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Auguste Lupa
The Auguste Lupa series by John Lescroart has 2 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Son of Holmes (1986). The series is complete.
- Books
- 2 books
- First published
- 1986
- Status
- complete
- Last checked
Start here: Son of Holmes (1986) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Son of Holmes
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Son of Holmes - Book 2:
Rasputin's Revenge
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rasputin's Revenge
About the Auguste Lupa series
Before creating Dismas Hardy, John Lescroart wrote two historical mysteries starring Auguste Lupa, a large, brilliant, orchid-obsessed private detective in Belgian-occupied Europe and wartime France whose personal history strongly implies he is the secret son of Sherlock Holmes -- and a young man growing into the same character later reimagined, more famously, by Rex Stout as Nero Wolfe. Son of Holmes (1986) is set in 1914 as war breaks out and Lupa is drawn into a spy plot; Rasputin's Revenge (1987) moves the action to St Petersburg in the last days of the Romanov court. Both books play affectionately with Holmesian and Wolfean detective-fiction conventions while standing as accomplished historical mysteries in their own right.
Frequently asked questions
How many Auguste Lupa books did John Lescroart write?
Two: Son of Holmes (1986) and Rasputin's Revenge (1987), written before his Dismas Hardy series.
Who is Auguste Lupa?
A detective character whose backstory implies he is Sherlock Holmes's son, and who is written as a younger version of the character Rex Stout later made famous as Nero Wolfe.
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