The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 12 books · 2013 to 2023 · Mostly set in London

Sherry Thomas

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspenseRomanceYoung adultAmateur sleuthHistorical crimeAction and adventureHistorical romanceYA fantasy

Sherry Thomas, who grew up in China, writes romance, fantasy and mystery. In the Lady Sherlock books, Charlotte Holmes, a Victorian gentlewoman ruined by scandal, sets up as a consulting detective under the name of her invented brother Sherlock.

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Sherry Thomas books in order

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Lady Sherlock

7 books · Set in LondonHistorical crimeAmateur sleuth
  1. 1A Study in Scarlet Women2016With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Conspiracy in Belgravia2017With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Hollow of Fear2018With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Art of Theft2019With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Murder on Cold Street2020With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon
  6. 6A Tempest at Sea2022With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon
  7. 7A Ruse of Shadows2023With Charlotte HolmesBuy on Amazon

Heart of Blade

2 books · Set in China and EnglandHistorical romanceAction and adventure
  1. 1The Hidden Blade2014With Catherine BladeBuy on Amazon
  2. 2My Beautiful Enemy2014With Catherine Blade and Leighton AtwoodBuy on Amazon

Elemental

3 books · Set in invented worldsYA fantasy
  1. 1The Burning Sky2013With Iolanthe Seabourne and Prince TitusBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Perilous Sea2014With Iolanthe Seabourne and Prince TitusBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Immortal Heights2015With Iolanthe Seabourne and Prince TitusBuy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Lady Sherlock

Heart of Blade

Elemental