List of time and places in cases of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes has solved 60 cases in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's canon. This is a list of time and places when and where those cases happened. Over half of the cases took place in London.
Time and places by cases
Book published year |
Book published name |
Cases name |
Time of cases |
Places of cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1887 |
A Study in Scarlet |
A Study in Scarlet |
London |
|
1890 |
The Sign of the Four |
The Sign of the Four |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
A Scandal in Bohemia |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Red-Headed League |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
A Case of Identity |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Boscombe Valley Mystery |
Herefordshire (near Ross-on-Wye) |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Five Orange Pips |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Man with the Twisted Lip |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Speckled Band |
Leatherhead, Surrey |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb |
Berkshire (near Reading) |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor |
London |
|
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet |
(approx.) |
London |
1892 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches |
(approx.) |
Winchester, Hampshire |
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
Silver Blaze |
Dartmoor, Devon |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box |
London |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Yellow Face |
London |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk |
(approx.) |
Birmingham, West Midlands |
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Gloria Scott |
Langmere, Norfolk |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual |
(approx.) |
West Sussex |
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire |
Reigate, Surrey |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Crooked Man |
Aldershot, Hampshire |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Resident Patient |
London |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter |
(approx.) |
London |
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty |
London |
|
1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
The Final Problem |
Reichenbach Falls, near Meiringen in Switzerland |
|
1902 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles |
The Hound of the Baskervilles |
Dartmoor, Devon |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Empty House |
London |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder |
London |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Dancing Men |
Norfolk (near East Ruston) |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist |
Farnham, Surrey |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Priory School |
South Yorkshire (near Sheffield) |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of Black Peter |
Forest Row, East Sussex |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton |
London |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons |
London |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Three Students |
Camford |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez |
Chatham, Kent |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter |
(approx.) |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange |
London |
|
1905 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Second Stain |
London |
|
1915 |
The Valley of Fear |
The Valley of Fear |
Sussex |
|
1917 |
His Last Bow |
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge |
or (approx.) |
Esher, Surrey |
1917 |
His Last Bow |
The Adventure of the Red Circle |
(approx.) |
London |
1917 |
His Last Bow |
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans |
London |
|
1917 |
His Last Bow |
The Adventure of the Dying Detective |
London |
|
1917 |
His Last Bow |
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax |
(approx.) |
London |
1917 |
His Last Bow |
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot |
Cornwall |
|
1917 |
His Last Bow |
His Last Bow |
London |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone |
(approx.) |
London |
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Problem of Thor Bridge |
(approx.) |
Hampshire (near Winchester) |
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Creeping Man |
Camford |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire |
West Sussex (near Horsham) |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs |
London |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client |
London |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Three Gables |
no data |
London |
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier |
Bedford, Bedfordshire |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane |
East Sussex |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman |
(approx.) |
Frinton-on-Sea, Essex |
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger |
London |
|
1927 |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place |
(approx.) |
Berkshire |
Counties by times
Rank |
County |
Times |
|---|---|---|
1 |
London |
31 |
2 |
Surrey |
4 |
3 |
Hampshire |
3 |
3 |
East Sussex |
3 |
5 |
Devon |
2 |
5 |
West Sussex |
2 |
5 |
Norfolk |
2 |
5 |
Berkshire |
2 |
5 |
uncertain place |
2 |
10 |
Herefordshire |
1 |
10 |
West Midlands |
1 |
10 |
Kent |
1 |
10 |
Cambridgeshire |
1 |
10 |
Cornwall |
1 |
10 |
Essex |
1 |
10 |
South Yorkshire |
1 |
10 |
Bedfordshire |
1 |
10 |
outside England |
1 |