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Blood, Captain Thomas (Attempted to steal the British Crown Jewels, 1618-1680)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 171-173; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Jake & Luke Thoene) 30-31

Bloofer Lady: see Westenra, Lucy

Bloofer Lady's Child Victims (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 114, 122-124, 127

Bloomer, Amelia (American Reformer, 1818-1894)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 141

Blore, Eric (British Actor, 1887-1959)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 131

Bl¸cher, Evelyn, Princess (British Author, Wife of German Nobleman)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 64

Bl¸cher, Gebhard Leberecht Von (Prussian Field Marshal, 1742-1819)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 66; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 31; "Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 156; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 117; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 145
Bl¸chers (boots): "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 2-3, 13, 16, 19

Blue Fairy, The (Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 330-331

Bluebeard (Barbe Bleue - Charles Perrault)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 146, 174; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 167; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 117; "The Adventure of the Voorish Sign" (Richard A. Lupoff) 349; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 59, 84
A Bluebeard: "The Queen of the Night" (Donald Thomas) 307

Blues, The (English Smuggling Gang)
The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 234, 253, 258-259
See also: George Ransley

Blunkett, David (British Politician)
The Home Secretary: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 72

Blunt, Anthony (British Art Historian and Spy, 1907-1983)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 72

Bly, Nellie (Frankie & Johnny - Song)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 491

Bly, Nellie (American Journalist, 1867-1922)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 30-59, 89-96, 112-129, 134-141, 161-165, 171-178, 189-205, 212-213, 216, 225-228, 239-252, 263-275, 279-280, 286-290, 304-320, 329-345, 356-359, 371-391, 395-397, 420, 436-437, 441, 458, 462, 471, 480-483, 491, 496-501, 503-504, 508-509; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 25-26, 46, 48-60, 66, 68-79, 94-95, 103, 113, 119-128, 160-163, 166-173, 176-178, 181, 197, 210-230, 239-240, 248-259, 263-264, 267, 272-277, 282-302, 307-309, 313-321, 323-325, 327-329, 332-349, 352-378, 381-401, 404-408, 410-413, 415-417, 419, 421-426, 428, 431-438, 440, 442-443, 449-470, 473-474; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 19-26, 31, 56-59, 61-63, 65-68, 70, 83-99, 101-105, 107-130, 144-157, 163, 173-174, 177-180, 182-185, 190-231, 247, 279, 282, 289-293, 295-300, 303-310, 312-315, 319-320, 326, 330-331, 334, 336-337, 346-347, 352, 360, 366-379, 381-382, 388, 392, 408, 417-418, 428, 430, 433-435, 437-441, 444-446, 448, 450-451, 454-457, 459-461, 466, 470; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 27-36, 47, 51, 53, 60-63, 78, 84, 99, 101, 112, 114-118, 120, 122, 151-153, 171-174, 177, 180, 192, 202, 217, 225-226, 252-259, 266-275, 283, 291, 297, 300-301, 329-332, 335, 341, 380-382, 389, 394-396, 398-399, 404-407, 409, 425-427, 429, 435-436, 439-441; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 275
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 20; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 20

Blyton, Enid (British Author, 1897-1968)
"The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes" (Leslie Halliwell) 242

Boadicea: see Boudicca

Boatswain (Byron's Dog)
The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 108; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 188, 221-222

Bobbsey Twins, The (The Bobbsey Twins series - Laura Lee Hope)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 21

Boccaccio, Giovanni (French-Italian Poet, 1313-1375)
The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 108; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 6; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 175; "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 226; The Tale Not Told (Constance Wilder-Wokoun) 79

Bodley, Sir Thomas (Bodleian Library Founder, 1545-1613)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 354; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 212
Bodleian: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 117; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 15, 18; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 52, 54, 176-177, 186, 198, 332, 345-346, 353-354, 360; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 56, 87, 126, 159, 175; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 202; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 37

Body Snatchers, The (Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finney)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 8; Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Hounded By Baskervilles (Mercer Warriner) 58

Boeing, William (American Aviation Pioneer, 1881-1956)
Boeing 747: My Hero (Tom Holt) 72

Boelcke, Oswald (German Air Ace, 1891-1916)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 27, 65, 216, 221, 231-232, 256; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 142; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 36

Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus (Roman Philosopher, 480-524)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 242

Bogart, Humphrey (American Actor, 1899-1957)
"Holmes Ex Machina" (Susan Casper) 238; "A Scarletin Study" (Philip Jose Farmer) 193, 216; "The Adventure of the Odd Lotteries" (Robert L. Fish) 184 {Humphrey Beauregard}; "Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24-25; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 7, 24, 66, 68, 87, 158; "The Greatest Detective of All Time" (Ralph Roberts) 312; The Adventure of the Missing Brother (Eugene Edmund Snyder) 74

Boguet, Henri (French Judge, 1550-1619)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 23

Bohemond I (Leader of the First Crusade & Prince of Antioch, c1057-1111)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 145

Bohr, Niels (Danish Physicist, 1885-1962)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 136
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 29-30; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 18; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 47; "The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective " (Ralph Vaughan) 17

Bois, Curt (German Actor, 1901-1991)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 95

Boito, Arrigo (Italian Composer, 1842-1918)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 180

Bokassa, Jean (Central African President (1966-77) & Emperor (1977-79), 1921-1996)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 99

Bolden, Buddy (American Jazz Band Leader, 1877-1931)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 43

Boldini, Giovanni (Italian Painter, 1842-1931)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 124

Boleskin, Laird of: see Crowley, Aleister

Boleyn, Anne (Wife of Henry VIII, 1507-1536)
The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 157; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 410; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 23; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 90; "The Dollmaker of Marigold Walk" (Barbara Hambly) 38; The Game's Afoot Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 36; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Jake & Luke Thoene) 26, 53; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 86; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 120
Anne Boleyn's Well: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 112

Bolingbroke (Richard II - Shakespeare): see Henry IV (KIng of England)

Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, 1st Viscount (British Statesman, 1678-1751)
"The Adventure of the Mendicant's Face" (M.J. Elliott) 28

Bolivar, Simon (South American Revolutionary Leader, 1783-1830)
Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 90
The Simon Bolivar (ship): "Our American Cousins" (Roberta Rogow) 399

Bombay Railway Station Restaurant Landlord (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 41

Bonacieux, Constance (The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas)
"The Adventure of the Glass House" (Michael Mallory) 61, 63, 67-68

Bonaparte, Jérôme (Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1784-1860)
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 145

Bonaparte, Letizia (Mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1750-1836)
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 210

Bonaparte, Louis Lucien (French Philologist, 1813-1891)
"The Siren of Sennen Cove" (Peter Tremayne) 52

Bonaparte, Lucien (Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1775-1840)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 215

Bonaparte, Napoleon

Bonar Law, Andrew (Canadian-British Prime Minister (1922-23), 1858-1923)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 41, 45, 47, 106, 108-110, 112-113, 157-158, 204, 206; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 547-549
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 143, 155, 187

Bonar Law, Annie (née Annie Pitcairn Robley, Wife of Andrew Bonar Law, 1866-1909)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 71

Bond, James (James Bond series - Ian Fleming)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 37-38
Campion Bond: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 291-294; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 1-4, 17, 25, 31-35, 44-47, 49, 54, 64, 73, 94-96, 103-105, 110-111, 114-118, 143; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 25-28, 30-37, 54-55, 84-86, 128-131, 133-134, 138, 142-144
Thomas Bond: From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 134, 136, 139, 142, 207
Double-O Agents: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 152, 154, 162-163, 178, 181, 192-193, 198, 201, 211, 214
009: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 194
Sir James le Lein: "A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 72-74, 99, 102-104, 108-109
James Stock: Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 27, 45, 62-64, 66, 86, 90, 108-109, 125, 142-144, 150
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 113; "Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 28-29, 39, 42; The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we Know It (John Cleese, Jack Hobbs & Joe McGrath) 97; The Case of the Blackmail Boys (Terrance Dicks) 57, 80; The Case of the Missing Masterpiece (Terrance Dicks) 60, 64, 67; The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 39, 95-96; The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 22, 27, 63; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 16; My Hero (Tom Holt) 69, 195; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 125; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 12; "The Curious Computer" (Peter Lovesey) 235; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 140, 220; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 42; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 84; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 74; The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 134; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 183

Bond, Ruskin (British-Indian Author, 1934- )
"The Stolen Daffodils" (Ruskin Bond) 38-43

Bond, Dr Thomas (Doctor who attended Mary Jane Kelly Murder)
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 82

Bond, Ward (American Actor, 1903-1960)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 88

Bones, Billy (Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Case of the Captive Clairvoyant (Anthony Read) 108

Bonham-Carter, Helena (British Actress)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 70, 72

Boniface, Monsieur (The Spring Chicken - Monckton & Caryll)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 8

Boniface, St (English Missionary, c.680-754)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 142

Bonington, Sir Ralph Bloomfield (The Doctor's Dilemma - George Bernard Shaw)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 181, 183-185

Bonn, Issy (British Comedian, 1903-1977)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 113

Bonnard, Pierre (French Artist, 1867-1947)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 232-233

Bonney, Anne (Irish Pirate, 1697-1720)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 321

Bonnie & Clyde (Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow, American Outlaws)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 76
see also: Parker, Bonnie

Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart (Pretender to the British Throne, 1720-1788)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 41-206
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 174; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 19; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 346, 364; Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 147; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 8; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 122; Sherlock Holmes Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 18

Bonzo (Bonzo comics - George Studdy)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 115

Boojum, The (The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll)
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 180; "The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 59

Bookbinder, Sam (American Restaurateur)
Bookbinder's Restaurant: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 148

Boone, Daniel (American Frontiersman, 1734-1820)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 121

Boop, Betty (Cartoon Character)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 204; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 188

Boot, Sir Jesse (British Pharmacist, 1850-1931)
Boots the Chemist: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J. Trow) 195

Booth, Adelaide Delannoy (Belgian First Wife of Junius Brutus Booth, 1792-1857)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 33-35, 279-282, 286, 318, 322-326, 330

Booth, Sir Alfred (Chairman of Cunard Lines)
The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 25, 49, 104

Booth, Asia (Sister of John Wilkes Booth, 1835-1888)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 35, 56, 226, 266, 299

Booth, Catherine (Wife of W. Bramwell Booth, 1829-1890)
The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 233

Booth, Charles (British Sociologist, 1840-1916)
"The Case of the Ancient Mariner" (Colin Bruce) 76-77; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 110

Booth, Edwin (American Actor, Brother of John Wilkes Booth, 1833-1893)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 18-32, 35-36, 39, 41-60, 63-64, 75-80, 82-83, 85-97, 101, 109, 111, 113-120, 124, 155-156, 158, 169, 185-187, 193, 201, 208-214, 216-230, 232, 239, 241, 243-247, 250-254, 256, 259-261, 263-267, 270, 274-284, 290, 294-296, 299-302, 313-321, 327-328, 330-336
Deadly Season (Tim Champlin) 230; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 280; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 40, 180, 377; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 245; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 57; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 21
Booth Theater: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 213, 217, 331

Booth (Grossman), Edwina (Daughter of Edwin Booth, 1861-1938)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 27, 51, 56, 77-78, 80, 82-83, 87, 92-93, 119, 185, 210, 226, 333

Booth, John Wilkes (American Actor, Assassinated Abraham Lincoln, 1838-1865)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 6, 18, 24, 32-33, 35-36, 46-47, 50, 58, 60, 93-94, 100-101, 112, 116-118, 122-136, 139-147, 149-197; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 11-25, 27-29, 31, 35-36, 47, 51-54, 59-60, 64, 68-72, 74-80, 82, 90-91, 104, 115-122, 129, 171, 198-218, 220, 222-267, 274-296, 298-309, 311-322, 325-328, 330-336
"Time Patrol" (Poul Anderson) 17; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 16; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 280; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 69; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 243; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 120; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 81; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 148, 150, 152, 284; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 26; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 83; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 147

Booth, Joseph (Brother of John Wilkes Booth, 1840-1902)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 35-36, 76, 79-80, 246, 266

Booth, Junius Brutus (British-American Actor, Father of John Wilkes Booth, 1796-1852)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 280; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 33-36, 45, 53, 57, 64, 125, 136, 212, 214, 275-276, 279-282, 285, 306, 317-318, 321-328, 330, 336
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 119

Booth, Junius Brutus, Jr. (American Actor, Brother of John Wilkes Booth, 1821-1883)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 35, 64, 266, 280

Booth, Mary Ann (Holmes) (Mother of John Wilkes Booth, 1802-1885)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 33-34, 36, 46, 53, 69, 119, 173, 181, 184-185, 210-211, 226, 245, 252, 256, 266, 279-281, 294
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 119

Booth, Mary Devlin (First Wife of Edwin Booth, 1840-1863)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 45, 119

Booth, Mary McVicker (American Actress, Wife of Edwin Booth, 1848-1881)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 27-28, 44-46, 51-52, 56-57, 76-78, 83, 87, 210, 212, 226, 332

Booth, Richard Junius (Son of Junius Brutus Booth, 1819-1868)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 27-29, 33-36, 38, 40-42, 44, 47-52, 54, 82, 87-90, 93-98, 100-101, 103, 108-117, 119, 205-207, 209, 211, 221, 227, 235-237, 247, 249-250, 255, 257-261, 263, 265, 270-274, 277-332, 336

Booth, Rosalie (Sister of John Wilkes Booth, 1823-1889)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 35-36, 266

Booth, Sarah Ware (Wife of Richard Junius Booth, ?-1868)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 36

Booth, General William Bramwell (British Founder of the Salvation Army, 1829-1912)
The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow); The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 132-133
"Years Ago & In A Different Place" (Michael Kurland) 174; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 21, 347; The Holmes-Dracula File (Fred Saberhagen) 183; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 171, 240

Bootle-Wilbraham, Edward, 1st Earl of Lathom (Lord Chamberlain (1885-86 / '86-92 / '95-98), 1837-1898)
The Lord Chamberlain: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 27

Borchardt, Hugo (German Gunsmith, 1844-1925)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 228
Borchardt Automatic Pistol: Moriarty (John Gardner) 257, 281, 304, 306-307; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 37, 192, 196, 198

Borden, Abby Durfee (Step-mother of Lizzie Borden, ?-1892)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 95; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 85; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 137; "The Mystery of Dr Thorvald Sigerson" (Linda Robertson) 91

Borden, Andrew Jackson (Father of Lizzie Borden, 1822-1892)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 95; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 85; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 137; "The Mystery of Dr Thorvald Sigerson" (Linda Robertson) 91

Borden, Lizzie (American, Alleged Murderess, 1860-1927)
"The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 83-86
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 95; "The Case of the Substitute Strangler" (Douglas Moreton) 40; "The Baker Street Irregulars Murder Case" (Henry T. Parry) 71; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 137; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 402; "The Mystery of Dr Thorvald Sigerson" (Linda Robertson) 91; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 318; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 214; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 74; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 530

Bordet, Jules (Belgian Bacteriologist, 1870-1961)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 54

Borgia, Cesare (Italian Soldier & Politician, 1476-1507)
"The Matter of the Vatican Cameos" (David L. Hammer) 23; Reply Paid (H.F.Heard) 208; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 279

Borgia, St. Francis (Spanish Roman Catholic Reformer, 1510-1572)
"The Matter of the Vatican Cameos" (David L. Hammer) 23

Borgia, Lucrezia (Italian Patron of the Arts, 1480-1519)
"Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 209-210; The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 71-72, 99, 102-104, 167-168, 192-193
"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 285; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 181; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 367; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 33; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 135; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 125; "The Case of the Substitute Strangler" (Douglas Moreton) 44; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 117, 212

Borgia, Rodrigo (Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503), 1431-1503)
"The Matter of the Vatican Cameos" (David L. Hammer) 22; Reply Paid (H.F.Heard) 208; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 288

Borgia Family, The
"The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice" (Dr. Hill Barton) 285;"The Record of the Tarleton Murders" (Ian Charnock) 42; "The Adventure of the Curious Canary" (Barry Day) 175; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 184; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 33; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 120; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 31; "The Matter of the Vatican Cameos" (David L. Hammer) 22-23; Reply Paid (H.F.Heard) 208;"The Problem of the Purple Maculas" (James C. Iraldi) 378; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 169; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 83; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 170; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 109; "The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 207; "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 100
Borgia Ring: "The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 151
Borgia Tears: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 93
See also: Black Pearl of the Borgias

Borgis, Hortentio (17th Century Venetian Lapidarist)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 345

Borodin, Aleksandr (Russian Composer, 1833-1887)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 101

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

Borrow, George (British Philologist & Author, 1803-1881)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 50-93, 182-183, 221, 271, 363; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 29

Bosanquet, Bernard (British Philosopher, 1848-1923)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 15

Bosch, Hieronymus (Dutch Painter, 1450-1516)
"The Adventure of the Touch of God" (Peter Crowther) 290; The Shadow of the Rat (David Stuart Davies) 150; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 148; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 134; My Hero (Tom Holt) 196; The Game (Laurie R. King) 115; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 132; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 151;"The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 128; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 185

Bosch, Robert (German Industrialist, 1861-1942)
Krupp-Bosch: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 185-186

Bose, Subhas Chandra (Indian Nationalist Leader, 1897-1945)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 46

Bosie: see Douglas, Lord Alfred

Bosquet, Pierre (French General, 1810-1861)
The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 115

Bosso-Kuni, Prince of (The Crystal Egg - H.G. Wells)
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 20-21

Boston Blackie (Boston Blackie series - created by Jack Boyle)
Boston Blondie: "Give Me Lib, or Give Me Death" (Rod Reed) 203-204, 206-207, 209-210

Boston Celtics (American Basketball Team)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 19

Boston Pops, The (American Orchestra)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 65

Boston Red Sox (American Baseball Team)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 22, 33, 57, 71, 107, 117, 205, 215, 217

Boston Strangler, The (Albert DeSalvo, American Serial Killer, 1931-1973)
A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 97

Boswell, Commander (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 160

Boswell, James (British Lawyer & Biographer, 1740-1795)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 22-23, 49, 64-65, 67, 128-129, 135, 188
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 2; "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (E.F.Benson & Eustace H. Miles) 15; "The Coole Park Problem" (Michéal & Clare Breathnach) 186; "The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese" (Jon L. Breen) 172, 174; "The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes" (Arthur Chapman); Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 13; Solar Pons Versus the Devil's Claw (Basil Copper) 8; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 253; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 147; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 58; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 177; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 6, 112-113; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 1; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 24; My Hero (Tom Holt) 256; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 11; "Holmes In Scotland"(W.R.Duncan Macmillan) 128; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 120; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 44; "The Adventure of the Missing Coffin" (Laura Resnick) 69; "The Adventure of the Silver Buckle" (Denis O. Smith) 124-125; "The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 169; "The Case of the Yokohama Club" (Donald Thomas) 298; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 154;"A Letter From Mycroft Holmes" (Jon White) 261
A Boswell: W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 124
Boswellian: "The Adventure of the Curious Canary" (Barry Day) 159; "And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 355
My Boswell

Boswell Sisters, The (American Singing Group)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 56

Botham, Ian (British Cricketer, 1955- )
Gotham: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 77

Bothwell, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of (Husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1536-1578)
The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 50

Botolph, St. (Saxon Monk, ?-c.680)
St. Botolph's: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 197; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 118

Botticelli, Sandro (Italian Artist, 1444-1510)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 31-32, 124-126, 138; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 135; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 223; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 133
Botticellian: San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 64

Bottom, Nick (A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 88, 90, 149, 162, 305
"The Record of the Tarleton Murders" (Ian Charnock) 52; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 457; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 201; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 43; "The Dilemma of the Distressed Savoyard" (Crighton Sellars) 452; "The Case of the Maestro's Ghost" (John Whitman) 72, 89, 109-112

Bottomley, Horatio (British Financier, Founded Financial Times, 1860-1933)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 146, 148, 202

Boucher, Anthony (American Author, 1911-1968)
"Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 67
Antoine Cherbou: Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 23-24, 40, 48; Basil and the Pygmy Cats (Eve Titus) 16-83

Boucicault, Dion (Irish Playwright, 1820-1890)
"The Adventure of the Agitated Actress" (Daniel Stashower) 106

Boudet, Abbé Henri (French Priest, 1837-1915)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 68-69

Boudicca (British Queen of the Iceni, ?-62)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 225, 264-265
"A Ballad of the White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 215; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 296; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 193; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 68; "A Study In Orange" (Peter Tremayne) 266; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 57, 63, 72; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 153
A Boadicea: Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 144
Boadicea-like: W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 240
Daughters of Boudicca: Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 225
Sisters of Boudicca: Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 111
Boudicca's Well: Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 40

Bouguereau, Adolphe William (French Painter, 1825-1905)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 20; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 55

Boulanger, General Georges (French Soldier & Politician, 1837-1891)
Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 109; "The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 158

Boule, Marcellin (French Anthropologist, 1861-1942)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 204-205

Bountiful, Lady (The Beaux' Stratagem - George Farquhar)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 283

Bounty, HMS (Mutiny on the Bounty)
"The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 54; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 190

Bouquet, Billy (American Criminal)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 81-86, 96, 131-132, 134-137, 143-145, 147, 153, 167-168, 177-179, 181, 186-188, 198, 202-204, 213-214, 225-226, 228, 230-238, 243-248, 252, 254, 258, 264, 267-270, 274-277, 279, 281-283, 285-286, 288

Bourbon Dynasty (European Royal Family)
"The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 35; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 254; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 37; "The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 21; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 22; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 23, 268

Bourgeois, Sir Francis (Swiss-British Art Dealer, 1756-1811)
The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 27-28

Bouriant, M. (Religious Scholar)
"The Case of the Two Coptic Patriarchs" (John A. Wilson) 77

Bovary, Emma (Madame Bovary - Flaubert)
The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 161-162; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 147; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 101

Bow Street Runners, The (Early British Police Force)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 142

Bowdler, Thomas (English Editor, 1754-1825)
Bowdlerize: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 35; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 32; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 16

Bowen, Enoch (The Haunter of the Dark - H.P.Lovecraft)
"The Adventure of the Ancient Gods" (Ralph Vaughan) 20, 26-27, 30-33

Bower, Inspector Elias (British Policeman, Samuel Dougal Case)
"The Case of the Naked Bicyclists" (Donald Thomas) 121-131; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 19, 22-23, 100; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 25-26, 67, 134

Bowers, Lee (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 76

Bowes, Alfred (English Cabman who attempted to kill Sir Edward Henry)
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 16-17, 47, 93-94, 99, 167, 214, 27-218, 220, 222-225, 232, 243, 249
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 145; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 22

Bowes-Lyon Family, The
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 172-174, 179
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 103

Bowes-Lyon, Cecilia Nina (Countess of Strathmore, 1862-1938)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 80-207

Bowes-Lyon, Earl Claude (13th Earl of Strathmore Kinghorne, 1824-1904)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 187-188

Bowes-Lyon, Claude George (Earl of Glamis & Strathmore, 1855-1944)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 85-207

Bowes-Lyon, Sir David (Brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1902-1961)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 81-190

Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth (British Queen, Mother of Elizabeth II, 1900-2002)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 56-205
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 77; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 103, 164, 167

Bowes-Lyon, Patrick (Eldest Son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 1884-1949)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 102-103, 116

Bowie, Jim (American Pioneer, 1796-1836)
The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 1-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18, 57, 60-61, 82, 88, 113, 122, 135, 143-148, 154-155, 160, 162, 165-167, 170, 172-173
Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 155
Bowie Knife: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 235, 269-270, 285, 287; "The Adventure of the Christmas Bear" (Bill Crider) 181; "The Adventure of the St Marylebone Ghoul" (Bill Crider) 160; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 140; The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 23, 47, 58, 100; My Hero (Tom Holt) 202, 244, 285-286; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 55; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 156; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 102; "The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 219; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 143-144; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 178; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 45; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 64; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 185

Bowie, Resin (Brother of Jim Bowie)
The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 13, 18, 146

Bowyer, Thomas (Ripper Case, Landlord's Agent Who Found Mary Kelly's Body)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 101; Moriarty (John Gardner) 66; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 303 {Boyer}
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 78; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 171; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 227

Boxhall, Joseph Grove (Fourth officer Aboard the Titanic)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 118, 120, 168-173, 175-176, 178, 181, 196, 220-221, 223, 244

Boy Who Cried 'Wolf!', The (Fable Character)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 17

Boycott, Charles (British Land Agent)
"The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 219; "The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 70

Boyd, Belle (American Confederate Spy, 1843-1900)
The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 38-41, 54-61, 74-94, 96-102, 104, 107-110, 112-113, 118-124, 127-131, 133-134, 137, 141, 143-144, 150-162, 165-173

Boyer, Charles (French Actor, 1897-1978)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 95
The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 55; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 122; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 201

Boyle, Nina (British Journalist, Founder of the Women Police Service)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 79

Boyle, Robert (British Scientist, 1627-1691)
Evolution (John Peel) 139; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 150