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

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

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; 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; "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

Casanova (Italian Adventurer, 1725-1798)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 53, 186, 216, 297; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 131; "Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 158; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 23

Casaubon, Isaac (French Theologian, 1559-1614)
"The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 13

Casca, Publius Servilius (Roman Politician, Assassinated Julius Caesar ?-42BC)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 74

Casement, Sir Roger (British Diplomat, 1864-1916)
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 69-70, 72-73
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 239; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 29, 55; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 170, 219

Caserio, Santo Geronimo (Assassinated French President Sadi Carnot, 1873-1894)
"The Matter of the Assassination League" (David L. Hammer) 49-50
Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin (John Hall) 25-26, 29, 35, 87, 103; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 185-187, 228;
Sante Caserio: "The Case of the Boulevard Assassin" (June Thomson) 42

Casimir-Perier, Jean (French president (1894-95), 1847-1907)
"The Case of the Boulevard Assassin" (June Thomson) 71, 73; "The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman" (Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh) 247, 249, 251-256
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 185; "The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 110, 125

Caslon, William (British Type Founder, 1692-1766)
Caslon Type: Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 13

Casper (Toos & Casper comic strip - Jimmy Murphy)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 217

Casper, Johann Ludwig (German Professor of Fornesic Medicine, 1796-1864)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 62; "The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 258

Cassandra (Prophetess in Greek Mythology)
 The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 99, 101, 155-167, 192
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 31; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 45; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 183
A Cassandra: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 236, 263; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 74
Cassandras: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 147

Cassatt, Mary (American Artist, 1844-1926)
"The Adventure of the Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 137
Cassatt-like: "The Adventure of the Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 139

Cassel, Sir Ernest (British Financier, 1852-1921)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 50, 201-202, 228-229

Cassidy, Butch (American Outlaw, 1889-1922)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 30; My Hero (Tom Holt) 95; "The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 18

Cassidy, Hopalong (Hopalong Cassidy series - Edwin Mulford)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 125; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 150; The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 441

Cassio (Othello - William Shakespeare)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 35

Cassius Longinus, Gaius (Roman Senator, Assassinated Julius Caesar ?-42BC)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 73; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 223; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 55; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 290; "The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 239

Cassivellaunus (Chieftain of the Catuvellauni, c.54BC)
Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 107, 149, 236

Castlin, Alfred (British Cabman, Testified in Leon Beron Murder Trial)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 137

Castor & Pollux (Twins in Greek Mythology)
"The Case of the Abandoned Lighthouse" (June Thomson) 195; "Water from the Moon" (Carolyn Wheat) 52
Carstairs & Pollux: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 101
Castor & Pollux (planets): "The Captive Bride" (Dana Martin Batory) 73

Castro, Fidel (Cuban President, 1927- )
"Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 101, 118-121, 215; "Our Mr. Smith" (Oswald Crawfurd) 239; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 31

Cat, The (The House that Jack Built - Nursery Rhyme)
"The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 280, 297-298

Cat, The (The Squaw - Bram Stoker)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 182

Cat and the Fiddle, The (Hey Diddle Diddle - Nursery Rhyme)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 219

Caterpillar (Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 115; The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 99-100
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 88; "The Case of the Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 25; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 26; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 55; The Game (Laurie R. King) 220; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 111

Caterpillars, The (Caterpillars - E.F. Benson)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 160-161, 172

Catherine of Alexandria, Saint (4th Century Christian Martyr)
Catherine Wheel: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 274; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 352, 355; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 235; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 209

Catherine of Aragon (Queen of England, Wife of Henry VIII (1509-33), 1485-1536)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 117; "The Case of the Itinerant Yeggman" (June Thomson) 158

Catherine of Braganza (Wife of Charles II of England, 1638-1705)
The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 119-120; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 46

Catherine of Genoa, Saint (Italian Mystic, 1447-1510)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 130

Catherine of Siena, Saint (Dominican Nun & Mystic, 1347-1380)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 130

Catherine the Great (Russian Empress (1762-96), 1729-1796)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 79; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 100, 174; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 168; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 75; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 133; Séancefor a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 10, 272; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 27-28; "The Sulky Pony" (Alan Stockwell) 40; "It's Clever, But Is It Art?" (M.J.Trow) 117; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 218; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 84
Catherine Palace: The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 132

Cathy (Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë)
"The Hound of the Basketballs" (Harvey Kurtzman & Bill Elder) 66-67, 69
The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 77

Catiline (Roman Politician, 108-62BC)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 375

Cauchy, Baron Augustin-Louis (French Mathematician, 1789-1857)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 50

Caunt, Benjamin (British Boxer, 1815-1861)
"The Christmas Client" (Edward D.Hoch) 262-264

Cave, C. (The Crystal Egg - H.G. Wells)
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 11, 34-35, 42-43

Cave, Sir George (British Home Secretary (1916-19))
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 16, 20

Cavell, Edith (British Nurse & War Hero, 1865-1915)
"The Adventure of the Verger's Thumb" (Basil Copper) 7; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 83; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 25; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 29; Lestrade and theMagpie (M.J.Trow) 99

Cavendish, Lord Frederick (British Secretary of State, Assassinated, 1836-1882)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 65, 76; "The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 218-220, 226-227, 230
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 244; "The Revenge of the Fenian Brotherhood" (Carole Buggé) 137; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 103, 169; "The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 70

Cavendish, Henry (British Physicist, 1731-1810)
Cavendish Laboratory: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 198

Cavendish, Louise: see Devonshire, Duchess of

Cavor, Professor (The First Men in the Moon - H.G.Wells)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 7, 16-20, 23, 26, 40, 45, 127, 155, 165, 174, 178-179, 181-183, 188-189, 191-197, 199, 203, 207, 214, 232, 236, 239-242, 245, 247, 250-252; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 46-47, 94
"Be Seeing You!" (Xavier Mauméjean) 125
Dr Cavorstein: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 191, 193

Cavorite (The First Men in the Moon - H.G.Wells)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 7, 9, 11, 16, 19, 35, 48-49, 61, 127, 174, 179, 188-189, 214; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 46-47, 49, 64, 75, 79, 85-96, 104-105, 110, 115-117, 120-123, 125, 127, 129-131, 133, 135-138
"The Case of the Martian Invasion" (Colin Bruce) 120; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 269
Cavorstine: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 193

Cavour, Count Camillo Benso di (Italian Prime Minister, 1810-1861)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 108

Caw, Solomon (Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 199, 201-203, 222

Cawdor, Thane of (Macbeth - William Shakespeare)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 129

Caxton, William (First British Printer, 1422-1491)
"The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet" (Vincent Starrett) 79

Cayley, Sir George (British Aviation Pioneer, 1773-1857)
Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 164; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 51

Cazeneuve, Bernard Marius (French Magician, 1839-1913)
The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 197

Cecco (Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 32, 36, 64

Cedarbaum, Julius: see Julius Martov

Celestina (Daughter of President of Haiti)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 142-143

Celia, St (Mother of St Gregory the Great)
St Celia's Orphanage: The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 103

Cellier, Alfred (British Musical Director (D'Oyly Carte Company), 1844-1891)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 90; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 92

Cellini, Benvenuto (Florentine Sculptor, 1500-1571)
"The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 81, 85, 93, 100, 103, 106-111, 113-114
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 62, 110;"Murder in the Library" (Harold Gray) 171; "The Adventure of the Second Generation" (Ken Greenwald) 25-26; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 124, 157; My Hero (Tom Holt) 34; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 79;"An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 123; "The Sulky Pony" (Alan Stockwell) 40; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 9-10, 77, 191; Sherlock Holmes's War of theWorlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 12, 14, 21

Cenci, Beatrice (Italian Noblewoman, 1577-1599)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 372

Cenci, Giacomo (Brother of Beatrice Cenci, ?-1599)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 372

Cerberus (Three-Headed Dog, Guardian of the Gates of the Underworld, Greco-Roman Mythology)
East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 176-177, 185-187
"The Adventure of the Dog in the Nighttime" (Paula Cohen) 129; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 114; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 103; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 195; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 87; "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 248; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 61; "The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 243; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 94; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 13
His Cerberus: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 114

Ceres (Roman Goddess of Agriculture)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 109

Cerf, Bennett (American Publisher, 1898-1971)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 219

Ceridwen (Welsh Mythology)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 56

Cernunnos (Celtic Fertility God)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 158, 226

Cervantes, Miguel De (Spanish Author, 1547-1616)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 38; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 11

César (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 56, 121-123, 126, 189-193, 195, 207, 212-213; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 22, 124, 162

Cetawayo (Zulu King aka Cetshwayo, ?-1884)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 297, 299, 303-304, 308, 328; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 209; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 111; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 95; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 10, 198, 225

Cézanne, Paul (French Artist, 1839-1906)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 233-234
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 118; Against the Brotherhood (Quinn Fawcett) 247; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 38; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 56

Chabaud, Louis Felix (French Sculptor, 1824-1902)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 145

Chad (Grafitti Character)
East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 46

Chadband, Mr. (Bleak House - Charles Dickens)
"The Case of the Naked Bicyclists" (Donald Thomas) 92

Chakrasamvara (Hindu Deity)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 142

Challenger, Mrs. (The Poison Belt - Arthur Conan Doyle)
"The Footprints on the Ceiling" (Jules Castier) 251-255; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 149-153, 156-157, 165; Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 139-140; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 27, 27-28, 44, 49, 54, 97-102, 105-116, 118-124, 127, 138, 142, 154-155, 158, 189, 201

Challenger, Professor (Professor Challenger series - Arthur Conan Doyle)
"The Case of the Deserted Beach" (Colin Bruce) 191-195, 197-206; "The Case of the Disloyal Servant" (Colin Bruce) 173-174, 182-189; "The Case of the Energetic Anarchist" (Colin Bruce) 157-167, 169, 171; "The Case of the Faster Businessman" (Colin Bruce) 146-150; "The Case of the Flying Bullets" (Colin Bruce) 82, 86, 91, 100, 113-114; "The Case of the Lost Worlds" (Colin Bruce) 228-229, 237-242, 245-246; "The Case of the Missing Energy" (Colin Bruce) 16-17, 22-47; "The Strange Case of Mrs. Hudson's Cat" (Colin Bruce) 210, 220-225; "The Footprints on the Ceiling" (Jules Castier) 246-254; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 40-41, 45, 58, 102-103, 106, 124-125, 128, 141, 143-157, 159, 163-169, 171, 180, 182, 184-186; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 124; Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 126-128, 133-135, 139-149, 154-156, 158-164, 170, 172-173, 181-185, 196-202, 204; Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 17-24, 26-27, 35-54, 56-68, 70, 73-91, 94-101, 103-108, 111-121; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 15-37, 43-49, 54, 60-64, 83, 85, 93-147, 152, 154-187, 189-201, 207
"Everything Comes In Circles" (Dana Martin Batory) 22; "The Fairy Thieves" (Dana Martin Batory) 155; "Three Cases of Relative Honor" (Colin Bruce) 198; "Three Cases of Relative Jealousy" (Colin Bruce) 125; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 47; "The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 35; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 263; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 44; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 222; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 202; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 296; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 45, 96; "The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech" (David Langford) 343; "The Adventure of the Missing Detective" (Gary Lovisi) 304, 316; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 181; "The Adventure of the Field Theorems" (Vonda N. McIntyre) 40; "Codeine (7 Per Cent)" (Christopher Morley) 424; Evolution (John Peel) 158-159; "The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective " (Ralph Vaughan) 39

Chamberlain, Houston Stewart (Anglo-German Writer, 1855-1927)
"In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 28

Chamberlain, Joseph (British Statesman, 1836-1914)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 336-337
Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 129; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 44, Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 221; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 179; "A Study In Orange" (Peter Tremayne) 256; Lestrade and theHallowed House (M.J.Trow) 425; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 267; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 88

Chamberlain, Neville (British Prime Minister (1937-40), 1869-1940)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 245; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 15, 17, 19, 25-26, 46, 84-85, 296; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 155

Chambers, Robert W. (American Writer & Professor of Literature, 1865-1933)
Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 54

Champignac, Comte de (Spirou et Fantasiou Comics)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 34

Champion, Harry (British Music Hall Artiste, 1886-1942)
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 187, 201

Champion The Wonder Horse (Champion The Wonder Horse - TV series)
Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 111

Champollion, Jean-Francois (French Egyptologist, Translated the Rosetta Stone, 1790-1832)
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 133; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 54; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 111, 116-117, 140; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 94

Chan, Charlie (Charlie Chan series - Earl Derr Biggers)
Charlotte Chin: "Give Me Lib, or Give Me Death" (Rod Reed) 205, 207-208
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 151; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 141; The Spy who Fell off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 111-112; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 24
NOTE: Chan Chow Lee in "The Four Detectives" (Frank Thomas) (140, 142, 145-148, 156, 158-160, 162-163, 165) appears to be derived, at least in name, from Chan.

Chancellor, The (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 21

Chancellor, Olive (The Bostonians - Henry James)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 37

Chandagnac (Drachenfels - Jack Yeovil)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 11, 14, 18, 51, 82, 189, 192, 209, 228, 451; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 75

Chandler, A. Bertram (British-Australian Author, 1912-1984)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 36-47

Chandler, Harry (British Tour Operator)
Harry Candler: Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 95-96, 106-108, 125, 127-133, 146, 150, 152-153

Chandler, Jeff (American Actor, 1918-1961)
The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 433; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 95

Chandler, Joseph (Ripper Case, Police Inspector Called to Chapman Murder)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 51-58, 71
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 64

Chandler, Lucy Lambert: see Lucy Lambert Hale

Chandler, Raymond (American Author, 1888-1959)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 207
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 198; "Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24; My Hero (Tom Holt) 209, 215, 221

Chandler, Susan (Wife of A. Bertram Chandler)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 40

Chandler, William Eaton (American Politician, 1835-1917)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 186-187, 335

Chandragupta / Sandrocottus (King of Magadha, India (c.321-c.298 BC), ?-c.298BC)
Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 137

Chandragupta II (Indian Ruler (375-415), ?-415)
The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 187

Chanel, Coco (French Fashion Designer, 1883-1971)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 71, 81; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 28; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 15, 172
Chanel Dress: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 230, 308
Chanel Perfume: Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 92
Chanel-like:The Game (Laurie R. King) 50

Chaney, Lon (American Actor, 1883-1930)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 152; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 200; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 65; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 39

Chang & Eng: see Chang & Eng Bunker

Chang Apana (Chinese-Hawaiian Police Officer, Original of Charlie Chan, 1871-1933)
The Spy Who Fell Off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 111

Chant, Laura Ormiston (British Social Activist)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 237

Chanticleer (Rooster in The Tale of Reynard The Fox)
"Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 199

Chapel, Christine (Star Trek - TV series)
Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 4, 7, 80

Chaplin, Charlie (British Actor, 1889-1977)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 201, 231; "The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 39, 43-44; "The Adventure of the Agitated Actress" (Daniel Stashower) 112
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 67; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 170; Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 37; A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 141; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 59; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 125; Evolution (John Peel) 21; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 119; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 138; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 70
Chaplinesque: The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 27; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 32

Chaplin, Charles (Father of Charlie Chaplin, 1863-1901)
"The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 39

Chaplin, Hannah (née Hill, Mother of Charlie Chaplin, 1865-1928)
"The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 39

Chaplin, Henry, 1st Viscount (British Racehorse Breeder, Friend of Edward VII, 1841-1923)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 27, 201-202, 219-220, 232

Chapman, Annie (Ripper Victim, 1841-1888)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 71, 73, 75, 77-78, 82, 86, 93-94; The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 91-93, 199; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 27-30, 33, 35, 40, 71, 79, 101-102, 105, 163, 180; Moriarty (John Gardner) 47-48, 56; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 46, 48, 50-51, 53-56, 65, 70, 72, 79, 112, 194-195, 217, 229, 249, 317; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 449-450; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 127, 152, 166-167; "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 21-23, 32; A Study In Terror (Ellery Queen) 52-56, 63, 77, 87; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 100, 103, 108; "The Adventure of the Pearly Gates" (Mike Resnick) 371-373; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 47-49, 52, 56, 59, 91, 110, 119, 173, 195, 222, 238, 249-250, 253-254, 268, 271; Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 5, 7, 47-48, 51, 64, 70, 73, 85, 101, 107, 110, 113, 129, 139, 147-148, 150, 170-171, 175
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 10-11; "The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 63-65, 68-69; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 78, 287-290; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 151, 153, 168-169, 258, 264, 267, 316, 407, 409; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 9, 15, 35, 37, 39, 50-51, 55, 57-58, 183, 212, 221, 416; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 265; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 45, 54, 57; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 107; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 95, 103

Chapman, Annie Georgina (Daughter of Annie Chapman, 1873-?)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 169

Chapman, Emily Ruth (Daughter of Annie Chapman, 1870-1882)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 168-169

Chapman, George (aka Severin Klosowski, Polish Murderer, Ripper Suspect, 1865-1903)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 192-193

Chapman, John (Ripper Case, Husband of Annie Chapman, ?-1886)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 169

Chapman, John (Son of Annie Chapman, 1881-?)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 169

Charcot, Jean Martin (French Neurologist, 1825-1893)
The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 36; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 96, 98; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 29; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 72; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 153; "A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 5

Chard, Lieutenant John (British Soldier at Rorke's Drift, 1847-1897)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 312; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 46

Chard-Williams, Ada (British Baby Farmer, 1876(?)-1900)
"The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 25

Charisse, Cyd (American Dancer & Actress, 1921- )
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 219

Charity (Personification of Charity)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 161; "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 86

Charlemagne (King of the Franks (768-814), Emperor of France, Holy Roman Emperor, 742-814)
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 87; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 164; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 2; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 358; "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 217-218