Best Charles Veley Books

The best books by Charles Veley — 22 titles spanning Mystery, averaging 3.97 BLT stars.

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Charles Veley has carved out a distinctive niche writing pastiches that treat the Holmes canon with genuine scholarly respect rather than nostalgic hand-waving. His Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series — which reimagines Holmes's cases through the eyes of his illegitimate daughter — brings fresh perspective to familiar territory without betraying Doyle's tone. The prose is precise and period-appropriate, the plotting methodical, the mysteries genuinely fair-play. The Last Moriarty and The Wilhelm Conspiracy show Veley at his best: intricate conspiracies, historically grounded detail, and satisfying logical resolution. His Homefront Sleuths series shifts the setting to WWII America, where cozy stakes and wartime atmosphere make for a different but equally engaging read. Readers who want Holmes done right — not reimagined as a brooding antihero, but as the actual Holmes — will find Veley one of the best pastiche writers working today.

Charles Veley's highest-rated book in our collection is The Return of the Ripper (4.18 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Charles Veley has carved out a distinctive niche writing pastiches that treat the Holmes canon with genuine scholarly respect rather than nostalgic hand-waving. His Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series — which reimagines Holmes's cases through the eyes of his illegitimate daughter — brings fresh perspective to familiar territory without betraying Doyle's tone. The prose is precise and period-appropriate, the plotting methodical, the mysteries genuinely fair-play. The Last Moriarty and The Wilhelm Conspiracy show Veley at his best: intricate conspiracies, historically grounded detail, and satisfying logical resolution. His Homefront Sleuths series shifts the setting to WWII America, where cozy stakes and wartime atmosphere make for a different but equally engaging read. Readers who want Holmes done right — not reimagined as a brooding antihero, but as the actual Holmes — will find Veley one of the best pastiche writers working today.

Charles Veley's highest-rated book in our collection is The Return of the Ripper (4.18 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Charles Veley

Best entry point → The Last Moriarty
Start the Homefront Sleuths series → The Blackout Murders
What readers keep coming back to → The Wilhelm Conspiracy
Highest rated by readers → The Return of the Ripper (Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #6)

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The Return of the Ripper

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 6

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 4.18 BLT Score (888 ratings)

★ 4.49 Goodreads (888)

431 pages • 2018

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2

The Valentine Cipher: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 8)

Homefront Sleuths • Book 8

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 4.16 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)

★ 4.53 Goodreads (1.1K)

498 pages • 2026

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3

Die Again, Mr. Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 7

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 4.15 BLT Score (871 ratings)

★ 4.54 Goodreads (871)

471 pages • 2019

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4

Death at the Diogenes Club

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 5

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 4.10 BLT Score (951 ratings)

★ 4.52 Goodreads (951)

363 pages • 2017

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5

The Jubilee Problem

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 4

by Charles Veley, Anna Elliott

★ 4.08 BLT Score (958 ratings)

★ 4.46 Goodreads (958)

422 pages • 2017

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The Last Moriarty

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 1

by Charles Veley

★ 4.07 BLT Score (4.6K ratings)

★ 4.2 Goodreads (4.6K)

305 pages • 2014

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7

The Blackout Murders

Homefront Sleuths • Book 1

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 4.01 BLT Score (5.0K ratings)

★ 3.91 Goodreads (5.0K)

313 pages • 2024

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8

Remember, Remember

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 3

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 4.01 BLT Score (1.5K ratings)

★ 4.4 Goodreads (1.5K)

350 pages • 2019

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9

The Wilhelm Conspiracy

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 2

by Charles Veley

★ 3.99 BLT Score (2.1K ratings)

★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.1K)

286 pages • 2016

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10

The Crown Jewel Mystery

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #0.5 • Book 4

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.97 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)

★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.1K)

119 pages • 2017

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11

Watson on the Orient Express

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 8

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.94 BLT Score (832 ratings)

★ 4.34 Goodreads (832)

220 pages • 2020

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12

Five Pink Ladies

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.2 • Book 19

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.94 BLT Score (544 ratings)

★ 4.38 Goodreads (544)

121 pages • 2020

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13

The Body in the Bookseller's: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.4 • Book 20

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.94 BLT Score (443 ratings)

★ 4.4 Goodreads (443)

161 pages • 2020

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14

Christmas on the Nile: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery (The Sherlock and Lucy Mystery Book 24)

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.7 • Book 23

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.93 BLT Score (617 ratings)

★ 4.41 Goodreads (617)

202 pages • 2020

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15

The Solitary Witness: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.3 • Book 19

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.92 BLT Score (462 ratings)

★ 4.34 Goodreads (462)

116 pages • 2020

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16

The Curse of Cleopatra's Needle: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.5 • Book 21

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.92 BLT Score (532 ratings)

★ 4.41 Goodreads (532)

152 pages • 2020

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17

The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.6 • Book 22

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.89 BLT Score (441 ratings)

★ 4.37 Goodreads (441)

144 pages • 2020

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18

Christmas at Baskerville Hall

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #7.7 • Book 15

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.88 BLT Score (695 ratings)

★ 4.25 Goodreads (695)

111 pages • 2019

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19

Kidnapped at the Tower

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.1 • Book 17

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.88 BLT Score (531 ratings)

★ 4.25 Goodreads (531)

68 pages • 2020

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20

The Collected Short Stories (Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery)

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.86 BLT Score (203 ratings)

★ 4.43 Goodreads (203)

324 pages • 2020

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21

The Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume I: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Collection

A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.74 BLT Score (83 ratings)

★ 4.51 Goodreads (83)

392 pages • 2021

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22

The Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume II: The Sherlock Holmes / Lucy James Mysteries

A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

★ 3.73 BLT Score (0 ratings)

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