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Bosanquet, Bernard (British Philosopher, 1848-1923)
The Return of 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 Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 419; 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

Bösendorfer, Ignaz (Austrian Musician, 1796-1859)
Bösendorfer Piano: "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 12

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

Bostock, Bridget (18th Century British Sorceress)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 23, 173

Boston Blackie (Boston Blackie series - created by Jack Boyle)
Boston Blondie: "Give Me Lib, or Give Me Death" (Rod Reed) 203-207, 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
His Boswell: "The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 62
My Boswell: Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 68
My Boswell (Watson)

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: "The Adventure of the Beggar’s Head" (Michael Mallory) 189, 195; 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;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
Botticelli-like: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 135

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; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 31, 356

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; "The Dynamics of an Asteroid" (John Peel) 193; 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; "The Case of Colonel Warburton’s Madness" (Lyndsay Faye) 17; 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
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 66
Boyer: The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 303
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 78; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 171; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 227

Boxer, Louis (American Doctor)
Louis Boxer (a lawyer): The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 4-11, 70

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

Brabant, Louis (French Ventriloquist)
"The Adventure of the Canine Ventriloquist" (Jon L. Breen) 125

Brabantio (Othello - William Shakespeare)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 34; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 207

Bracknell, Lady (The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 155

Braddon, Mary Elizabeth (British Author, 1837-1915)
The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 81, 193-194, 297

Braden, Bernard (Canadian-British Entertainer, 1916-1993)
Braden...you stay on the beat: Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 587

Bradford, Col. Sir Edward (Commissioner of Scotland Yard (1890-1903))
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 9, 79, 96, 102-103, 106-108, 151, 161, 186-187, 195
The Commissioner: Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 482, 488
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 163
The Commissioner: Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 170; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 163;

Bradford, Lady (Wife of Sir Edward Bradford)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 108

Bradford, William (Pilgrim Leader & American Colonial Governor, 1590-1657)
"An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 158

Bradlaugh, Charles (British Radical Politician, 1833-1891)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 39-40, 61-63, 65, 71-72
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 22-23, 35, 71

Bradley, Dr (British Doctor Who Examined Houdini in Blackburn)
Detroit Doctor: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 41

Bradley, F.H. (British Philosopher, 1846-1924)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 78

Bradman, Don (Australian Cricketer, 1908-2001)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 144; My Hero (Tom Holt) 6

Bradshaw (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 205

Bradshaw, John (Cromwell's president of High Court of Justice, 1602-1659)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 57-62, 88, 272, 280, 297

Bradshaw Family (Residents of Eyam Plague Village)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Tick Tock Man" (Roy Templeman) 121

Brady, Diamond Jim (American Philanthropist, 1856-1917)
"Cross of Gold" (Michael Collins) 343; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 430; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 71; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 346

Brady, Matthew (American Civil War Photographer)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 9

Braff, Ruby (American Jazz Cornettist, 1927-2003)
Jarvis & Braff: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 242, 245

Braganzas / Braganças, The (Portuguese Royal Family)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 22

Bragington, James (British Actor)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 244

Brahe, Tycho (Danish Astronomer, 1546-1601)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 310; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 87; The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 77-78

Brahma (Hindu God)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 153, 155-159; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 142; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 167, 191; "A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 237
Brahma Bhavan: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 152-153, 155, 159

Brahms, Johannes (German Composer, 1833-1897)
"Mr. Sigerson" (Peter Beagle) 65; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 209-210; The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 85; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 19; "The Missing Don Giovanni" (Paul D. Gilbert) 79; "The Case of the Incumbent Invalid" (Claire Griffen) 46; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 61; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 116; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 108; The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 190; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 62; The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 135; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 199; Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 39, 68

Braid, James (British Golfer)
Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer (J.M.Gregson) 13

Braille, Louis (French Teacher of the Blind, 1809-1852)
Braille Writing: Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 323; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 71, 174; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 275

Bramble, Bessie (Elizabeth Wilkinson Wade) (American Reporter)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 31

Brampton, Lord: see Hawkins, Sir Henry

Bran (British King in Gaelic Legend)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 20-21, 42, 59-62, 67, 87, 89, 123, 137, 156, 159, 165, 209, 215, 224, 228, 231, 233, 251-252, 257, 267, 273
Bran's Wall: Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 71, 73, 76-78, 80-81, 88, 102, 111, 127, 135, 147-149, 160, 165-166, 171, 200, 222-223

Branagh, Kenneth (British Actor, 1960- )
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 380; My Hero (Tom Holt) 92
Kenneth: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 144

Brando, Marlon (American Actor, 1924-2004)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 93

Brandon, Lieutenant Vivian (British Naval Spy)
"The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 282

Brandon, Lady Jane (Black Bartlemy's Treasure - Jeffrey Farnol)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 24

Brandt, Sarah (Gaslight Mystery series - Victoria Thompson)
"The Minister’s Missing Daughter" (Victoria Thompson) 129-135

Branner, Hans Christian (Danish Author, 1903-1966)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 321

Brantôme, Pierre de (French Writer, 1539-1614)
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 191

Braque, Georges (French Artist, 1882-1963)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 36; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 91

Brastov, Count (The Soft Whisper of the Dead - Charles L. Grant)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66

Braun, Eva (Wife of Adolf Hitler, 1912-1945)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 140, 156, 164

Braun, Karl Ferdinand (German Physicist, 1850-1918)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 111, 139

Braune, Fanny (John Keats' Lover)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 115

Bread & Puppet Theatre (American Theatre Company)
Sourdough Bread & Puppet: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 229

Brecht, Bertholt (German Playwright and Director, 1898-1956)
The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 96

Breckinridge, Henry (Charles Lindbergh's Lawyer, 1886-1960)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 185

Breckinridge, Myra (Myra Breckinridge - Gore Vidal)
A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 45

Breen, Bobby (Canadian Actor, 1927- )
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 122

Breese, H.E. (Welsh Hotelier)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 103-105, 118, 350-352, 354, 406

Brendan, St. (Irish Monk, 486? - 578?)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 84

Brennan, Howard L. (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 24-25

Brennan, Walter (American Actor, 1894-1974)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 109

Brenner, Fritz (Nero Wolfe series - Rex Stout)
Fritz Benet: Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 27-28, 34, 36-37, 39, 51-54, 56, 59-60, 66-67, 77-78, 82-88, 91, 98, 119-120, 122-126, 144-147, 152, 190, 196-201, 203-207, 211, 216, 218, 224, 227, 230-234, 238, 240-241, 250, 255-256; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 52
The Other Fat Man's Servant: An East Wind Coming (Arthur Byron Cover) 13-14

Brentano, Agosto (American Bookseller)
Brentano's: The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 48
Brentano's Literary Emporium: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 154-155, 222, 403

Brer Rabbit (Uncle Remus stories - Joel Chandler Harris)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 136

Bresci (Assassinated King Humbert I of Italy)
"The Matter of the Assassination League" (David L. Hammer) 49-50

Breton, André (French Writer, 1896-1966)
The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 51-52, 234

Brett, Jeremy (British Actor, 1933-1994)
"Holmes Ex Machina" (Susan Casper) 240; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 244

Breuer, Josef (Austrian Physician, 1842-1925)
"The Case of the Lugubrious Manservant" (Rhys Bowen) 107-108; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 54; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 17, 46, 49, 51, 68, 149, 311, 350;"A Case of Insomnia" (John P. Vourlis) 321, 323; "The Adventure of the Man Who Never Laughed" (J.N.Williamson) 152, 154

Breughel, Pieter, the Younger (Flemish Artist, 1564-1638)
The Game (Laurie R. King) 115; "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 128

Brewer, Bill (Widdecombe Fair - Song)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 168, 234, 238

Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (British Clergyman & Lexicographer)
The Case of the Baffled Policeman (Allen Sharp) 65-66

Brewer, William, the Younger (Founder of Torre Abbey, Torquay)
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 54

Brezhnev, Leonid (Soviet Leader, 1906-1982)
Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 12

Brice, Fanny (American Entertainer, 1891-1951)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 195-196
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 53

Bride, Harold (Radio Operator Aboard the Titanic)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 54-55, 84, 132, 183-184, 244

Bridger, Jim (American Frontiersman, 1804-1881)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 121

Bridges, Beau (American Actor)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 87

Briggs, Captain Benjamin S. (Captain of the Mary Celeste, 1835-1872)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 10-11, 18-20, 24
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 94-95, 100-104, 106
"Celeste" (Neil Jackson) 150

Briggs, Johnny (Cricketer)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 13

Briggs, Sarah (Wife of Benjamin Briggs, 1842(?)-1872)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 10-11, 18-20, 24
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 95; "Celeste" (Neil Jackson) 150

Briggs, Sophia Matilda (Daughter of Benjamin Briggs, 1869(?)-1872)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 10-11, 18-23, 25
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 95; "Celeste" (Neil Jackson) 150

Briggs, Thomas (British Bank Clerk, Murdered by Franz Müller, ?-1864)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 25; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 181

Bright, Richard (British Physician, 1789-1858)
Bright's Disease: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 97-98; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 50, 53; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 164; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 19

Brigid, St. (Irish Nun)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 80

Brillat-Saverin, Anthelme (French Politician & Gourmet, 1755-1826)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 67; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 202

Bringuier, Carlos (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 118-119, 125

Brinkley, David (American Broadcaster, 1920- )
The Probability Pad (T.A. Waters) 15

Bristow, Eric (British Darts Player, 1957- )
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 142

Bristowe, John Syer (British Physician, 1827-1895)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 17

Britannia (Personification of Great Britain)
Sherlock Holmes and the Strange Events at the Bank of England (Graham Avery) 63; "Holmes and the Loss of the British Barque Sophy Anderson" (Peter Cannon) 87; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 270; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 15, 44; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 44; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 288; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 198; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 109; "A Case for the Admiralty" (Edmund Hastie) 71; The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 69; "The Adventure of the Sally Martin" (H. Paul Jeffers) 178; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 75; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 74; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 2, 95; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 129; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 47; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 16, 161; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 54; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 19; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 189-190; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 10; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 199; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 224; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 5
Britannia Club: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 20-21, 23, 26-27, 29, 36-37, 40, 42, 63, 73; Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 131, 141-144, 146
The Britannia Pub: Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 120; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 65, 307; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 419; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 167, 169; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 160; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 71
Britannic: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 6
Hail Britannia: The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 84
New Britannia: Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 148
Rule Britannia: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 34; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 197; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 190; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 159; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 54; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 282; Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 181; Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 230; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 10; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 198
The Rules Britannia: Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 21-27, 58-59, 62-63, 82-83, 87, 93, 100, 134, 137, 165-166, 172, 182, 197, 206, 214, 227, 257-258, 268, 270-271, 276

British Consul at Suez (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 36-37, 77

Brixton Doctor, The (Ripper Suspect)
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 78-80, 103

Broad-Arrow Jack (Broad-Arrow Jack - E. Harcourt Burrage)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 73, 117
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 70, 77-79, 93, 99, 144

Broadbent, Dr. William (British Doctor, Neill Cream Case)
"The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 282-283, 291-292

Broadwick, Georgia "Tiny" (American Aviator & Parachutist, 1893-1978)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 89

Brobdingnagians (Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 67
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 257; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 255; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 44; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 67, 108, 116; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 154
Brobdingnagian: "The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 60; The Game (Laurie R. King) 196; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 317

Broca, Paul (French Surgeon & Anthropologist, 1824-1880)
Convolutions of Broca: "The Case of Lady Sannox" (Peter H. Wood) 67

Brodie, Steve (American Bookmaker who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, 1863-1901)
"The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 31-33
Brodie's Saloon: "The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 35-36

Bromhead, Lieutenant Gonville (British Soldier - Rorke's Drift)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 312
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 46

Broncho Billy (Broncho Billy - Film series)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 289

Bronstein, Lev: see Trotsky, Leon

Brontë, Charlotte (British Author, 1816-1855)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 197; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 365; "The Case of the King’s Evil" (Donald Thomas) 58

Brontë Family, The
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 91; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 7; "Mouse and the Master" (Brian M. Thomsen) 140; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 81; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 19-20; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 167

Brooke, Sir Charles (English Raja of Sarawak (1868-1917), 1829-1917)
"A Father's Tale" (Sterling E. Lanier) 121, 123, 133, 135-136, 139

Brooke, Lady Frances: see Countess of Warwick

Brooke, Sir James (British Army officer, The "White Rajah" of Sarawak (1841-68), 1803-1868)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 19; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 120

Brooke, Rupert (British Poet, 1887-1915)
"Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 123; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 69

Brookfield, Charles (British Actor, 1857-1913)
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: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 181

Brooks, Daniel, John & Elisha (American Clothing Retailers)
Brooks Brothers: The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 175; A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen) 8

Brooks, Phillips (American Bishop, 1835-1893)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 216

Brooks, Theodore Marley "Ham" (Doc Savage Series - Kenneth Robeson)
The Lawyer: An East Wind Coming (Arthur Byron Cover) 13-14, 16, 18-19, 23-28, 32-40, 42, 54-55, 58-60, 64, 66-67, 88, 94, 110-117, 119-121, 125-129, 133-136, 138, 143, 145, 147, 150-152, 214, 219-220, 231, 234-235, 237-239, 253-255, 258, 263-264, 266-271, 286, 333, 340, 352-354

Broom, Robert (Scottish Palaeontologist, 1866-1951)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 16

Brough, Edward (Ripper Case, Owner of Barnaby & Burgho)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 181; "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 27

Brough, George (British Motorcycle Racer, 1890-1969)
Brough-Superior: The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 106; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 66, 77

Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron (British Politician, 1778-1868)
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 50

Brown, Sir Arthur Whitten (British Aviator, 1886-1948)
see: Alcock & Brown

Brown, Barnum (American Fossil Hunter, 1873-1963)
"The Adventure of the Lost World" (Dominic Green) 307

Brown, Buster (Comic Strip Character created by Richard Felton Outcault)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 92

Brown, (Lancelot) "Capability" (British Landscape Gardener)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 100; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 33; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 185, 191, 193; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 68

Brown, Carrie (American Prostitute Murder Victim, ?-1891)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 27-32, 34-40, 77, 84-85, 96, 112, 125, 130-131, 188-189

Brown, Fanny (American Actress, 1837-?)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 183, 206

Brown, Father (Father Brown series - G K Chesterton)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 3-412
"Murder in the Library" (Harold Gray) 171
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 7, 10-13, 20, 23, 75-76
Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 11, 15, 57, 59, 67-68, 70-76, 83-84, 87-88, 97-100, 111, 121, 124, 141-143, 178-181, 197, 199-206, 213-222, 226-230, 232, 235, 244-258
Father John: The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 71-79, 90-92, 116
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 78; "The Last of Mr. Sherlock Holmes" (August W. Derleth) 4; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 179; A Study In Terror (Ellery Queen) 80;"The Omnibus Murder" (R.E. Swartwout) 128; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 61, 214; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 36

Brown, Fredric (American Author, 1906-1972)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 141

Brown, Dr. Frederick Gordon (City Police Surgeon, Examined Catherine Eddowes' body)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 98
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 44-45
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 150-152
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 225

Brown, Garrett (American Cameraman, Inventor of the Steadicam)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 186

Brown, James (American Publisher)
Little, Brown & Co.: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 187

Brown, James (Ripper Case Witness in Stride Murder)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 87-88; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 245

Brown, John (Scottish Ghillie, Attendant to Queen Victoria, 1826-1883)
"The Adventure of the Queen’s Letters" (Michael Mallory) 207-208, 210-215, 217
"The Whitechapel Murders" (Morecambe & Wise)
"The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 364-365, 369
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 7-10,161-163, 187-188, 200
The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 68; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 110; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 82; "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 14; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 611

Brown, John (American Abolitionist, 1800-1859)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 34; Reply Paid (H.F.Heard) 153; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 268

Brown, Nicholas, Jr. (American Manufacturer & Philanthropist, 1769-1841)
Brown University: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 25-26

Brown, Robert (Scottish Botanist, 1773-1858)
Brownian Dance: The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 14
Brownian Motion: "Victor Lynch the Forger" (Terry McGarry) 36

Brown, Roy (Canadian First World War Air Ace, 1893-1944)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 8, 22, 138-139, 174, 193

Browne, Sir Samuel (British Indian Army General, 1849-1898)
Sam Browne Belt: The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 8; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 55; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 173
Sam Browne Holster: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 124

Browne, Sir Thomas (British Doctor & Essayist, 1605-1682)
The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 136, 272

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (British Poet, 1806-1861)
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 138, 146-149, 151, 154-156, 177-180, 183-185, 189-191
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 297; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 375; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 26; The Game's Afoot Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 31; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 92-93; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 20; "The Adventure of the Clothes-line" (Carolyn Wells) 60; A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny) 200

Browning, Fannie Cornforth: see Fannie Cornforth

Browning, John Moses (American Inventor, 1855-1926)
Browning Automatic: Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 193, 212, 214, 216, 224, 226, 231-233; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 34, 220, 275, 384
Browning Gun: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 123; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 170; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 132-133; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 34
Browning Revolver: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 275
The Browning Version: "The Sound of the Buskervilles" (Douglas Moreton) 121, 124
Flight-Sergeant Browning: "The Sound of the Buskervilles" (Douglas Moreton) 116-117, 119-124

Browning, Robert (British Bank Clerk, Father of Robert Browning)
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 180, 190

Browning, Robert (British Poet, 1812-1889)
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 137-138, 147-149, 151-158, 162, 175, 177-185, 189-191
"The Case of the King of Hearts" (Judie Angell) 62; The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 209; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 92-93; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 71; "An Encounter In Central Park" (Basil Rathbone) 186; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 122; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 149; "The Case of the King’s Evil" (Donald Thomas) 76; "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 53; "A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 5; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 51; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 146; "An Epilogue" (Richard Warren) 85
Browning Club: "A Pragmatic Enigma" (John Kendrick Bangs) 101

Browning, Robert Wiedemann "Pen" (British Artist, 1849-1912)
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 147-159, 177, 179-190

Browning, Tod (American Film Director, 1882-1962)
The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 95

Brownrigg, Elizabeth (English Murderess, ?-1767)
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 89

Bruce, James (Scottish Explorer, 1730-1794)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 3-6, 8-14, 16-19, 23-25, 27-31, 49, 51, 61-64, 70-72, 84, 86-91, 101,111, 113, 115, 117-120, 122-124, 136-139, 171, 173, 199, 201-203, 206-207, 209, 234, 250-251, 256-259, 261, 267-268, 271, 273-276, 290, 314, 324-325

Bruce, Nigel (British Actor)
"Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24-27
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 90
The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 175; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 146; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 18, 42, 107; The Waters of Death (Kel Richards) 5-66 {Professor Nigel Bruce}; "Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 58

Bruch, Max (German Composer, 1838-1920)
"The Adventure of the Abominable Wife" (Paul D. Gilbert) 97-98; "The Missing Don Giovanni" (Paul D. Gilbert) 79; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 39, 80, 134; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 218

Brugha, Cathal (Irish Republican, 1874-1922)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 176

Brummel, Beau (British Dandy, 1778-1840)
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 189; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 21; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 44, 223
A Beau Brummel: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 233

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom (British Engineer, Road & Railway Builder, 1806-1859)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 74; Evolution (John Peel) 6; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 46; Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 73; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 174; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 216; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 70; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 27
The Brunel Centre: Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 28, 65, 71, 171, 178, 179

Brünnhilde (The Ring Cycle - Wagner)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 156; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 175; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 205; The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 265, 276; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 208; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 129

Bruno, Giordano (Italian Philosopher & Poet, 1548-1600)
"The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 8; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 134

Brunt, Inspector (Inspector Brunt series - John Buxton Hilton)
Slickensides (John Buxton Hilton) 14-164

Brutus (Legendary British King)
Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 4

Brutus, Marcus Junius (Roman Senator, Assassinated Julius Caesar, 85-42BC)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 60;"The Case of the Pre-Atomic Doctor" (Colin Bruce) 58; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 62; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 38, 73-74; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 69, 74; "The Adventure of the Disappearance of Whistler's Mother" (Robert L. Fish) 142; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 79; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 133; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 310; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 51, 180-181; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 290; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 149; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 129; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 311; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 48; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 88; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 53
'Et tu, Brute': The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 89; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 77

Bryan, William Jennings (American Politician, 1860-1925)
"Cross of Gold" (Michael Collins) 352; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 46
William Jennings Bryant: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 311

Bryant, Sergeant (British Police Officer, The Houndsditch Murders)
"The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 213-214

Bryant, William (Confederate Agent, Aided John Wilkes Booth)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 165

Bryant, William (British Match Manufacturer)
Bryant & May: The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 105, 109

Brydon, Dr. William (British Military Surgeon, Soul Survivor of the Kabul Army at Jalalabad, 1811-1873)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 77

Bryk, A. (Discovered Test for Bloodstains)
Bryk's Test: The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 160