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Laurie R King


USA flag (b.1952)

aka Leigh Richards

Laurie King is a third-generation native of San Francisco, but since her marriage to an Anglo-Indian professor she has lived briefly on five continents. She and her husband have two children. They live mostly in California.
 

Awards: Agatha (2015), Macavity (2002), Nero (1996), CWA (1995)  see all

Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery
 
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Series
Kate Martinelli
   1. A Grave Talent (1993)
   2. To Play the Fool (1995)
   3. With Child (1996)
   4. Night Work (2000)
   5. The Art of Detection (2006)
   Beginnings (2019)
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Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
   1. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
     aka Or On the Segregation of the Queen
   2. A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
   3. A Letter of Mary (1997)
   4. The Moor (1998)
   5. O Jerusalem (1999)
   6. Justice Hall (2002)
   7. The Game (2004)
   8. Locked Rooms (2005)
   9. The Language of Bees (2009)
   10. The God of the Hive (2010)
   10.5. Beekeeping for Beginners (2011)
   11. Pirate King (2011)
   12. Garment of Shadows (2012)
   The Mary Russell Companion (2014)
   Mary's Christmas (2014)
   13. Dreaming Spies (2015)
   Stately Holmes (2016)
   The Marriage of Mary Russell (2016)
   14. The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
   Mary Russell's War (2016)
   15. Island of the Mad (2018)
   16. Riviera Gold (2020)
   17. Castle Shade (2021)
   18. The Lantern's Dance (2024)
   19. Knave of Diamonds (2025)
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Folly Island
   1. Folly (2001)
   2. Keeping Watch (2003)
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Harris Stuyvesant
   1. Touchstone (2007)
   2. The Bones of Paris (2013)
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Novels
   A Darker Place (1998)
     aka The Birth of a New Moon
   Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) (with others)
   Califia's Daughters (2004) (as by Leigh Richards)
   Lockdown (2017)
   Back to the Garden (2022)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Hellbender (2013)
   Mila's Tale (2014)
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Anthologies edited
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Anthology series
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Books containing stories by Laurie R King
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Deadly Anniversaries (2020)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini
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Bound By Mystery (2017)
Celebrating 20 Years of Poisoned Pen Press
edited by
Diane D DiBiase
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Anatomy of Innocence (2017)
Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted
edited by
Laura Caldwell and Leslie S Klinger

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Awards
2015 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel : Dreaming Spies
2002 Macavity Award for Best Novel : Folly
1996 Nero Award : A Monstrous Regiment of Women
1995 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger : A Grave Talent
1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel : A Grave Talent

Award nominations
2023 Macavity Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Back to the Garden
2023 Lefty Award for Best Mystery Novel (nominee) : Back to the Garden
2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : Back to the Garden
2021 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : Riviera Gold
2019 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Island of the Mad
2019 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : Island of the Mad
2017 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : The Murder of Mary Russell
2016 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Dreaming Spies
2016 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dreaming Spies
2016 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : Dreaming Spies
2009 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : Touchstone
2004 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Keeping Watch
2000 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story (nominee) : Paleta Man
2000 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Paleta Man
2000 Anthony Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Paleta Man
1997 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : With Child
1994 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : A Grave Talent
1994 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : A Grave Talent
1994 Agatha Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Beekeeper's Apprentice


Laurie R King recommends
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The Murder of Mr. Ma (2024)
(Judge Dee and Lao She Mysteries, book 1)
John Shen Yen Nee and S J Rozan
"The Murder of Mr. Ma is a joy, with this Chinese Sherlock Holmes and his Watson bringing a thrilling, complex, and thought-provoking new take on 1920s London."
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The Golden Gate (2023)
Amy Chua
"A tough guy with room for gentleness... Detective Al Sullivan and his crew are a joy, introducing us to a Bay Area that is both intimately familiar and surprisingly new."
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Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories (2023)
(Essential Peter S. Beagle, book 2)
Peter S Beagle
"Stepping into a Peter Beagle story is like stepping out your front door into an alternate, but entirely logical, world: your girlfriend seems to be a werewolf, the evening news is anchored by the Angel of Death, dreadful poetry is a lethal weapon, and a Berkeley traffic cop has to negotiate a depressed dragon out of an intersection. But then, what else to expect from a wizard of mischief like Beagle? Two perfect volumes that should come with a warning: When you try and go back inside your house, all its rooms will have changed."

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