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Auguste Lupa

by John Lescroart

The Auguste Lupa series by John Lescroart has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Son of Holmes (1986). Rasputin's Revenge is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date. The series is complete.

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
1986
Status
complete
Start here: Son of Holmes (1986) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Son of Holmes
Son of Holmes (1986)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Son of Holmes

    Novel
    Son of Holmes is a novel by John Lescroart, published in 1986 at 256 pages. It opens the Auguste Lupa series and is followed here by Rasputin's Revenge.
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  2. Rasputin's Revenge

    Novel
    Rasputin's Revenge is a novel by John Lescroart, published in 1987 at 285 pages. It's book 2 of Auguste Lupa, following Son of Holmes as the most recent entry in the reading order.
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Key facts about the Auguste Lupa series

Our list has 2 books in the Auguste Lupa series. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Son of Holmes, since it opens the publication order in 1986. Rasputin's Revenge is book 2, from 1987.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

Rasputin's Revenge is the latest book with a full release date, out on 1 January 1987. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 1986 and 1987, while their length runs from 256 to 285 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

John Lescroart has 30 books on our list. Additionally, they write Dismas Hardy, Abe Glitsky and Wyatt Hunt. We shelve the books under historical mystery.

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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