Books Like The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Loved The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King? If its mystery, historical fiction and series hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Murder on Cold Street, The House of Silk and The Case of the Missing Marquess. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Mystery · Historical Fiction · Series · Series Starter · Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

Murder on Cold Street
Sherry Thomas

Sherlock Holmes Pastiche · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Historical Fiction · Mystery

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The House of Silk
Anthony Horowitz

Sherlock Holmes Pastiche · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist

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The Case of the Missing Marquess
Nancy Springer

Detective Fiction · Detective Protagonist · Series Starter · Historical Fiction · Mystery

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A Curious Beginning
Deanna Raybourn

Detective Protagonist · Series Starter · Historical Fiction · Mystery · London

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The Hexologists
Josiah Bancroft

Married Detectives · Detective Fiction · Series Starter · Mystery · Witty Banter

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Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
T.A. Willberg

Detective Protagonist · Mystery · Mentor Relationship · Historical Fiction · Series Starter

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The House on Vesper Sands (Inspector Cutter Mystery, An)
Paraic O'Donnell

Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Mystery · Historical Fiction · Witty Banter

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The Tainted Cup
Robert Jackson Bennett

Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Mystery · Series Starter · Mentor Relationship

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Mycroft Holmes
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Waterhouse

Detective Fiction · Mystery · Historical Fiction · Series Starter · Mentor Relationship

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Missing, Presumed
Susie Steiner

Detective Fiction · Mystery · Detective Protagonist · Series Starter · Character-Driven

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Raven Black
Ann Cleeves

Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Series Starter · Mystery · Character-Driven

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Sacrilege
S.J. Parris

Historical Mystery · Detective Protagonist · Mystery · Historical Fiction · Series

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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
Kate Khavari

Historical Fiction · Mystery · Series Starter · London · Series

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In the Woods
Tana French

Detective Fiction · Mystery · Detective Protagonist · Series Starter · Character-Driven

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Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery
Patricia Wentworth

Detective Fiction · Mystery · London · Series Starter · Series

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We Solve Murders
Richard Osman

Detective Protagonist · Series Starter · Mystery · Witty Banter · Series

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The White Lady
Jacqueline Winspear

World War I · Historical Fiction · London · Mystery · Character-Driven

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Shrines of Gaiety
Kate Atkinson

World War I · Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · London · Witty Banter

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Murder Before Evensong
Richard Coles

Detective Fiction · Mystery · Series Starter · Character-Driven · Series

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Fall of Giants
Ken Follett

World War I · Series Starter · Historical Fiction · London · Series

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