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Caballé, Montserrat (Opera Singer, 1933- )
"The Lion of Draksville" (Julian Rathbone) 158

Cabell (King Arthur's Dog)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 109

Cabell, James Branch (American Author, 1879-1958)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 65

Cabell, Mr. (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 92, 127

Cabell, Mrs. (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 92

Cabell, Sir Richard (British Nobleman)
Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 125; The Moor (Laurie R. King) 108-110; "Raffles on the Trail of the Hound" (Barry Perowne) 90, 96, 106; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 87-88, 399

Cabell, Lady (Wife of Sir Richard Cabell)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 108-109

Caber, Dr (Dr Caber series - Joseph Jorkens)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 132, 145

Cabrera, Ramón, Conde de Morella (Spanish Carlist General, 1806-1877)
"The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 11-12, 15

Cadbury, George (British Confectioner)
Cadbury's Special Vanilla Creams: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 103
Cadbury Sweets: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 59

Cadosch, Albert (Ripper Case, Carpenter who heard a woman say 'No' at site of Chapman Murder)
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 55; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 55
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 64

Cadwalader (British King of Gwynedd, ?-634)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 105

Caedwalla (King of Wessex (685-88), c.659-689)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 75

Caesar (Edward VII's Terrier)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 200, 218
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 91, 94

Caesar, Augustus (Roman Emperor (27BC-AD14), 63BC-AD14)
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 134; "Nightmare in Wax" (Simon Clark) 422; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 95, 113-114, 121, 136-137; "Years Ago & In A Different Place" (Michael Kurland) 196

Caesar, Julius (Roman Emperor, 100-44BC)
 "When The Spirits Rapped" (Anon.) 40-41
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 3-4, 13, 60, 101, 132
"Time Patrol" (Poul Anderson) 16; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 51, 137, 153; "The Case of the Pre-Atomic Doctor" (Colin Bruce) 58-59; "Three Cases of Unfair Preferment" (Colin Bruce) 141; "The Madness of Colonel Warburton" (Carole Buggé) 251; The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 6; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 162; "Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 3; "Nightmare in Wax" (Simon Clark) 422; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 51; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 248; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 75; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 12, 70, 73-74, 81, 177; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 400; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 162, 256; "The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 76; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 304; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 69, 74; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 172; Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 88; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 59, 89, 244; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 85; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 8; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 377; "The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes" (Leslie Halliwell) 246; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 111; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 1, 87; "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 237; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 73, 222; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 110; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 133; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 315-317, 322; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 271; "The Hound of the Basketballs" (Harvey Kurtzman & Bill Elder) 74; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 51; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 126; "The Disappearance of Caroline Erskine" (Michael Mallory) 228; Murder in the Bath (Michael Mallory) 48; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 35, 88; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 149; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 83; "TheWoman" (Aline Myette-Volsky) 191; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 94; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 176; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 151; "The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 29, 72; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 129; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 78; "The Adventure of the Other Detective" (Bradley H. Sinor) 50; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 254; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis(Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 149-150, 236; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 144; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 168; "A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 69; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 103; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 117; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 67; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 39; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 74; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 209-210; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 88; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 164, 303; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 28, 53, 115, 178; "The Curse of Nectanebo" (Ron Weighell) 64; Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 24
A Caesar: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas)122
Caesar Cipher: "Dynamics of a Hanging" (Tony Pi) 334
Caesar Complex: Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 203
Caesar of Crime: The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 310
Caesar's Friend: "The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 37
 Cyd Caesar: "The Adventure of the Disappearance of Whistler's Mother" (Robert L. Fish) 142
Great Caesar!: Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 97; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 230; "Sheer Luck Again" (Arthur Rubinstein) 49
Great Caesar's Ghost: Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 117
Julian Calendar: "The Adventure of the Russian Grave" (William Barton & Michael Capobianco) 31; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 185
Self-styled Caesar: Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 109

Caesar, Sid (American Comedian, 1922- )
Cyd Caesar: "The Adventure of the Disappearance of Whistler's Mother" (Robert L. Fish) 142

Caesar, Tiberius (Roman Emperor (14-37), 42BC-AD37)
Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 167

Café de l'Egypte Waiter (The Hand of Fu Manchu - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 9-11, 68-6

Caffyn, Dr. J.M. (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 37, 46-48, 50, 53, 58

Cage, John (American Composer, 1912-1992)
The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 102

Cagliostro, Count Alessandro (Italian Adventurer & Charlatan, 1743-1795)
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 85; "Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 159-160, 173; "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 137; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 184; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 96

Cagliostro, Count (Count Cagliostro - Leo Tolstoy)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 12, 21

Cagliostro, Joséphine Balsamo, Countess (La Comtesse de Cagliostro - Maurice Leblanc)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 159-161, 163, 165, 167-170, 173-178, 180

Cagney, James (American Actor, 1899-1986)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 7-8, 76

Cailleach, The (Celtic Goddess)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 56

Cain (Bible - Genesis)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 174; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 66; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 225; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 248; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120, 256; "The Adventure of the Ripper's Scrawl" (Michael Mallory) 36; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 3; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman)164; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 133
Curse of Cain: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 181
Mark of Cain: Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 89; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 248;"The Book of Tobit" (H. Paul Jeffers) 98; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 2, 55; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 194; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 46; "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 229
Old as Cain: "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 186
Raise Cain: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 155
see also: Cain & Abel

Cain & Abel (Bible - Genesis)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 105; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 212, 448; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 203, 246; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 189
Kane & Abel: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 99
Rhyming Slang for "Table": "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 238
see also: Cain; Abel

Caine, Hall (British Novelist & Playwright, 1853-1931)
"Introducing Mr. Raffles Holmes" (John Kendrick Bangs) 7; "Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 210; "A Pragmatic Enigma" (John Kendrick Bangs) 102; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 6

Caine, Michael (British Actor, 1933- )
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 18
John Kane's son Michael: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow)

Cairo, Joel (The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett)
"The Adventure of the Rara Avis" (Carolyn Wheat) {Aristophanes Cairo} 85-88, 91

Caius, Doctor (The Merry Wives of Windsor - William Shakespeare)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 162

Calamity Jane (American Frontierswoman, 1852-1903)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 300; The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 171; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 130

Calcraft, William (British Hangman, 1800-1879)
Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (Gerald Frow) 27; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 30; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 25

Calcutta Policeman (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 70-71

Caldas Barbosa, Domingos (Afro-Brazilian Poet & Composer, 1740-1800)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 39

Calder, Alexander (American Artist, 1898-1976)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 228-229

Caldwell-Grebson, Captain John (Tarzan Alive - Philip José Farmer)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 12; The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 116

Caldwell-Grebson, Ralph Arthur (Tarzan Alive - Philip José Farmer)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 64, 118

Calhoun, John C. (American Vice-President (1825-32), 1782-1850)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 271

Caliban (The Tempest - William Shakespeare)
"The Queen of Air & Darkness" (Poul Anderson) 50; "The Case of the Blazing Star" (Judie Angell) 6; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 159; The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 43; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 353; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 205; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 46; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 397; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 186; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 72-73; "A Father's Tale" (Sterling E. Lanier) 150; The Case of the Blazing Star (Sue Mongredien) 23; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 223
Calibanian: The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 134

Caligari, Dr. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Movie)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 61-62, 67-68, 242, 264, 282
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 47

Caligula (Roman Emperor (AD37-41), AD12-41)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 407; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 49; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 331; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 244; "The Adventure of the Pearly Gates" (Mike Resnick) 371; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 194; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 34; "The Final Solution" (Larry Townsend) 233; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 68

Calixtus III (Pope (1455-58), 1378-1458)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 151

Callaghan, "Dirty" Harry (Dirty Harry series - Movies)
The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 52

Callan (Callan - TV series)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 134, 216

Callender, Arthur (British Egyptologist, Assistant to Howard Carter)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 74-76, 102, 109, 113-115, 163

Calliope (Muse of Epic Poetry)
The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 240
A Calliope: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 127
The Calliope: The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 125, 183, 186, 189

Callistratus, Dr. (Blood of the Vampire - Movie)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 437

Calmady, Sir Richard (The History of Sir Richard Calmady - Lucas Malet)
"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (E.F. Benson & Eustace H. Miles) 17-18

Calmet, Dom Augustin (French Monk, 1672-1757)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 231, 233, 366; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 57

Calpurnia (Wife of Julius Caesar)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 2, 59, 72, 90, 99-101
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 51, 137, 153; "The Madness of Colonel Warburton" (Carole Buggé) 251; The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 94

Calvé, Emma (French Opera Singer, 1858-1942)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 60, 73

Calvin, John (French Theologian, 1509-1564)
Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 68, 70; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 15
Calvinism: The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 91; "The Adventure of the Pirates of Devil’s Cape" (Rob Rogers) 368; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 166; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 299
Calvinist: The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 51, 146; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 236; Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 189; "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 27

Cambon, Paul (French Diplomat, 1843-1924)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 203

Cambridge, George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of (British Army Commander-In-Chief, 1819-1904)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 46
Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 5-14, 52-54, 60
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 51

Camden, Charles John Pratt, Lord (English Major and Justice of the Peace, 1872-1943)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 15-16, 18

Camerfield, Mr (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 113

Cameron, Benjamin (Birth of A Nation - Movie)
"The Adventure of the Mooning Sentry" (Jon L. Breen) 59

Cameron, Julia Margaret (British Photographer, 1815-1879)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 33

Camerons, The (Birth of A Nation - Movie)
"The Adventure of the Mooning Sentry" (Jon L. Breen) 58-59

Camões (Luís de Camoëns)(Portuguese Poet, 1524?-1580)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 76

Camorra, The (Neapolitan Criminal Organisation)
Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 158, 162, 278

Campanella, Tommaso (Italian Philosopher, 1568-1639)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 177

Campbell, Colin "The Red Fox" (Scottish Factor, Victim of the Appin Murder, c.1708-1752)
"The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Tour) 244

Campbell, Sir Colin (British Military Leader, 1792-1863)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 298

Campbell, Donald (British Water Speed Record Breaker, 1921-1967)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 37

Campbell, Duncan, 7th Laird of Glenorchy (Scottish Nobleman, 1551-1631)
"The Highland Intrigue" (Steve Leadley) 107

Campbell, George Murray (British Engineer)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 267, 267

Campbell, Sir John Douglas Sutherland, 9th Duke of Argyll (Governor-General of Canada)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 59-60, 182

Campbell, Nellie (Actress)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 15

Campbell, Mrs Patrick (British Actress, 1865-1940)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 116
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 314; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 88; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 144; "A Scandal in Drury Lane, or The Vampire Trap" (Carolyn Wheat) 63

Campbell, Thomas (Scottish Poet, 1777-1844)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 5

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry (British Prime Minister (1905-08), 1836-1908)
Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 11, 72, 110, 113-120, 126, 129, 132, 135, 137, 142, 144, 147-149, 151
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 27, 30, 62, 70-74, 81-84, 138
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 550
The Prime Minister: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 8-9; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 109

Campbells, The (Scottish Clan, Glencoe Massacre)
"The Case of the Highland Hoax" (Anne Perry & Malachi Saxon) 132

Campion, Albert (Campion series - Margery Allingham)
"The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 340

Campion, Gerald (British Actor, 1921-2002)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 127

Canacea (Daughter of Aeolus)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 182

Canaletto (Italian Painter, 1697-1768)
Necropolis (Basil Copper) 179; Absolute Discretion (Grant Eustace) 167, 169-170; Moriarty (John Gardner) 242; Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer (J.M.Gregson) 27; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 69

Canfield, Richard (American Gambler & Art Collector, 1855-?)
Canfield's Gambling House: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 29

Canova, Antonio (Italian Sculptor, 1757-1822)
"The Abandoned Bicycle" (Alan Stockwell) 192, 196, 203

Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio (Spanish Prime Minister, 1828-1897)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 95

Cantor, Georg (German Mathematician, 1845-1918)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 69

Canute (King of England (1016-35), 994-1035)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 41, 195, 265
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 261

Cap (Legendary King of the Britons)
Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 4

Capefigue, Baptiste-Honoré-Raymond (French Historian, 1802-1872)
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 191

Capitano, Il (Commedia Dell'Arte Character)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 229

Caplan, Richard M. (American Sherlockian)
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 3-99

Capone, Al (American Gangster, 1899-1947)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 107-109; The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 14; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 79; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 241; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 96

Capote, Truman (American Writer, 1924-1984)
"How's my Little Dorrit coming along, Truman?": Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 145

Capper, Algernon Jasper (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 29

Caprotti, Gian Giacomo (Salai) (Florentine Artist, 1480-1524)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 138-141, 147, 164, 182, 201

Captain America / Steve Rogers (Marvel Comics Character)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 118, 128, 131

Captain Flint (Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson)
Arthur and the Purple Panic (Alan Coren) 8

Captain Future (Captain Future series - Edmond Hamilton)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 303-308, 311-312

Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel comics)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 103-104, 116-117, 227
The Big Red Cheese: An East Wind Coming (Arthur Byron Cover) 13, 31, 38, 72, 96, 133, 197, 228-229, 260-262, 268, 273, 275, 279, 300, 352

Capulets, The (Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 92, 94; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 61; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 28

Caracalla (Roman Emperor (211-17), 186-217)
"The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 207

Caracciola, Rudolf (German Racing Driver, 1901-1959)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 111

Caradoc (Welsh King)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 265

Caradog (Suitor to St Winifred)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 148

Carafa, Don Fabrizio (Duke of Andria, Lover of Donna Maria Gesualdo, ?-1590)
The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 26

Caravaggio (Italian Painter, 1573-1610)
"The Dragon of Lea Lane" (Matthew Booth) 332; The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 99; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 344; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 79; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 65, 122; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 69

Carcano, Salvatore (Italian Gunsmith)
Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle

Cardew, Cecily (The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde)
Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 48-52, 55-59, 62, 77-78, 86-87, 89, 96-97, 101, 106-107, 114, 118, 121, 129, 138, 143-146, 148-150

Cardiff Giant, The (American Archaeological Hoax, 1869)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 4

Cardigan, Adeline Brudenell, Lady (Wife of Lord James Cardigan, ?-1915)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 119-122, 124
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 306-309, 313-314
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 74

Cardigan, Lord James (British Soldier - Charge of the Light Brigade, 1797-1868)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 204-347
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 54; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 81; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 137; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 119-121; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 75

Cardin, Pierre (French Fashion Designer, 1922- )
Pierre Cardin Cutaway: San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 4

Caresco, Dr. (Le Mal Nécessaire - André Couvreur)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 65, 72-73
"Death Did Not Become Him" (David Niall Wilson & Patricia Lee Macomber) 409-410, 412, 416, 418

Carew, Sir Danvers (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 23, 103-105, 107, 111, 113, 121-122, 127, 130, 135, 142, 144, 147, 177, 187, 208, 236
"The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Holmes" (Steven Philip Jones & Seppo Makinen) 10-11, 25
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 72, 305, 308, 312, 436
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 121, 174-175
"Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 214

Carew, Edith (nee Porch, Wife & Murderer of Walter Carew, ?-1968)
"The Case of the Yokohama Club" (Donald Thomas) 282-336

Carew, Mad (The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God - J. Milton Hayes)
"Wyllie Lochead - Detective" (B) 134

Carew, Walter (British Murder Victim in Japan, ?-1896)
"The Case of the Yokohama Club" (Donald Thomas) 282-336

Carey, George (Archbishop of Canterbury (1991-2002), 1935- )
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 45

Carington, Charles Robert Wynn-Carington, 3rd Baron (British Lord Chamberlain, 1843-1928)
The Lord Chamberlain: "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 315

Carlos de Borbón, Don (Challenger to Spanish Throne)
"The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 11
Carlists: "The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 11-12, 21

Carlotta (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 151-152, 162
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 23-25, 44-46, 82, 84-87, 92-93, 95-101, 103-104, 117, 123, 146, 151, 162, 181, 192, 198-200, 202
Carlotta Sorelli: The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 53, 55, 75, 79-80, 97, 105, 123-125, 127-129, 154-155, 163
"Adventure of the Opera Ghost" (Steven Philip Jones & Aldin Baroza) 19

Carlton (British Music Hall Illusionist, 1881-1942)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 39

Carlyle, Thomas (British Essayist, 1795-1881)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 159, 184, 187; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 20; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 32; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 76, 349-350, 355, 358; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 119, 177; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 51, 86; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 161, 236; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 55-56; "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 190; "The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 224; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 44; The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 30; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 238
Carlylean: The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 23

Carmen (Carmen - Bizet)
"The Strange Case of the Tongue-Tied Tenor" (Carole Buggé) 348; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 368; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 74-75, 199, 218; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 288; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 60, 62-65, 112-113

Carmilla (Carmilla - Sheridan Le Fanu)
The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 21, 33, 90; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67, 236, 450-451

Carminow, William (14th Century Sheriff of Cornwall)
"Jerusalem Keep" (Mark Valentine & John Howard) 354

Carmouche, Pierre (French Playwright)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 146

Carnacki, Thomas (Carnacki The Ghost Finder - William Hope Hodgson)
"The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece" (Barbara Hambly) 167-171, 174-176, 182, 184-188
"The Grantchester Grimoire" (Chico Kidd & Rick Kennett) 160-161, 163-167, 169, 171-185
The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 9-55, 57-67, 69-77, 80-87, 91-102, 104-115, 121, 125-137, 237-238, 240-246, 248-251, 253-275, 277, 280-291, 293-350
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 14; The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 119; "The Lost Boy" (Barbara Hambly) 23; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 108
Tarnacci: "The Adventure of the Headless Monk" (Ken Greenwald) 129

Carnarvon, Lady Almina (Wife of George Herbert, Lord Carnarvon, 1877-1969)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 38-39, 56, 71-72, 78, 80, 99, 156, 163-164, 166-170, 172-175, 178, 186-188, 202, 223, 230-231

Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of (British Egyptologist, 1866-1923)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 34-36, 38-40, 42, 49, 51, 55-58, 69-72, 74-80, 89-90, 96, 99, 103, 107-109, 112-113, 117, 135, 158, 160, 162-163, 166, 172, 185-186, 227-230, 235
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 124; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 182, 187; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 22

Carnarvon, Henry George Alfred Marius Herbert, 6th Earl of (Son of Lord Carnarvon, 1898-1987)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 39, 72

Carnatic Ticket Office Clerk (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 79

Carnegie, Andrew (American Philanthropist, 1835-1919)
The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 74; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 180; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 95
Carnegie Hall: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 72-82, 95, 100, 152; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 98, 119, 124, 147, 160, 252, 306

Carnehan, Peachy (The Man Who Would Be King - Rudyard Kipling)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 85-91, 93, 97-98, 101, 107, 140, 150, 152, 160, 164, 166, 171, 176, 178, 180, 186, 191, 206, 212

Caroline of Brunswick (British Queen, Wife of George IV, 1768-1821)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 391; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 112

Carolingians (Frankish Royal Dynasty)
The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 198

Carpaccio, Vittore (Italian Artist, c.1460 - 1525/1526)
"The Case of the Greek Key (Donald Thomas) 135-136

Carpenter, The (Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 85
See: The Walrus and the Carpenter

Carpenter, Edward (British Writer & Poet, 1844-1929)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 137; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 310; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 93-94

Carpenter, Robert (British Cricketer, 1830-1901)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 13

Carpenter, Sabina (Quincannon & Carpenter series - Bill Pronzini)
"The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 132-134, 136, 140, 142, 144-148, 152, 156-159, 164, 169, 172-174, 181, 184, 188-189, 191-195, 201-203

Carpenter, William Benjamin (English Physiologist, 1813-1885)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 61

Carpentier, Georges (French Boxer, 1894-1975)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 113

Carr, John Dickson (American Author, 1906-1977)
The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 60-61, 63
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 18; "Report of A Recent Conversation In A Remote Cottage on the South Downs" (Norman W. Ward) 76
The American Barque John D. Carr: "The Adventure of the Missing Cheyne-Stroke" (Robert L. Fish) 44
Dickson & Carr: Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 24

Carr, Katy (What Katy Did series - Susan Coolidge)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 37

Carr Gomm, Francis C. (Director of the London Hospital, 1834-1919)
"The Adventure of Zolnay The Aerialist" (Rick Boyer) 30

Carradine, John (American Actor, 1906-1988)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 57-58, 64-66, 75-80, 82-85, 92-99, 134-135, 142, 154

Carrados, Max (Max Carrados series - Ernest Bramah)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 120; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)108; "The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 62

Carranza, Venustiano (President of Mexico (1917-20), 1859-1920)
"The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 301, 310, 312, 318, 321

Carrington, Charles Robert Wynn-Carington, Lord (British Politician, 1843-1928)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 203

Carrington, Dora (British Artist, 1893-1932)
The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 148

Carroll, Earl (American Theatrical Producer, 1892-1948)
Earl Carroll Theatre: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 47, 205

Carroll, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, British Writer & Mathematician, 1832-1898)
 "The Case of the Unmarked Graves" (Colin Bruce) 86-113
"Three Cases of Good Intentions" (Colin Bruce) 255-259, 271
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 236
"The Christmas Client" (Edward D.Hoch) 257-268
"Dynamics of a Hanging" (Tony Pi) 332-340
"The Amazing Mr Holmes" (Gary Reed & Wayne Reid) 9-11
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 14, 61, 105, 133-134
The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow)
The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 2-280
"Alimentary, My Dear Watson" (Lawrence Schimel) 209-211
"Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 71-99
"The Case of the Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 21-23, 25; "The Adventure of the Librarian's Ghost" (Jon L. Breen) 24-25, 31-32; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 135, 140, 144; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 25; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 24, 65, 84, 128, 154, 180; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 139; "Dracula on the Rocks" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 17; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 375; "The Thief of Twelfth Night" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 226; "A Scarletin Study" (Philip Jose Farmer) 203, 205, 213; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 225; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 88; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 354; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 26; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 295; "Reichenbach" (Michael Kurland) 213; "Years Ago & In A Different Place" (Michael Kurland) 175; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 310; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 7; "The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife)" (Roberta Rogow) 139; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 35; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 271; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 137; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 223; "The Case of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 112, 114-115; "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 273; "A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 14; "Mouse and the Master" (Brian M. Thomsen) 141

Carson, Sir Edward (Irish Lawyer & Statesman, British Solicitor General, 1854-1935)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 181-182, 185-186, 189, 226; "A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 3; "The Two Failures of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 14, 18-19

Carson, Kit (American Trapper & Scout, 1809-1868)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 211, 215
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 115-116

Carter, George (The Sweeney - TV Series)
Constable Carter: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 15-16

Carter, Howard (British Archaeologist, 1873-1939)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 36, 40, 52, 69, 71, 75-78, 80, 83, 85, 88-91, 94-98, 100-102, 105, 109-113, 120-125, 127-132, 142, 144-146, 148, 150-152, 158, 162-168, 170, 172, 175-176, 178, 185-188, 202, 225-227, 229-232, 234
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 182, 187; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 22; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 90

Carter, John, of Mars (John Carter series - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 303-308, 311-312
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 6-12, 14-21
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 77

Carter, Mr. (Introduced Crisps to UK)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 160

Carter, Lucile (Wife of William E. Carter, 1975-1934)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 206

Carter, Nick (Nick Carter series - John Russell Coryell)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 79; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 46; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 124-125; "God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 306; The Adventure of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons (James Francis Thierry) 14

Carter, Randolph (The Statement of Randolph Carter - H.P. Lovecraft)
Carter Randolph: "The Adventure of the Ancient Gods" (Ralph Vaughan) 6-8, 10-16, 18-22, 27-28, 30-34; The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective (Ralph E. Vaughan) 18

Carter, William Ernest (American Passenger Aboard the Titanic, 1875-1940)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 117, 206, 208

Carter, Paterson & Co. (British Hauliers)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 77

Cartland, Dame Barbara (British Author, 1901-2000)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we Know It (John Cleese, Jack Hobbs & Joe McGrath) 27; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 94
Cartlandromin: Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 93
"the rather vulgar pink of Lady Cartland": Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 65

Carton, Sydney (A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 231; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 66; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 118

Caruso, Enrico (Italian Operatic Tenor, 1873-1921)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 297
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 44; The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 83; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 216; The Spy who Fell off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 52; Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 79; Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 9; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 70; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 290

Caryll, Ivan (Belgian-British Musical Playwright, 1861-1921)
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 120
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 8