walter, Colonel Valentine Walter, Mr. Sidney Johnson, Adolph Meyer, Louis La Rothière, Hugo Oberstein
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot (1910)
Set in 1897
Dr. Moore Agar, Mr. Roundhay, Mr. Mortimer Tregennis, Owen Tregennis, George Tregennis, Miss Brenda Tregennis, Dr. Richards, Mrs. Porter, Dr. Leon Sterndale
The Adventure of the Red Circle (1911)
Set in 1902
Mrs. Warren, Mr. Fairdale Hobbs, Gregson, Mr. Leverton, Giuseppe Gorgiano, Gennaro Lucca, Emilia Lucca, Tito Castalotte
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (1911)
Set in 1902
Lady Frances Carfax, Miss Dobney, Miss Marie Devine, M. Moser, Jules Vibart, Dr. Shlessinger, Mrs. Shlessinger, Hon. Philip Green, Fraser
The Adventure of the Dying Detective (1913)
Set in 1888
Mrs. Hudson, Sir Jasper Meek or Penrose Fisher, Mr. Culverton Smith, Inspector Morton, Staples, Victor Savage
His Last Bow (1917)
Set in 1914
Von Bork, Baron Von Herling, Martha
The Valley of Fear (1914)
Set in
Porlock, Billy, Inspector Alec MacDonald, Mr. John Douglas of Birlstone Manor House, White Mason, Cecil James Barker, Ames, Mrs. Allen, Sergeant Wilson, Dr. Wood, Bodymaster Black Jack McGinty, Hargrave, Ted Baldwin, Brother Mike Scanlan, Brother John McMurdo, Jacob Shafter, Miss Ettie Shafter, Jonas Pinto, Widow MacNamara, Captain Teddy Marvin, James Stanger, Brother Morris, Evans Pott, Birdy Edwards
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (1921)
Set in 1903
Billy, Mrs. Hudson, Lord Cantlemere, Count Negretto Sylvius, Sam Merton, Ikey Sanders, Van Seddar
The Problem of Thor Bridge (1922)
Set in 1900
Mr. James Phillimore, Miss Grace Dunbar, Billy, Mr. Marlow Bates, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Neil Gibson, Maria Pinto, Sergeant Coventry, Mr. Joyce Cummings
The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923)
Set in 1903
Professor Presbury, Mr. Trevor Bennett, Miss Edith Presbury, Alice Morphy, Dorak, MERCER, H. Lowenstein
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (1924)
Set in 1896
Mr. Robert Ferguson, Dolores, Mrs. Mason, Jack
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (1925)
Set in 1902
John Garrideb, Mr. Nathan Garrideb, Dr. Lysander Starr, Mrs. Saunders, James Winter, alias Morecroft, alias Killer Evans
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1925)
Set in 1902
Sir James Damery, Baron Adelbert Gruner, General de Merville, Violet de Merville, Shinwell Johnson, Miss Kitty Winter, Sir Leslie Oakshott
The Adventure of the Three Gables (1926)
Set in 1903
Steve Dixie, Barney Stockdale, Mortimer Maberley, Mary Maberley, Douglas Maberley, Mr. Sutro, Susan, Isadora Klein
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier (1926)
Set in 1903
Mr. James M. Dodd, Colonel Emsworth, Godfrey Emsworth, Ralph, Mr. Kent, Sir James Saunders
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane (1926)
Set in 1907
Harold Stackhurst, Fitzroy McPherson, Ian Murdoch, Anderson, Lewes, Miss Maud Bellamy, Tom Bellamy, William Bellamy, Inspector Bardle
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (1927)
Set in 1898
Josiah Amberley, Dr. Ray Ernest, Mr. Barker, MacKinnon
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger (1927)
Set in 1896
Mrs. Merrilow, Mrs. Eugenia Ronder, Abbas Parva, Leonardo, Jimmy Griggs, Edmunds
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (1927)
Set in 1902
Sir Robert Norberton, John Mason, Lady Beatrice Falder, Carrie Evans, Sandy Bain, Mr. and Mrs. Norlett, Sam Brewer