Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle — 11 titles in the rankings, first published between 1887 and 1927. They average 7.9, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. 6 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note Most readers start with A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, but the short-story collections rate higher: The Memoirs and The Adventures, plus The Hound of the Baskervilles, the best-rated novel. The Sign of Four rates lowest of the four novels. The stories can be read in any order.

Ranked titles
11 books
Average score
7.9
Total ratings
4.8K
First published
1887–1927

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Series by Arthur Conan Doyle

Reading order of Arthur Conan Doyle's series

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Books by Arthur Conan Doyle

Book score11 books on a timeline, 1887–1927 · Highest rated: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
  1. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · 1894 Crime & mystery366 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  2. The Hound of the Baskervilles
    The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle · 1902Filmed 1959 Crime & mystery990 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · 1905Filmed 1929 Crime & mystery280 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892 Classics171 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. A Study in Scarlet
    A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle · 1887Filmed 2010 Crime & mystery1.4K ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
    The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · 1927 Crime & mystery165 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  7. His Last Bow
    His Last BowArthur Conan Doyle · 1917 Crime & mystery151 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  8. The Valley of Fear
    The Valley of FearArthur Conan Doyle · 1915Filmed 1962 Crime & mystery233 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  9. The Lost World
    The Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle · 1912Filmed 1925 Science fiction237 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  10. The Sign of Four
    The Sign of FourArthur Conan Doyle · 1890Filmed 1983 Crime & mystery732 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  11. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
    The Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleArthur Conan Doyle · 1892 Crime & mystery64 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10

Other books by Arthur Conan Doyle

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1882Bones, the April Fool of Harvey's Sluice
  • 1888Micah Clarke
  • 1889The Mystery of Cloomber
  • 1890The Firm of Girdlestone
  • 1891The White Company
  • 1892Beyond the City
  • 1892The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
  • 1892The Doings of Raffles Haw
  • 1893The Refugees
  • 1893Our Derby Sweepstakes
  • 1893The Great Shadow and Beyond the City
  • 1894An Actor's Duel and The Winning Shot
  • 1894Round the Red Lamp
  • 1895The Stark Munro Letters
  • 1896Rodney Stone
  • 1896Uncle Bernac
  • 1896The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
  • 1896The Three Correspondents
  • 1898The Tragedy of the Korosko
  • 1899A Duet with an Occational Chorus
  • 1900The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
  • 1900Short Stories (Boscombe Valley Mystery / Case of Identity / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
  • 1900The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and Sport
  • 1900The Great Boer War
  • 1902Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
  • 1906Sir Nigel
  • 1907Through the Magic Door
  • 1909The Great Shadow
  • 1909The Crime of the Congo
  • 1910The Speckled Band
  • 1911Songs of the Road
  • 1913The Poison Belt
  • 1917His Last Bow [8 stories]
  • 1918Danger! and Other Stories
  • 1918Danger!
  • 1919The Vital Message
  • 1922Sherlock Holmes
  • 1922Tales of Terror and Mystery
  • 1922The Coming of the Fairies
  • 1922Tales of Pirates and Blue Water
  • 1926The History of Spiritualism
  • 1929canon of Sherlock Holmes
  • 1929The Croxley Master
  • 1946Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories])
  • 1950Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
  • 1951Sherlock Holmes Selected Stories [11 stories]
  • 1984Works (Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans / Adventure of Wisteria Lodge / Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
  • 1989Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)
  • 1989Stories About Sherlock Holmes
  • 2011The Narrative of John Smith
  • 2020Sherlock Holmes The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II

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