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2021

September 1, 2021 » Sherry will not be going on book tours for the release of MISS MORIARTY, I PRESUME?, Lady Sherlock book 6, this autumn. But you can order a personalized copy for yourself or a loved one from The Ripped Bodice. (The lovely booksellers at the shop ship internationally.)

May 27, 2021 » Bookriot includes the Lady Sherlock books in a write-up of “15 of the Best Romantic Thriller Books to TBR”.

April 17, 2021 » Buzzfeed includes A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN, Lady Sherlock book 1, in a roundup of “18 Romance Books By Asian Authors That You Should Pick Up This Month”. They are right, it is definitely a romance too. 🙂

March 23, 2021 » MISS MORIARTY, I PRESUME?, Lady Sherlock book 6, has a beautiful cover and is now available for preorders. Publishers track preorders closely to gauge enthusiasm for a series so your preorders are hugely appreciated!

March 17, 2021 » Bookriot publishes a “Reading Pathway” on Sherry’s books. The selection is varied and excellent and Sherry would recommend starting with those books too, if you are just starting to explore her backlist. 🙂

March 9, 2021 » Loved Bridgerton on Netflix? Sherry’s historical romances have been suggested as books to read afterwards by Vulture, EW, and Read It Forward, among others.

March 1, 2021 » Bustle features MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, a list of “10 Books Like Lupin to Read While You Wait On Part 2”.

January 26, 2021 » Bookriot includes the Lady Sherlock books in a list of “Best Detective Books to Keep You Up Late at Night”.

2020

October 26, 2020 » Frolic names the Lady Sherlock books in a Love Letter to Rereading.

October 1, 2020 » MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, is included in CrimeReads’ new roundup of “13 Novels You Should Read in October”. And also Bustle’s list of the most anticipated books of October.

September 25, 2020 » The Lady Sherlock series is featured in Novel Suspects’ list of “Thrilling Historical Mysteries to Transport You to Another Time”. And Netflix Life’s “7 Books to Read If You Like Enola Holmes on Netflix”.

September 10, 2020 » MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, is included in CrimeReads’ roundup of most anticipated crime books of fall 2020.

September 1, 2020 » MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, is featured in Bustle’s roundup of the best books to read this fall.

June 17, 2020 » MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, gets a starred review from Kirkus Reviews!

June 17, 2020 » Sherry talks with Bookish on “writing, plotting, and finishing a series”.

June 17, 2020 » BookPage names the Lady Sherlock books in a roundup of “17 Historical Mysteries to Fill Your Summer TBR List”.

December 17, 2021 » D&C Media Co acquires Korean rights to the first two Lady Sherlock books. This will be the first time Sherry’s books will be translated into Korean and she is ELATED.

June 9, 2020 » BookRiot names the Lady Sherlock books in a roundup of “9 Great British Mystery Series You Won’t Want to Put Down”.

June 1, 2020 » Bookish includes MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, in a list of “Must Read Novels by Asian Authors”.

April 20, 2020 » Bookish includes MURDER ON COLD STREET, Lady Sherlock book 5, in a list of “2020 Novels Taking Readers on a Journey to the Past”.

March 4, 2020 » Bookish includes THE ART OF THEFT, Lady Sherlock book 4, in a roundup of “31 New Books to Read for Women’s History Month”.

February 12, 2020 » THE ART OF THEFT, Lady Sherlock book 4, is reviewed in the March-April issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

2019

November 22, 2019 » Crime Reads names the Lady Sherlock books as a notable series of the decade.

November 8, 2019 » Sherry’s Q&A with Smart Bitch Sarah at the Loyalty Bookstore in DC is now a podcast for your commute or housework!

October 20, 2019 » Sherry writes about how she doesn’t read crime fiction just for the crimes at Criminal Element.

October 18, 2019 » Sherry talks about life, writing and THE ART OF THEFT with Hasty Book List and Jean Book Nerd.

October 7, 2019 » BookBub leads with the Lady Sherlock books in its roundup of the 12 Most Creative Sherlock Holmes Reimaginings.

October 3, 2019 » A new podcast! Sherry talks to the lovely ladies of Romance Book Chat.

October 1, 2019 » Bookish, Crime Reads, and BookRiot all name THE ART OF THEFT as one of their most anticipated mysteries of Fall 2019.

September 18, 2019 » THE ART OF THEFT has been voted a LibraryReads pick for October 2019. LibraryReads is a recommendation program that highlights public librarians’ favorite new books. This grassroots virtual community, open to all public library staff, serves as a national “library staff picks list,” featuring the Top Ten adult titles published each month that library staff have read, loved, and cannot wait to share with their patrons. (This is especially thrilling as Sherry loves libraries—she grew up in them, practically—and is still in and out of her neighborhood branch library all the time.)

September 5, 2019 » J’ai Lu has acquired French rights to the first two Lady Sherlock books. These will be the 11th and 12th Sherry Thomas books J’ai Lu will publish in France. Vive J’ai Lu! Vive la France!

August 19, 2019 » Kirkus Reviews gives THE ART OF THEFT, Lady Sherlock book 4, a starred review.

August 16, 2019 » BookRiot celebrates The Lady Sherlock books by naming them as a favorite mystery series, a mystery series that keeps the twists coming, some of the most popular under-the-radar library books, and comparing them to the delights of an afternoon tea. Hmm, scones and clotted cream. Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is also ranked as one of the best ficional female crime fighters.

July 10, 2019 » Sherry has uploaded an excerpt for The Art of Theft.

July 2, 2019 » The Lady Sherlock books get recommended by The Ripped Bodice to BookRiot.

June 11, 2019 » The Lady Sherlock books are mentioned in the Strait Times. Sure, it is only as a coda to a review of a different book, but all the way over in Singapore!

June 4, 2019 » THE HOLLOW OF FEAR has been named one of the best books to read this summer on NBC TODAY.

May 24, 2019 » The Lady Sherlock books have been featured in a WashingtonPost.com story.

January 21, 2019 » THE HOLLOW OF FEAR has been nominated for a Barry Award in the Best Paperback Original category. Guess Sherry will be attending Boucheron, where the winners are to be announced. 🙂

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2018

November 27, 2018 » NPR’s Book Concierge names THE HOLLOW OF FEAR as one of their Great Reads of 2018.

September 20, 2018 » CrimeReads counts THE HOLLOW OF FEAR as one of their most anticipated crime books of 2018.

September 10, 2018 » Bookish names THE HOLLOW OF FEAR as one of Fall 2018’s Most Exciting New Mysteries & Thrillers

August 6, 2018 » Suspense Magazine calls THE HOLLOW OF FEAR “a thrilling mystery that has one heck of an unforgettable heroine at its very core.”

July 31, 2018 » Kirkus Reviews gives THE HOLLOW OF FEAR a starred review and praises it as a “novel in which you cannot wait to find out what happens next—even as you do not want it to end.”

July 12, 2018 » Sherry has been featured in the Austin Chronicle as the city’s “Lady of Crime Solving“!

2017

December 14, 2017 » Mark your calendars: Book 3 of the Lady Sherlock series will be released on October 2, 2018.

December 3, 2017 » A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA has been named one of the best books of 2017 by Book Riot, OverDrive, and NPR.

November 30, 2017 » PT Elexmedia Komputindo acquires Indonesian rights to A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA.

October 16, 2017 » Sherry has signed up to write two more Lady Sherlock books. Read the announcement here.

September 5, 2017 » A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA, Lady Sherlock book 2, is now available!

September 1, 2017 » Sherry speaks to the delightful Smart Bitch Sarah about life, universe, and
A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA—okay, maybe mostly A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA—in Sarah’s podcast.

August 14, 2017 » A CONSPIRACY IN BELGRAVIA, like A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN, will be available in large print.

July 20, 2017 » A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN is now a USA Today bestseller.

June 30, 2017 »
A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN is a nominee in Salt Lake County Library System’s Reader’s Choice Award. If you are a patron of the library system, please feel free to vote for the books. 🙂

May 17, 2017 » Gaea Books has acquired Chinese (complex) rights to the first three Lady Sherlock books. Woot!

2016

December 20, 2016 » BookRiot lists
A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN is as one of their favorite under-the-radar books of 2016!

December 14, 2016 »
A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN is a NPR great read of 2016!

November 15, 2016 »
A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN is a Kirkus Reviews best book of the year!

APPEARANCE(S)

2020

October 6
7pm CT
Virtual Chat with Murder by the Book
Masterclass

October 10
4pm CT
Virtual Discussion with Anna Lee Huber and Alyssa Maxwell
hosted by The Poisoned Pen

October 17
Emerald City Writers’ Conference (Virtual)
Masterclass

October 18
12pm CT
Virtual Discussion with Evie Dunmore
hosted by East City Books

2019

October 19
Missouri Romance Writers
St. Louis, MO

October 24
6:00pm

Love’s Sweet Arrow
Tinley Park, IL

October 25
7:00pm

Loyalty Bookstore
In conversation with Sarah Wendell
Washington, D.C.

October 26
12:00pm

Autographing
Turn the Page Bookstore
Boonsboro, MD

October 27
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX

October 31-November 3
BoucherCon
Dallas, TX

November 16
Mystery-writing workshop
Austin, TX

November 21, 2019
6:30pm

Multi-author cocktail event
Lark and Owl Booksellers
Georgetown, TX