Queer Mysteries for Sherlock Holmes Day
May. 22nd, 2026 02:46 pm

May 22nd is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday, and now that occasion is marked by Sherlock Holmes Day. Was Sherlock Holmes queer? Debatable, and certainly head-canon-able, but regardless, we’re celebrating in the way we always do: with queer books. The contributors to the list are: E. C., Linnea Peterson, Shea Sullivan, Mikki Madison, Terra P. Waters, Puck, Evangeline Giaconia, and an anonymous contributor.
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
- Dave Brandstetter series by Joseph Hansen
- Astreiant series by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett
- Shadow of the Leviathan series by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Pentecost and Parker series by Stephen Spotswood
- The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
- The Henry Rios Mysteries series by Michael Nava
- The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas
- Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey series by Amy Griswold & Melissa Scott
- The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
- Unbury the Bones by Coyote JM Edwards
- Evander Mills series by Lev AC Rosen
- Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman
- Copper Script by KJ Charles
- Watson’s Sketchbook series by Lee Knox Ostertag
- Donald Strachey series by Richard Stevenson
- The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
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