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Aaron (Bible - Exodus)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 156; "The Return of the Speckled Band" (Edward D. Hoch) 89

Aaron's Rod (Bible - Exodus)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 153-156, 161
"The Return of the Speckled Band" (Edward D. Hoch) 88-89

Aaron, Hank (American Baseball Player, 1934- )
The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 294

Aashait (Egyptian Queen)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 51

Abaddon (Angel of the Bottomless Pit in Hebrew Legend)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 382

Abadir (Phoenician Deity)
"The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 134

Abbas II (Khedive of Egypt (1892-1914), 1874-1944)
"The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 129, 141

Abberline, Inspector Frederick G. (British Police officer - Ripper Case, 1843-1929)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 116, 118; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 25-32, 34, 36-38, 41, 45-49, 51-59, 70-75, 79, 106, 113, 126, 133, 136, 138, 156-165, 179-181, 188-189, 301-312, 319-322; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 59; "The Case of the Bespoke Bee Sting" (Douglas Moreton) 59-60, 62-63; "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 26-27; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 35-37, 50-52, 108, 176, 195, 212, 214-215, 265, 331, 356, 436; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 8, 10, 97-100, 103, 139, 151; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 360-407; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 149-150, 152, 156, 161, 169-171, 174, 177, 181; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 15-18, 22-26, 31, 47-49, 63, 104-105, 118, 129, 150-151, 154, 160, 162-165, 177-178, 182, 184-186, 188, 196-198, 200-202, 219-220, 226-227, 230; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 9-204; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 20-180; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 414, 482, 486-487, 502-505; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 64-66, 70-71, 80-81; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 12-13, 34-37, 40, 43-47, 53-57, 78, 86-90, 111, 113-115, 120, 124, 157-160, 162, 166-168, 173, 176, 187-188, 191-197, 231, 245-249, 256, 287; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 57-62, 65, 69, 77-82
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 74; "The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 67, 77; Moriarty (John Gardner) 126; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 32, 38; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 22; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 14; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 23-24, 42, 79, 122, 223

Abbott, Edwin A. (British Author, 1838-1926)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 214, 278, 280

Abbott, William Lewis (British Jeweller & Archaeologist)
Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 112

Abbott & Costello (American Comedy Duo)
"The Adventure of the Ascot Tie" (Robert L. Fish) 8-9 {Abbott-Castle}

Abd al-Madjid (Ottoman Sultan (1839-61), 1823-1861)
"The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 231, 237

Abdul Aziz ibn Saud (First King of Saudi Arabia (1932-53), 1880-1953)
"The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes" (Shariann Lewitt) 262, 265-269, 275-283, 285-286

Abdul Hamid II (Ottoman Sultan of Turkey (1876-1909), 1842-1918)
"The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat" (Zakaria Erzinçlioglu) 430-435, 438-439, 445, 456; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 7, 13, 28, 30-31, 58, 110-111
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 16; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 60, 78, 125, 176; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 10; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 54; "The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes" (Shariann Lewitt) 280
Sultan Abdul Hamed: The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 10

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (American Basketball Player, 1947- )
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 25

Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Saud (Saudi Leader (1889-91), Father of Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, 1850-1928)
"The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes" (Shariann Lewitt) 266, 276

Abdullah Ibn Hussein (King of Jordan (1946-51), 1882-1951)
Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 104, 159

Abednego (Bible - Daniel)
Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 165, 230-231

Abel (Bible - Genesis)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 174; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 66; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120; "The Adventure of the Ripper's Scrawl" (Michael Mallory) 36
See also: Cain & Abel

Abel, Niels Henrik (Norwegian Mathematician, 1802-1829)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 67

Abelard, Peter (French Philosopher and theologian, 1079-1142)
"The Two Failures of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 8

Aberdeen, Ishbel, Countess of (Wife of Lord Aberdeen, 1857-1939)
"The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 61-62

Aberdeen, Lord (Viceroy of Ireland)
"The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 61-63, 78, 90
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 8

Abingdon, Mr: see George Alexander Baird

Abingdon, W.L. (British Actor, Moriarty in Gillette's British tour, 1859-1918)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 572-573

Abinger, William Scarlett, 3rd Baron (British Soldier, 1826-1892)
The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 214

Abishag (Bible - Kings)
A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 224

Abou ben Adhem (Abou Ben Adhem - Leigh Hunt)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 37, 235

Abraham (Bible - Genesis)
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 118; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 330; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 156; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 299; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 176; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 130; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 75, 234, 333; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 43; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 154, 197; Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 58, 61; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 48, 137, 262

Abrahams, Harold (British Athlete, 1899-1978)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 124

Absalom (Bible - Samuel)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 167-169; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 277; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 262

Abu Hassan (The Arabian Nights)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 238-248, 260

Ace (Dr Who - TV series)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 27-288; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 1-3, 55-56, 132-133, 214, 219, 221, 230-248, 256-259, 267-268, 274-284, 286-295, 298, 302-304

Achan (Bible - Joshua)
The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 23; The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 51

Achilles (Warrior in Greek Mythology)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 39; "Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 31, 35; "The Musgrave Version" (George Alec Effinger) 9; "A Discreet Investigation" (Rohase Piercy) 38; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 164
Achilles' Heel: "The Record of the Tarleton Murders" (Ian Charnock) 25; The Shadow of the Rat (David Stuart Davies) 124; Moriarty (John Gardner) 236; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 187; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 15; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 207; The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 345; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 175; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 99
Achilles' Tendon: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 114; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 58
Tendo Achillis: Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 11
The Achilles (ship): Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 101-103, 121

Acteon (Hunter in Greek Mythology)
A Taste for Honey (H.F. Heard) 219

Acton, Lord (English Historian, 1834-1902)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 89
"Power tends to corrupt...": Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 89

Adam (As You Like It - William Shakespeare)
"The Adventure of the Global Traveler" (Anne Lear) 74

Adam (Bible - Genesis)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 26-27
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 306; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 168; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 88-89; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 74; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 381; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 123; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 37-38; The Spy Who Fell Off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 93; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 99; "It's Clever, But Is It Art?" (M.J.Trow) 116; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 251; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 295
Adam's Apple: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 99; The Final Solution (Michael Chabon) 58; A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 5; Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 56; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 21-22; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 126; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 420; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 168; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 56; Murder, Mrs Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 26; "A Trifling Affair" (H.R.F. Keating) 201; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 283; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 103; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 116; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 26, 67; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 347; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 103; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 20; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 275; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 45; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 79, 100; "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 93; "The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 286
Didn't know him / me from Adam: Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 223; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 37; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 51; "The Adventure of the Other Detective" (Bradley H. Sinor) 49; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 83; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 152, 222, 257
Old Adam Rising: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 159
Pre-Adamite: "The Drowned Geologist" (Caitlín R. Kiernan) 300; "The Adventure of the Arab's Manuscript" (Michael Reaves) 273
Sons of Adam: The Probability Pad (T.A. Waters) 89
see also: Adam & Eve

Adam & Eve (Bible - Genesis)
"The Case of the Missing Patriarchs" (Logan Clendening M.D.) 331; "The Adventure of the Command Performance" (J.W. Sovine) 20
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 66; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 103; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 216; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 271; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 228; The Spy who Fell off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 93; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 168; The Night Calls (David Pirie) 92; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 184; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 120; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 73
see also: Adam; Eve

Adam, Brother (German Monk & Beekeeper)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 273-274

Adam, Robert (Scottish Architect, 1728-1792)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 45

Adam Family, The (18th Century Scottish Architects & Furniture Designers)
Adam Decoration: "The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Tour) 244
Adam Fireplace: Necropolis (Basil Copper) 77, 179; Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 25; "The Case of the Incumbent Invalid" (Claire Griffen) 54; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 241, 268
Adam Furniture: The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 35

Adamant, Adam (Adam Adamant - TV series)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 55-58
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 310

Adamnan, St. (Irish Abbot & Scholar, 625?-704)
The Waters of Death (Kel Richards) 42

Adams, Abigail (Wife of US President John Adams, 1744-1818)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 227

Adams, Alice (Alice Adams - Booth Tarkington)
Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 112

Adams, Fanny (British Child, Murder Victim, 1858-1867)
Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 46-47

Adams, John (aka. Alexander Smith, Crew Member of HMS Bounty, 1760-1829)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 190

Adams, Maude (American Actress, 1872-1953)
"The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex" (F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre) 465, 469, 481

Adams, Robert (British Gunsmith, 1809-1870)
Adams .450: Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 34, 57, 153; Evolution (John Peel) 201; Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 155, 165, 169, 183, 190; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 82, 85, 123-124, 134, 142; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 84-85, 143, 155; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 87, 93
Adams Pistol: "The Weeping Masks" (James Lowder) 109; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 149, 175
Adams Revolver: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 92; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 245; "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 325; "The Case of the Rising Ransom" (Douglas Moreton) 131; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 118, 120-121, 123; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 29
Adams Six-shooter: "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 299

Adamson, Richard (Security Chief at Tutankhamun Excavation, 1901?-1982)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 86-90, 95, 100-101, 105, 109, 113, 163

Adcock, Arthur St John (English Novelist, 1864-1930)
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 27

Addison, Christopher, Lord (British Politician, 1869-1951)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 106-107, 112, 157, 204, 206-207, 210

Addison, Joseph (British Writer & Statesman, 1672-1719)
"The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time" (Wolcott Gibbs) 147; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 138
Addison's Walk: "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 138

Ade, George (American Author, 1866-1944)
"Shady Sinners of the Styx" (Lawrence Daniel Fogg) 10

Adeluf (Son of King Arthur)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 116

Adenauer, Konrad (German Politician, 1876-1967)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 140

Ader, Clement (French Aviation Pioneer, 1841-1925)
Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 164

Adie, Kate (British Journalist, 1945- )
The Adie Prize: Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 150

Adler, Alfred (Austrian Psychologist, 1870-1937)
"And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 363

Adler, Baron Doctor Kirke (Lover of Lola Montez)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 232, 263, 397-398

Adler, Nathan Marcus (Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, 1803-1890)
"The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 264
The Chief Rabbi: Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 58

Adler, Dr. Victor (Austrian Politician, 1852-1918)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 18, 60

Adonis (Beautiful Youth in Greek Mythology)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 8; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 36; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 299; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 232; "The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi) 170; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 109, 198; "Mouse and the Master" (Brian M. Thomsen) 141; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 83; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 89
An Adonis: Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 269; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 95
Adonis Face: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 194

Adye, Colonel (The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells)
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 6, 19

Aeneas (Roman Mythology, Hero of Virgil's Aeneid)
 The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 163, 165; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 245; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 229
see also: Dido & Aeneas

Aeolus (Grrek God of the Winds)
Aeolian Society: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 25, 201

Aesculapius: see Asclepius

Aethelwald: see Athelwalh

Aesop (Greek Writer of Fables, 620-560BC)
"Shady Sinners of the Styx" (Lawrence Daniel Fogg) 10; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 23; The Adventure of the Missing Brother (Eugene Edmund Snyder) 151; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 40

Afonso VI (King of Portugal (1656-1667), 1643-1683)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 46

Aga Khan III (Head of Ismaili Sect, 1877-1957)
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 164

Agamemnon (King of Mycenae in Greek Mythology)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 69; A Taste for Honey (H.F.Heard) 119; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 115; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 137, 149; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 164

Agar, Robert (British Train Robber)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 25

Agassiz, Louis (Swiss-American Naturalist, 1807-1883)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 229, 312

Agatha, St. (Sicilian Martyr, 3rd Century)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113

Agatha, Sister (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 24

Agathe (Der Freischutz - Weber)
The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 59

Agnes, St (4th Century Martyr)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 60
St Agnes Church: "The Adventure of the Man Who Never Laughed" (J.N.Williamson) 152, 154-155, 159
St Agnes Light: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 520

Agnew, Spiro (American Politician, 1918-1996)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 216

Agnew, Thomas (English Art Dealer, 1794-1871)
Agnews: "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 119

Agostini, Angelo (Brazilian Artist, 1843-1910)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 11, 30, 53, 60, 247

Agrippa (Struwwelpeter - Heinrich Hoffman)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 82-83, 85, 100, 135, 150-151, 153, 155-157, 162-163, 168, 172, 175-176, 180-182, 186-187, 189-191, 195, 199

Agrippa, Henry Cornelius, Von Nettesheim (German Writer & Magician, 1486-1535)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 191-192; "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 120

Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (Roman Soldier & Statesman, 63-12BC)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 181; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 82

Agrippa d'Aubigné, Théodore (French Poet & Historian, 1552-1630)
"The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 120

Aguecheek, Sir Andrew (Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare)
"The Thief of Twelfth Night" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 217, 219-221, 223, 225-226, 228-229 {Andrew Oliver}; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 212

a-ha (Pop Group)
 Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 224

Ah Sin (Plain Language from Truthful James, or The Heathen Chinee - Bret Harte)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 20

Ahab (Biblical King - Kings)
The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 142

Ahab, Captain (Moby Dick - Herman Melville)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 28-29; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 177; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 126; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 264

Ahmad Arabi (Arabi Pasha, Egyptian Revolutionary Leader, 1839-1911)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 47; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 47

Ahrimanes (The Sorceror - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 109

Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrian God)
Murder in the Bath (Michael Mallory) 118

Aida (Aida - Verdi)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 338

Aida Ouedo (Voodoo Goddess)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 142

Aidan, St. (Irish Monk, 600?-651)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 68

Ainsworth, William Harrison (British Author, 1805-1882)
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 120

Aion (Greek Goddess)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 3

Akbar (Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), 1542-1605)
The Game (Laurie R. King) 116

Akbar Khan (Afghan Leader)
"The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 64

Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV / Ikhnaton / Neferkheprure-Waeare, Egyptian Pharoah (c.1353-1335BC))
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 139-140, 153; "The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 154; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 106, 170-172, 227-228; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 10, 12, 111, 225
Amenhotep IV: Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 170
Ikhnaton: Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 106, 170-171

Akiva ben Yosef (Jewish Rabbi, ?-135)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 4, 92, 134, 137, 149, 335; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 45

Akond of Swat, The (The Akond of Swat - Edward Lear)
Arthur and the Bellybutton Diamond (Alan Coren) 11-12, 49
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 71, 138; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 24