Celebrate Sherlock Holmes Day with 21 Queer Detective Reads!

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Today marks the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of the most influential authors of modern detective stories. To honor his legacy, May 22 has been dubbed the Sherlock Holmes Day. Last year, we celebrated with a roundtable chat about the beloved sleuth. This year, we’re shifting our focus to his spiritual successors, wrapped in the rainbow flag. Enjoy the list of 21 Queer Detective Reads, compiled thanks to: Nina Waters, Shadaras, Owl Outerbridge, theirprofoundbond, hullosweetpea, Mikki Madison, Shea Sullivan, Dei Walker, Shannon, Rhosyn Goodfellow and an anonymous contributor.

• What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
• Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
• The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
• Silent Reading by priest
• The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
• In the Dark by Jin Shisi Chai
• A Study in Honor by Claire O’Dell
• Breaking Through the Clouds Po Yun by Huai Shang
• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
• The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua by Meng Xi Shi
• The Expanse Series by James S. A. Corey
• Claudia Lin Series by Jane Pek
• Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
• The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
• Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
• The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Death by Silver by Amy Griswold & Melissa Scott
• This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne
• Sushi Scandal by T. Thorn Coyle
• Liar City by Allie Therin
• The Recondite by S. J. Ralston

What queer detective stories do YOU love?

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