Her novel, The Gods of Gotham, published in 2012, was named "the year’s best mystery novel" by the American Library Association,[1] and was nominated for the Edgar Award[2] for Best Novel.

Her Sherlockiana includes Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson,[3] and The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

Caleb Carr said of this book: "At long last, an author of rare talent combines a thorough, enthusiastic knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes canon with truly rigorous research into, and respect for, what remains one of the greatest and most horrifying unsolved murder cases in modern history: the Jack the Ripper killings.

"[8] Faye's Timothy Wilde series includes three books: The Gods of Gotham, Seven for a Secret, and The Fatal Flame.

[15][16] She also chaired the annual Baker Street Babes auction to benefit the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust.