Author · born 1952
Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King (born 1952) is an American novelist. Born in Oakland.
Our catalogue lists 10 books by Laurie R. King, mostly Victorian mystery, historical fiction and sapphic fiction. They span 1993 to 2018. The most-read is A Grave Talent (1993).
Books by Laurie R. King
A Grave Talent
Laurie R. King
The Art of Detection
Laurie R. King
Pirate King
Laurie R. King
The God of the Hive
Laurie R. King
Dreaming Spies
Laurie R. King
Island of the Mad
Laurie R. King
The Murder of Mary Russell
Laurie R. King
In the company of Sherlock Holmes
Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger
Mary Russell's war
Laurie R. King
For the Sake of the Game
Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger
Awards
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 2007 — Lesbian Mystery, The Art of Detection (winner)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards — Overall (winner)
Biography
Laurie R. King is the *New York Times* bestselling author of 30 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories (***The Beekeeper’s Apprentice*** was chosen as one of the “20th Century’s Best Crime Novels” by the IMBA.) She has won the Agatha, Anthony, Creasey, Edgar, Lambda, Macavity, Wolfe, and Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, has an honorary doctorate in theology, and is a Baker Street Irregular. In 2022, she was named Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America. She co-edited (with Lee Child) the new handbook from Mystery Writers of America, ***How to Write a Mystery***, and has a new contemporary series with SFPD Inspector Raquel Laing, beginning with ***Back to the Garden***. **Photo** by Josh Edelson