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Neligan, J. H. (BLAC)
"An Epilogue" (Richard Warren) 84-86, 88

Neligan, John Hopley (BLAC)
"A Study In Orange" (Peter Tremayne) 251

Night Shepherd (HOUN)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 78

Norberton, Sir Robert (SHOS)
"The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 211, 217
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 40-42
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 34; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 204

Norton, Godfrey (SCAN)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 31, 33-34, 45, 47, 54, 56, 58, 121, 150-152, 165-170, 173, 175-180, 182-188, 194-196, 200-204, 206-223, 226, 232-238, 240-241, 249, 252-262, 268-269, 272, 274, 276-285, 292-303, 305-306, 309, 311-312, 319, 321-322, 324-327, 333, 338, 347-349, 351-355, 361-365, 367-370, 373, 376-380, 387, 389, 392-394, 398-405, 407-412, 416-419, 423-425, 427-436, 439, 441-442, 444-459, 461-463, 466, 469-471, 473, 476-483, 485-487, 491-492, 494, 496, 501-504, 507
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 30-37, 46, 48, 56, 68, 77, 90, 108, 110-112, 114, 129-130, 132-135, 137, 148, 151, 156-158, 161, 166, 176, 179, 187, 191-192, 211-212, 230, 236-237, 251, 253-254, 265, 270, 273-274, 290, 314, 341-345, 363-364, 385, 400-403, 408, 417, 456-457, 459-460, 464-465, 467-470
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 27-29, 31, 38, 41, 50-51, 53-70, 78, 85, 88, 98, 102, 105-106, 114, 122, 130, 145-146, 163, 174, 181, 196, 198, 207, 212, 215, 226, 250, 264, 275, 299, 311-313, 322, 345, 365-366, 369-370, 377-379, 381, 395, 416, 453
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 3, 7-9, 12-19, 22, 30-48, 51-57, 59-83, 85-93, 95-103, 110-112, 114, 117-166, 168-173, 179-181, 183-185, 188, 192-202, 204-214, 216-225, 227-229, 231-248, 252-261, 265, 268-273, 278, 280, 284-285, 290-304, 306-311, 320-321, 324-329, 331, 336-342, 347, 350-351, 354-363, 366, 368
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 3-4, 8, 97-101, 105-107, 118-139, 145, 147, 158-168, 170-193, 202-207, 212, 214, 217, 249, 257, 277-278, 280, 284-285, 290-347, 349, 351-352, 355-356, 358-359, 361-366, 369-372, 374-376, 379-380, 383, 385, 387-391, 393, 395-402
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas), 20, 22, 24-32, 35-39, 41, 43-56, 60, 65-77, 79-80, 82, 87, 89, 93, 95, 98-115, 124, 132-137, 139, 141-146, 151-176, 185-187, 189-235, 242, 244-260, 262, 264-274, 279-282, 284, 286, 292-298, 300, 302-309, 312, 317, 327-329, 338-341, 351, 355, 360, 366, 368-369, 372-374, 376-379, 381
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 15-20, 24, 30, 32, 36-37, 42, 56-63, 74-95, 97-105, 109-131, 136-178, 181, 184, 186-214, 216-220, 222-227, 237, 241, 244-246, 248-285, 287, 289, 292-294, 296-297, 305-306, 312-316, 318, 325-331, 333-355, 358-368, 370-380, 382-384, 386-388, 390-391, 394, 396-397, 399, 402-403, 407-409, 411-412, 415-416, 419-422, 424-429, 432, 434-442, 446-448, 454, 458-463, 465-470, 472-477
"Mesmerizing Bertie" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 272, 273, 280
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 26-27, 29, 61-62, 87, 90, 94, 100, 102, 121, 160, 175-176, 180, 187, 192, 220, 223, 229, 263-264, 294, 309-315, 319-328, 333-351, 353-355, 357, 360-364, 366-368, 373-377, 379, 383-389, 391-395, 399, 408-415, 418-422, 424-429, 435-441
Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers (John Hall) 9, 11, 22, 32, 34-35, 42, 49, 120-124, 126-131, 138, 142, 145, 150, 152, 154-157, 159-160, 163-164, 166-173
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 15-16, 113-115
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 154-155
"The Adventure of the Retiring Detective" (Michael Mallory) 102-104, 107-108, 111-112
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 203, 211-212
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 56, 70-71, 173, 243-248, 267-268, 271, 273, 277-280, 294, 298-299, 302-307, 313, 318, 330, 342-343, 345, 354-357, 364-365, 367-371, 377-382, 384-385, 392-393, 395-396, 404-405, 407, 409-413, 415-416, 418-421, 423-424, 438-444, 455-461, 464, 472, 474-481, 484-485, 489-490, 493-495, 497, 506, 511, 526, 528, 532-533, 556, 567-570, 574-576, 579, 582-584, 596, 599

"Cabaret Aux Assassins" (Cara Black) 223, 227-228, 236-237, 246; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 31-32, 48, 50; "The Last of Mr. Sherlock Holmes" (August W. Derleth) 2; "Dracula on the Rocks" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 19; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 197, 204; "The Adventure of the Sealed Room" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 126; "And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 364; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 59; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 26-27; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 55, 269-271, 273; "The Adventure of the Second Generation" (Ken Greenwald) 17-18; "The Adventure of the Gowanus Abduction" (Joyce Harrington) 177; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 192; "A Scandal In Winter" (Gillian Linscott) 64; "The Curious Computer" (Peter Lovesey) 237; "Tea Time In Baker Street" (Russell McLauchlin) 320, 322, 325; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 62, 66; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 62, 71; "TheWoman" (Aline Myette-Volsky) 183; "Death in the Christmas Hour" (James Powell) 328-329; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 78; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 51, 53; Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 31, 38; "The Case of the Camberwell Deception" (June Thomson) 185; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 283

Oakshott (BLUE)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 10; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 110

Oakshott, Sir Leslie (ILLU)
"The Strange Case of the Tongue-Tied Tenor" (Carole Buggé) 346
"The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 20
"The Madness of Colonel Warburton" (Carole Buggé) 231-232

Oakshott, Maggie (BLUE)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 10-11; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 109-110

Oberstein, Hugo (BRUC)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 104
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 105, 229-230, 291; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 99; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 103; "The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 370; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 162-163; The Waters of Death (Kel Richards) 3, 84; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 50; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 13; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 204; "The Case of the Abandoned Lighthouse" (June Thomson) 189

Old Russian Woman, The (MUSG)
"The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (Ian Charnock) 86-87, 89-92, 94-98, 104-110
"The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 44-51, 53-56, 59-60
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 88; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 6; "The Adventure of the Illegal Alien" (Anthony R. Lewis) 331

Old White-Haired Gentleman (STUD)
The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 85; "The Adventure of the Mendicant's Face" (M.J. Elliott) 25

Oldacre, Jonas (NORW)
"The Case of the Moving Scarecrows" (S.M.Ghatak) 79; "The Adventure of the Conscientious Constable" (Paul D. Gilbert) 157; "The Clue of the Hungry Cat" (H. Paul Jeffers) 140; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 41, 57; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 51; "The Case of the Boulevard Assassin" (June Thomson) 40; The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 219

One of the highest, noblest, most exalted names in England (BERY)
"The Queen of the Night" (Donald Thomas) 289

Openshaw, Elias (FIVE)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 39-40; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 77

Openshaw, John (FIVE)
"The Steamship Friesland" (Peter Calamai) 193-196, 199-203
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 40, 52; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 148; "The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece" (Barbara Hambly) 158; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 202; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 23; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 129; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 77

Openshaw, Joseph (FIVE)
"The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 77

Overton, Cyril (MISS)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 177, 190; "From a Detective's Notebook" (P.G. Wodehouse) 245

Parker (EMPT)
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner)15, 27-29, 37-38, 70, 85, 129, 149-153, 157-158, 164, 171, 175-176, 189, 191-192, 198, 200-201, 216-217, 219, 222, 248, 251, 253, 276, 279-281, 283-284, 293, 295-297, 299, 311
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 110-111, 116, 127, 129-130, 173, 316, 408, 453-455, 500, 567
Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 211
Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 20, 78, 101

The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 210; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 111-113; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 62

Patrick, Elsie: see Cubitt, Elsie

Patrick, Old (DANC)
The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 17, 56, 160-161, 164, 210, 241-242, 244, 257, 260-261

Patterson, Inspector (FINA)
The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 186, 195-196, 204, 207, 212
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner)141-142, 157
"The Problem of the Purple Maculas" (James C. Iraldi) 354-360, 370-381
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 207, 209-210, 217, 238, 256-258, 260
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 154, 156
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 72, 119-120, 311-312, 493-495, 503, 530, 535-551, 555-561, 567, 573, 581, 586, 596-597, 599, 601, 603
"The Case of the Friesland Outrage" (June Thomson) 148-156, 158-160

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 98; "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 106-107

Persano, Isadora (THOR)
"The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 39-41, 43-45, 52, 61, 63
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 82, 84, 88, 92, 105
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 128, 130-133, 135, 142-152, 158-174, 179, 188, 197, 209, 214-221-236, 238, 241, 253, 295
"The Mystery of the Worm" (John Pelan) 190-195, 197-199, 201-203
"The Case of the Remarkable Worm" (June Thomson) 71-94

The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 94; Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 11; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 64; "The Adventure of the Extraterrestrial" (Mack Reynolds) 181; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 233

Peters, Henry "Holy" (LADY)
"The Sporting Gent" (Alan Stockwell) 72-79, 81-84
"The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 208; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 86; "A Ballad of the White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 213; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 73; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 142

Peterson, Commissionaire (BLUE):
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 100, 141
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 4, 6; "Dr. & Mrs. Watson At Home" (Loren D. Estleman) 182; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 9 {A Constable}; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 44; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 108-109; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 148; "Water from the Moon" (Carolyn Wheat) 51; "From A Detective's Notebook" (P.G. Wodehouse) 245

Peterson, Mrs. (BLUE)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 9; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 109

Phelps, Percy "Tadpole" (NAVA)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 177-184, 189, 194, 210, 258, 279, 293-294, 296-297, 305, 333-334
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 40, 89-92, 98, 111
The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 61-69, 79, 106
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 47, 225
"The Second Treaty" (Daniel Stashower) 340-356
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 49-59, 63, 65-68, 71, 73, 85

"Mrs. Farintosh & An Opal Tiara" (Ian Charnock) 173; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 169; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 245; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 148; Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin (John Hall) 90; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 286, 312; "The Book of Tobit" (H. Paul Jeffers) 97; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 19; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 21, 66; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 37; "The Final Solution" (Larry Townsend) 222; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 107

Phillimore, James (THOR)
"There's a Time and a Place for Everything" (Marvin Aronson) 48-58
"The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 77, 83-91, 93-102
Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 27, 31-36, 42-43, 64, 67-71, 77, 92-94, 100, 102, 112, 125-131, 144, 152, 176-180, 182, 185-186, 188, 201-203, 205-208, 210-214, 237-239, 243-244, 247-250, 255, 260-266, 268, 271-272, 284, 293, 297-316, 318-321, 323-325
"The Finishing Stroke" (M.J. Elliott) 108, 111-112, 121, 123
"The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 37-38, 42-43, 46-63
"The Adventure of the Forgotten Umbrella" (Mel Gilden) 47-63
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 9-111, 116-301
"The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex" (F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre) 459-460, 466, 469-481
"The Adventure of the Extraterrestrial" (Mack Reynolds) 180-186
"The Disappearance of Daniel Question" (Barrie Roberts) 3-8
"The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 20
"The Eccentric Gentleman" (Alan Stockwell) 1-15
"The Case of the Vanishing Head-Waiter" (June Thomson) 13-38
"The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 53, 57, 61-71, 73-75

"The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 82; "The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (John L. Breen) 199; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 88; "Dr. & Mrs. Watson At Home" (Loren D. Estleman) 182; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 108; "The Adventure of the First Class Carriage" (Ronald Knox) 46; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 129; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 130; "The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 462; "How A Hermit Was Disturbed In His Retirement" (Julian Symons) 256

Picture-Frame Maker, A (SHOS)
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 37, 40

Pike, Langdale (3GAB)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 5, 8, 68, 85-87, 89-90, 102, 137, 153, 159, 170
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 133-137
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 3-123, 129-156, 159, 162-171, 173
"The Singular Affair of Mr. Phillip Phot" (The Greek Interpreters of East Lansing) 77-78, 84
"The Adventure of the Lodger's Secret" (Kristin Vichich) 31, 33
"The Case of Lady Sannox" (Peter H. Wood) 74-75, 78

Sherlock Holmes and the Strange Events at the Bank of England (Graham Avery) 21; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 17; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 35; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 103

Pinto, Maria (THOR)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 99; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 80; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 268-269; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 203

Policeman, Dead, in St. Pancras (SHOS)
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 37, 40

Politician, The (VEIL)
"The Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant" (Craig Shaw Gardner) 102-103, 107, 109-110, 113-116
"Holmes In Scotland (W.R.Duncan Macmillan) 128, 131-138, 142, 145-147
The Headless Monk (Kel Richards) 80-83, 88-91, 104-109
"The Adventure of the Barnegat Burglaries" (H.W. Starr & Orville Horwitz) 119-120, 132-138
"The Case of the Abandoned Lighthouse" (June Thomson) 189-192, 196, 221-224

Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 88; "The Adventure of the Forgetful Assassin" (M.J. Elliott) 116

Porlock, Fred (VALL)
"The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Papers" (John Dickson Carr) 269
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 137-140, 145, 167
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 101-104, 106
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Daniel Gracely) 43-53, 67, 82-83, 105, 111-112
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 92-93, 115
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 64-65, 68-76, 80, 94, 141

"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 284; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 204, 206; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 147, 213-216; "The Legacy of Rachel Howells" (Michael Doyle) 425; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 23; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 67; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 455; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 55; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 145
Porlocked: "The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 282

Porter, Railway (FINA)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 77

Prendergast, Major (FIVE)
"The Shadows On the Lawn" (Barry Jones) 133

Presbury, Professor (CREE)
"The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 20
"The Adventure of the Stuttering Ghost" (H. Paul Jeffers) 121; "His Last Arrow" (Christopher Sequeira) 58

Prescott (3GAR)
Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 135

Pycroft, Hall (STOC)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 151; The Final Solution (Walter J. Harmidarow) 100; "The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time" (Wolcott Gibbs) 147; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 214; "From a Detective's Notebook" (P.G. Wodehouse) 245
Paul Kyle Croft: The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 269

Railway Porter (STUD)
"From a Detective's Notebook" (P.G. Wodehouse) 245

Rance, John (STUD)
The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 102, 110, 118-121, 123, 125, 133
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 165
"The Yuletide Affair" (John Stoessel) 163, 165-167, 170
"A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 40-41, 46-51, 53-55, 57-58, 152-154

"The Adventure of the Forgetful Assassin" (M.J. Elliott) 105
Bunce: "From a Detective's Notebook" (P.G. Wodehouse) 245

Ricoletti (MUSG)
"The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 38-46
"A Full Account of Ricoletti of the Club Foot & His Abominable Wife" (Ian Charnock) 143-167
"The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife)" (Roberta Rogow) 138, 140-146, 148-150, 152-168
"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 282, 284; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 47, 65, 86, 94-95, 175-176, 229; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 32; "The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Papers" (John Dickson Carr) 268; "Mrs. Farintosh & An Opal Tiara" (Ian Charnock) 172, 174; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 249; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 6;"The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 231; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 14; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 37, 57; "Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-Slayer" (Darrell Schweitzer) 120; "Report of A Recent Conversation In A Remote Cottage on the South Downs" (Norman W. Ward) 76; "The Adventure of the Tired Captain" (Alan Wilson) 178

Ricoletti's Abominable Wife (MUSG)
"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 281-282
"The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 40-46
"A Full Account of Ricoletti of the Club Foot & His Abominable Wife" (Ian Charnock) 150, 157, 159, 161-164, 166-167
"The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife)" (Roberta Rogow) 138, 140, 143, 146-148, 150-153, 155-168

The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 94; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 32; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 249; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 6; "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 231; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 37, 57; "Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-Slayer" (Darrell Schweitzer) 120

Ronder, Eugenia (VEIL)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 173; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 188; "The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 77; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 39; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 329; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 196; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) vii-viii; "The Adventure of the Lodger's Secret" (Kristin Vichich) 24

Ross, Colonel (SILV)
"The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 21
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 108; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 83; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 101, 111

Ross, Duncan (REDH)
Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 23

Rough with a Bludgeon, A (FINA)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 83
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner)158
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 139, 140
"The Reichenbach Secret" (David Stuart Davies) 390; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 62; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 196; "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 87; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 12

Roughs (BLUE)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 10; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 109

Roundhay, Mr. (DEVI)
Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 35; "The Siren of Sennen Cove" (Peter Tremayne) 52

Roylott, Grimesby (SPEC)
"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 287, 290
"Bad Day On Baker Street" (Worthen Bradley) 154-155
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 39, 80-84, 88, 92, 105
"The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 343; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 161; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 90; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 138; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 26-27, 29, 50, 52; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 153; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 17, 58; "The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 208; "The Adventure of the Greatest Gift" (Loren D. Estleman) 86; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 156; Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 26-27, 37; "The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time" (Wolcott Gibbs) 146; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 52; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 49, 52; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 53, 215; "The Adventure of the Blarney Stone" (H. Paul Jeffers) 74; "The Clue of the Hungry Cat" (H. Paul Jeffers) 142; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 151, 153, 163; "Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 79; "The Doctor's Case" (Stephen King) 308; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 71; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 36; "The Red Planet League" (Kim Newman) 282; The Patient's Eyes (David Pirie) 4-5, 9; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 59; "The Return of the Speckled Band" (Edward D. Hoch) 82-87, 89, 92-93; Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 178; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 156; "The Case of the Notorious Canary Trainer" (Henry Slesar) 52; The Adventure of the Missing Brother (Eugene Edmund Snyder) 70; "Mrs. Farintosh and the Opal Tiara" (James R. Stefanie) 129-130; "Sussex Interview" (P.M.Stone) 414; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 38; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 61; "The Ghost in the Machine" (Donald Thomas) 51; "The Rajah's Ruby" (Frank Thomas) 80; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 213; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 95; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 69, 164; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 112; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 58

Roylott's Butler (SPEC)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 39, 80-81

Rucastle, Alice (COPP)
"An Epilogue" (Richard Warren) 81-84, 86
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 40; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 5; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 39; "The Adventure of the Second Violet" (Daniel Stashower) 202, 208

Rucastle, Jephro (COPP)
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 76; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 29; "The Adventure of the Second Violet" (Daniel Stashower)202, 207-208, 211, 213

Rucastle, Young Master (COPP)
Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 25, 29

Rufton, Earl of (LADY)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 21

Russian Count (RESI)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 87-88

Russian Count's Son (RESI)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 87-88

Ryder, James (BLUE)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 5-12, 14-21, 23, 26-29, 31-33, 35-38, 40-45, 47-64, 66, 68-72, 74-77, 79-90, 92-93, 96, 99-103, 105-115, 117-120, 122-135, 141-146
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 93-94
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 108-110, 122-123, 178-180
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 141, 163; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 18; "The Queen of the Night" (Donald Thomas) 319; "Sherlock's Christmas Gift" (Frank Thomas) 84-85; "The Case of the Rajah's Emerald" (Carolyn Wheat) 104

St. Clair, Mrs (TWIS)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 92, 163, 175
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 56; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 181, 184

St. Clair, Neville / Hugh Boone (TWIS)
"The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 21
"The Adventure of the Second Scarf" (Mark Aronson) 88; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 95; "The Adventure of the Talking Ghost" (Philip J. Carraher) 199; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 92, 163; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 148; "The Adventure of the Conscientious Constable" (Paul D. Gilbert) 184; The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 71; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 181, 188, 191; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 58-59, 71; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 60, 113; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 159; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 8; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 66

St. Simon, Lady Clara (NOBL)
Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 72-73, 75-79, 81-82, 84-85, 90, 92, 103, 106-109, 114-120, 124, 138, 144, 152, 154-155, 172, 181-189, 191-192, 194, 199-200, 203, 206-208, 211-214, 221, 239, 246, 263-266, 268, 270-271, 273, 278, 280-284, 287-288, 290-292
"The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 21

St. Simon, Lord Eustace (NOBL)
"The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 12
Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 185, 203, 208

St. Simon, Lord Robert (NOBL)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 54, 57-58, 97
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 84-85, 91, 98
"The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 12
"The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 21

The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 31, 92, 152, 203, 206, 217, 260; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 143, 185, 203, 208, 212-213; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 53, 71, 73, 101-103; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 65; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 23-24; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 131

Saltire, Lord (PRIO)
"The Legacy of Rachel Howells" (Michael Doyle) 403-404; "The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 14, 16, 34, 36; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 19-99; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 41, 57; Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 179, 248

Samson (STUD)
The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 81

Saunders, Mrs. (3GAR)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 107-108, 112

Savage, Victor (DYIN)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 33

Sawyer, Mrs. (STUD)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 29
"A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 59-61, 66-67, 156
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 186

Saxe-Meiningen, Clotilde Lothman von (SCAN)
"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (E.F.Benson & Eustace H. Miles) 20-21
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 197, 199-204, 225-228, 375
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 42-57, 61-63, 73, 115-116, 123-125, 142, 155, 158, 163, 189-194, 198-203, 211, 220-221, 223-224, 226, 228-245, 248, 250, 255-258, 261-262, 264, 284-287, 291, 293-296, 303-305, 315-325, 339, 343, 348-355, 358-359, 362-363, 370-371, 373, 375, 398-400, 410, 415, 418, 429, 435, 437, 439-441, 444-445, 458, 470
"And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 359

Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 47; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 237, 274; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 274; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 263-264, 270, 339, 341; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 87; Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers (John Hall) 32, 36, 40; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 114; "Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 114, 126

Scandinavia, King of (SCAN / NOBL)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 131-132
"The Case of the Gustaffson Stone" (June Thomson) 174-186, 189-190, 192, 203, 214-215, 217-218, 220
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 263, 339; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 43, 50, 418; Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers (John Hall) 34, 36-38, 40, 74, 121, 127, 142, 173; "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 126; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 151

Selden (HOUN)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 38, 96, 99
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 58, 70, 78, 82-85, 90, 92, 94-95, 167
"Selden's Tale" (Daniel Stashower) 137-145
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 44; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon) 72-73; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 30, 37; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 35

Shafter, Ettie (VALL)
"An Epilogue" (Richard Warren) 86

Sherman, Mr. (SIGN)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 145-147, 155, 157
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 19-20
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 67-70
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 49-53
The Mystery of the Yellow Hands (Jake & Luke Thoene)

The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 82; "The Adventure of the Stuttering Ghost" (H. Paul Jeffers) 122; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 2

NOTE: The "tweedy man" (p.170) in Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) may be Moriarty's friend (p.198), who loaned him the dog, Toby. This is probably Mr. Sherman, although this is never stated.

Sholto, Bartholomew (SIGN)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 25
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 153; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon) 135; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 48; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 145-146; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 44

Sholto, Major John (SIGN)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 25, 29-30, 38, 41
The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 147; "The Adventure of the Sally Martin" (H. Paul Jeffers) 172; "The Paradol Chamber" (H. Paul Jeffers) 38; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 41

Sholto, Thaddeus (SIGN)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 25, 29-30
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 20; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 153; "The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 11; "The Paradol Chamber" (H. Paul Jeffers) 38; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 48; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 18; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 145-146

Sigerson

Simpson (CROO)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 159-160
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 91
"The Case of Vittoria The Circus Belle" (Jay Sheckley) 334

Simpson, Fitzroy (SILV)
Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 66

Sinclair, Admiral (BRUC)
Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 101

Slaney, Abe (DANC)
The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 1-2, 4-5, 12-13, 15-17, 23-26, 28-30, 32-34, 36, 39, 55-56, 72, 78-80, 83, 90, 92, 95, 98-101, 107-108, 124, 127, 129-130, 132-133, 136-137, 140, 143, 146, 154-157, 160-161, 188, 206, 213, 217, 220, 225, 227, 231-232, 234, 246, 261, 299-300, 306
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 66-67

Slipshod Elderly Woman (STUD)
"From a Detective's Notebook" (P.G. Wodehouse) 245

Small, Jonathan (SIGN)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 25-26, 28-30, 38-39
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 82; The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 147; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 52; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 20, 153; Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 39, 144, 147; "The Singular Affair of Mr. Phillip Phot" (The Greek Interpreters of East Lansing) 82; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 79; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 115; "The Paradol Chamber" (H. Paul Jeffers) 37, 39, 49; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 64; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 68; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 71; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 59, 112, 167; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 207

Smith, Culverton (DYIN)
"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 287
"The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 426; The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 130; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 125; "The Singular Affair of Mr. Phillip Phot" (The Greek Interpreters of East Lansing) 68; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 33, 36; "The Problem of the Purple Maculas" (James C. Iraldi) 378; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 26; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 136, 138; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 79, 139, 158; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 29; The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 43

Smith, Mordecai (SIGN)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 44; "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 6, 27; "The Return" (H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire) 123

Smith, Mrs. Mordecai (SIGN)
The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 6

Smith, Violet (SOLI)
"The Matter of the Solitary Cellist " (David L. Hammer) 75
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 25-26
"The Case of the Millionaire's Persecution" (June Thomson) 9, 18-19
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 169; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 148; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 193; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 105

Smith, Willoughby (GOLD)
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 294; Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 112

Spaulding, Vincent: see Clay, John

Spencer-John Gang (3GAB)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 42