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Charles (King of Portugal (1889-1908), 1863-1908)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 16

Charles I (Emperor of Austria (1916-18) & Charles IV of Hungary, 1887-1922)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 259; The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 92-93

Charles I (King of England (1625-49), 1600-1649)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Seven (Val Andrews) 59, 72-73; The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 107; "The Adventure of the Canine Ventriloquist" (Jon L. Breen) 125; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 94; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 117, 122; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 10; The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 126; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 145; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 65, 72; "The Legacy of Rachel Howells" (Michael Doyle) 414, 419, 427-428; "The Adventure of the Greatest Gift" (Loren D. Estleman) 91; Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 57; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 53; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 136, 153-154; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 54, 57-58, 66, 70, 143, 307; "The Enchanted Garden" (H.F.Heard) 124; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 96, 115; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 237; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 91; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 210; The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 134, 230; "The Baker Street Irregulars Murder Case" (Henry T. Parry) 70; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 259; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 3; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 154; Hound and the Witching Affair (Brenda Sivers) 47, 69; The Adventure of the Missing Brother (Eugene Edmund Snyder) 4; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 105; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 184; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 60; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 526; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 81, 180; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 3, 71
Charles Esplanade: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 51
Charles River: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 9, 13, 24, 66, 68, 79, 165, 193, 224
Charles Street: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 83

Charles II (King of England (1660-85), 1630-1685)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 56-59, 62-64, 67-68, 82, 93, 100, 196-200, 220-229, 231-234, 237-238, 241-242, 247-248, 250, 254-256, 265
"Ten Lords A-Leaping" (Jake Arnott) 317; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 19, 94-95, 99, 119, 188-189, 196; The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 95; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 12; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 145; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 107; Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 147; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 57-58, 137-138, 143, 228, 236; The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 1-295 225; Slickensides (John Buxton Hilton) 7; The Moor (Laurie R. King) 42; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 237-238; The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 135, 228, 230; "The Riddle of the Young Protestor" (Michael Mallory) 291; Sherlock Holmes and the Somerset Hunt (Rosemary Michaud) 5; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 46; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 4, 115; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 38; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 16; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Jake & Luke Thoene) 31; "The Case of the Itinerant Yeggman" (June Thomson) 175; The Adventures ofInspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 103; "A Scandal in Drury Lane, or The Vampire Trap" (Carolyn Wheat) 59
Charles Second Street: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 16, 18, 31, 33, 44, 76-77, 94, 100-101, 121, 152; "The Adventure of the Two Women" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 200
King Charles Spaniel: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 160; "The Case of the Manor House Mystery" (June Thomson) 64

Charles III (King of Spain (1759-88), 1716-1788)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 131

Charles III (Prince of Monaco (1856-1889), 1818-1889)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 111-112, 139, 160, 163, 189, 221

Charles IV (King of Bohemia (1347-78), 1316-1378)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 162

Charles IV (Hungary): see Charles I (Austria)

Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor (1519-58) & King of Spain (Charles I (1516-56)), 1500-1558)
"The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 9; "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 218, 224; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 81; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 18; "The Adventure of the Rara Avis" (Carolyn Wheat) 74-75

Charles VII (King of France (1422-61), 1403-1461)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 12; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 200-201

Charles IX (King of France (1560-74), 1550-1574)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 151

Charles XIV John (King of Sweden & Norway (1818-44), 1763-1844)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 2

Charles, Nick & Nora (The Thin Man - Dashiell Hammett)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 138

Charles, Prince (United Kingdom, 1948- )
The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 23; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 144; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 26; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 96

Charles, Prince (Denmark) see: Hakon VII

Charles William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach: see Karl Wilhelm

Charley's Aunt (Charley's Aunt - Brandon Thomas)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 32; Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 144

Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels - TV series)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 24

Charlotte, Duchess of Albany (Illegitimate Daughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1753-1789)
Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 142

Charlton, Bobby (British Soccer Player, 1937- )
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 42

Charming, Prince: see Prince Charming

Charnock, Job (British Founder of Calcutta, ?-1693)
The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 12; "The Case of the Viceroy's Assistant" (Ted Riccardi) 19

Charon (Greek Mythology)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 22-23, 49-53, 60-61, 72, 106-111, 118-119, 153; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 247, 368-371
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 115; Young Sherlock: The Adventure At Ferryman's Creek (Gerald Frow) 8; "The Case of the Bespoke Bee Sting" (Douglas Moreton) 61; A Study In Terror (Ellery Queen) 32; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 141; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 9

Charpentier, Henri (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 29, 63

Charteris, Leslie (Singaporean-American Novelist, 1907-1993)
Charteris Abbey of St. Templar: "Xenolith" (Dana Martin Batory) 49

Charybdis: see Scylla & Charybdis

Chase, Salmon P. (American politician, 1808-1873)
Chase Manhattan: Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 181

Chase, Samuel (American Jurist, 1741-1811)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 66, 128

Chasteland, Pierre de (French Poet, ?-1563)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 146

Chasuble, Dr. (The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde)
"The Two Failures of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 11

Chatterley, Clifford (Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H.Lawrence)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 225

Chatterley, Lady Constance (Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H.Lawrence)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 30

Chatterton, Thomas (British Poet, 1752-1770)
Reply Paid (H.F.Heard) 269; "The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet" (Vincent Starrett) 96

Chaucer, Geoffrey (British Poet, 1340-1400)
"The Adventure of Mrs. Burlingame's Diamond Stomacher" (John Kendrick Bangs) 49; The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 5, 129; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 49; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 188; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 64; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 429; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 127; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 203; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 135; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 394; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 120; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 13
Chaucer House: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 216

Chauvel, Sir Henry (Australian Soldier, 1865-1945)
The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 42, 198-199

Chauvelin (The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy)
Citizen Shovealong: "The Scarlet Pimple" (Anthony Armstrong) 58-60
The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 64

Cheeryble Brothers (Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 34

Chekhov, Anton (Russian Dramatist, 1860-1904)
Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 135; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 130

Chekov, Pavel (Star Trek - TV series)
"A Nostalgic Country of the Mind" (Dana Martin Batory) 5; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 7, 9

Chelmsford, Frederick Augustus Thesiger, Lord (British Soldier - Zulu Wars, 1827-1905)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 297-298, 304, 312
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 7; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 51; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 123; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 10-11, 218, 222, 226

Cheng Ho (Chinese Admiral, 1371-1435)
Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 187, 278-279

Cheops (Pharoah (2589-2566BC))
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 158; "Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 83; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 112, 157-158; "The Case of the Old Russian Woman" (June Thomson) 113; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 84
Khufu: Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 112
Pyramid of Cheops: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 11

Chéret, Jules (French Poster Artist, 1836-1933)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 384; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 197

Chernobog (Slavic Sun God)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 145

Cherrill, Frederick (Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent & Fingerprint Expert)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 14

Cherry, Bob (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 28-29, 34, 103

Cheshire Cat (Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
"The Case of the Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 25-26; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 12, 110, 264-267, 327-332, 392; "Alimentary, My Dear Watson" (Lawrence Schimel) 210-211; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 297
"The Phantom Pistol" (Jack Adrian) 489; The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 125; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 144; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 27-28; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 122; Arthur and the Bellybutton Diamond (Alan Coren) 17; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 39-40, 65, 68, 92, 112, 120, 144, 155, 179; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 55; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 354; The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 159; My Hero (Tom Holt) 295; Most Baffling, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 156; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 169; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 207; "The Disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore" (Ellery Queen) 100; Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 145; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 48; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 153; The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 99
Cheshire Cat Grin: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 158
Cheshire Cat Smile: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 98; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 33; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 279; "Green And Red Trappings" (Valerie J. Patterson) 97; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 65
Grinning like a Cheshire: Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 129

Chesney, Sir George (British General & Author, 1830-1895)
The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 136, 142-160, 254-255, 282-285, 307, 314-315, 324, 332
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 232

Chester, Samuel (American Actor)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 254

Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of (British Statesman, 1694-1773)
Chesterfield Furniture: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 62

Chesterfield, George Stanhope, 6th Earl of (British Nobleman, 1805-1866)
Chesterfield Overcoat: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 150

Chesterfield, Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of (English Politician, 1854-1933)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 80-81, 138, 142

Chesterton, Cecil (British Jouranalist, 1879-1918)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 324; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 223

Chesterton, G.K. (British Author, 1874-1936)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 34-40, 48-50, 213
"The Omnibus Murder" (R.E. Swartwout) 128; "The Adventure of the Elite Type" (Robert L. Fish) 192; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 264-266, 324; The Game (Laurie R. King) 43; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 217; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 61, 137
A.K. Chesterton: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 172
Gilbert K. Chestyton: "The Mystery of the Grange" (Wex Jones) 111

Chesterton, Frances (British Poet, Wife of G.K.Chesterton)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 35-40, 48

Chevalier, Albert (British Music Hall Artiste, 1861-1923)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 170

Chevalier, Maurice (French Entertainer, 1888-1972)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 265

Chevrolet, Louis (Swiss Racing Driver, 1878-1941)
Chevrolet Car: Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 17, 111, 139, 174
Chevy: An East Wind Coming (Arthur Byron Cover) 108-111, 113-117, 119-121; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 350

Chiang Kai Shek (Chinese Statesman, 1887-1975)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 220

Chiang Kai Shek, Madame (Wife of Chiang Kai Shek)
The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 98

Chichele, Henry (Archbishop of Canterbury (1414-43), 1362-1443)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 80-81

Chil the Kite (The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling)
The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 149

Child, Julia (American Cookery Writer, 1912-2004)
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 182

Childers, Anna (Barton) (Mother of Erskine Childers)
"The Christmas Conspiracy" (Edward D. Hoch) 134

Childers, Erskine (British Novelist, 1870-1922)
"The Christmas Conspiracy" (Edward D. Hoch) 133-136, 141, 143-144
"The Adventure of the F.W.L." (Christopher Morley) 419; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 355; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 166-167

Childers, Henry (Brother of Erskine Childers)
"The Christmas Conspiracy" (Edward D. Hoch) 136

Childers, Hugh (British Politician, 1827-1896)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 173-175, 178

Childers, Mary (Osgood) (Wife of Erskine Childers)
"The Christmas Conspiracy" (Edward D. Hoch) 133, 135-136

Chilston, Aretas Akers-Douglas, Lord (British Home Secretary (1902-05), 1851-1926)
The Home Secretary: "The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 185

Chiltern, Lady (An Ideal Husband - Oscar Wilde)
"The Adventure of the Noble Husband" (Peter Cannon) 51

Chinnamastaka (Hindu Goddess)
"The Case of the Viceroy's Assistant" (Ted Riccardi) 34

Chiozza Money, Sir Leo George (British Politician, 1870-1944)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 164

Chippendale, Thomas (British Furniture Designer, 1718-1779)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 15
Chippendale Furniture: Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 204; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 35; Moriarty (John Gardner) 15; "The Case of the Incumbent Invalid" (Claire Griffen) 54; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 299; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 229; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 22; "The American Ambassador" (David Scott) 8

Chipper (Goose kept by Arthur Keith at Piltdown Quarry)
Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 18-19, 24, 90, 105-106

Chirgwin, G.H. (British Music Hall Entertainer, 1854-1922)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 12

Choat (British Police Constable, Killed during Houndsditch Bank Robbery, ?-1911)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 230
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 130; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 116, 130

Choekyi Gyaltsen Kundeling (Tibetan Regent to the 13th Dalai Lama)
Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 27-30, 35
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 146, 162

Chopin, Frederic (Polish-French Composer, 1810-1849)
"The Coole Park Problem" (Michéal & Clare Breathnach) 168; "The Case of Vamberry, The Wine Merchant" (Ian Charnock) 59; The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 124; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 250; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 197; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 64-65, 99, 127; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 241; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 324; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 63; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 37; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 22, 185; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 108; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 221; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 44, 175; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 175; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 1-2; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 125; "The Case of the Sporting Major" (Donald Thomas) 134, 136; "A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 52; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 84

Chopin, Kate (American Author, 1851-1904)
The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 364-366

Chorley, Henry F. (British Music Critic, 1808-1872)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 33, 54, 192

Chotek, Countess Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1868-1914)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 57; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 149

Christ, Jay Finlay (American Sherlockian)
Jay Finlay Smith: The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 26

Christensen, Lars (Norwegian Shipowner, ?-1965)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 126, 214

Christian, Ewan (British Architect, 1814-1895)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 166

Christian IX (King of Denmark (1863-1906), 1818-1906)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 130, 132-133, 138, 140, 142, 144-145, 149, 159
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 289

Christian X (King of Denmark (1912-47), 1870-1947)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 261

Christie, Agatha (British Author, 1890-1976)
"The Omnibus Murder" (R.E. Swartwout) 127; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 161, 190, 192
Agatha Miller: The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 184-185
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 3; "The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 340; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 157; Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 198; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 134; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 34, 106; My Hero (Tom Holt) 209, 215, 220-221; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 76, 131; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 31, 33-34, 101

Christie, James (British Auctioneer, 1730-1803)
Christie & Manson: A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 64-66, 114, 119-120, 124-125
Christie's: "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman' (Michael Harrison) 119; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 72; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 295-296

Christie, John Reginald Halliday (British Murderer, 1899-1953)
Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 12; Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 4

Christie, Linford (British Athlete, 1960- )
Stanley Bagshaw and the Frantic Film Fiasco (Bob Wilson)

Christopher, Milbourne (American Magician, 1914-1984)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 81-82
The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 15

Christopher, St. (Patron Saint of Travellers, ?-250)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon) 16; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113; "The Weeping Masks" (James Lowder) 101, 103, 109; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 233; The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 10; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 148
By Christopher: "The Murder of Conan Doyle" (Ray Russell) 267
S‚o CristÛv‚o Derby Club: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 204
St. Christopher (town): The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 37
St. Christopher-le-Stocks Church: Sherlock Holmes and the Strange Events at the Bank of England (Graham Avery) 12, 83
St. Christopher Medallion: "The Case of the Vanishing Barque" (June Thomson) 151, 157, 166
St. Christopher's Hospital: Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 108, 112-113, 119-120, 123
St. Christopher's House: "The Case of the Cardinal's Corpse" (June Thomson) 95-97, 118

Christopher Robin (Winnie The Pooh Stories - A.A.Milne)
The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 50-51, 60-61, 63-64

Chrysler, Walter (American Car Manufacturer, 1875-1940)
Chrysler Car: Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 389-390, 393

Chu Shih-Chieh (Chinese Mathematician, 13th Century)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 68

Chu Yüan-chang (First Ming Emperor of China (1368-98), 1328-1398)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 255

Chuang (Chinese Prince, Boxer Leader)
"The Adventure of the Celestial Snows" (George Alec Effinger) 336

Chuang Tzu: see Zhuangzi

Chubb, Jeremiah (1793-?) & Charles (1779-1846) (British Locksmiths)
Chubb: "Sherlock Holmes and the Trophy Room" (Roy Templeman) 153
Chubb Lock: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 81-82; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 40; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 542
Mr Chubb: "The Sulky Pony" (Alan Stockwell) 40, 52

Chulalongkorn (King of Siam (1868-1910), 1853-1910)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 131, 224-231, 233, 236-237, 249-251, 253-255, 257, 271-272, 281, 286, 288-289, 293, 295, 300-301, 327, 333, 340, 351, 353, 363, 366-367, 371-373, 382-384, 395, 410, 412, 416, 465, 469-473, 483-484, 486, 506, 528, 563, 573, 602; "Sherlock Holmes And The King of Siam" (Ronald C. Weyman) 96-102, 104-111
"Water from the Moon" (Carolyn Wheat) 37-38, 42-43

Chung Ling Soo: see Robinson, William

Church, Frederick E. (American Artist, 1826-1900)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 26, 29-30, 32, 34, 37, 39-43, 55, 121, 144, 209, 212, 216

Church, Louis (Son of Frederick Church)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 26, 29, 31-32, 39

Churchill, Clementine (Wife of Winston Churchill, 1885-1977)
"The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 160; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 117
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 8, 12, 23; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 128; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 71, 146

Churchill, Lady Jennie (Mother of Winston Churchill, 1854-1921)
"The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 235-238; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 45, 84-90; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 95-97, 279-280
The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 24, 51, 55; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 96; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 125; The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 52, 229, 254

Churchill, Lord Randolph (British Politician, 1849-1894)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 91-98, 225-234, 238, 286, 327-328, 337, 349-353;
Wolf Shield: "A Study In Orange" (Peter Tremayne) 254, 271-273, 275-277
Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 8, 19-20; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 125; "The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 237; The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 52, 254; "The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 175; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 318; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 86, 88; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 10, 30

Churchill, Robert (British Gunsmith & Forensics Expert)
"The Case of the Missing Rifleman" (Donald Thomas) 268-271; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 191-193; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 64-66, 125, 128, 207
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 75, 108; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 140, 197, 214

Churchill, Winston (British Prime Minister (1940-45, 1951-55), 1874-1965)
"The Adventure of the Eyrie Cliff" (Rick Boyer) 144, 161-164; The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 84; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 5-23, 25-26, 38, 40, 42-47, 67, 84-86, 109, 120, 127, 132, 146, 158, 197-198, 200, 217, 252, 266, 270, 277, 291, 294-297, 299, 301, 303-304; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 166-171, 174; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 6-18, 20, 26, 39, 41, 43-44, 46-50, 52, 56, 59-60, 62, 64-65, 80-82, 84-85, 91-95, 106, 110, 112, 116-117, 119-128, 138-139, 141-144, 147-148, 151, 160-161, 168, 173-174, 181, 183, 187, 190-193, 212, 217, 219, 221-222, 224-225, 233, 236, 240, 246-247, 260-264, 270, 272-273, 293, 305-308; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 8, 13, 19, 21-30, 32, 50-52, 54-55, 60, 62, 64-66, 69-70, 73, 75-77, 79-83, 97-98, 100-101, 103, 109, 112-114, 123, 125-128, 131-132, 143, 148-149, 152-155, 183-184, 186, 201-204, 215, 245, 250-251, 257, 259, 261, 266, 273-274, 292, 296, 308-310, 312, 319-321, 332, 340-342, 344-346; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 96; Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 3-4, 6-22, 30, 36, 39, 46, 48-56, 59-61, 69-70, 95-99, 101, 104, 106, 110-111, 115-116, 131, 162-163, 182-184, 187, 192-194, 205-210; "Be Seeing You!" (Xavier Mauméjean) 122-125; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 80, 127; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 115-120, 125-129, 137, 145, 149-153, 156, 158, 160-161; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 20, 28-31, 318-319, 332-333, 351; "The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 15-16;Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 231-232, 235; Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 15, 133; "The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 160, 163, 165-166; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 314-318; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 506-598; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 116-117, 126, 128-133, 135-136, 138-139, 150, 158-159, 188, 191, 196; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 18, 148, 152; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 10-31, 44, 54-55, 58, 64, 73, 85, 93-97, 105, 172, 200, 230, 261-271, 273-275, 279-280, 285, 295-296, 307-311; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 8-9, 13-14, 20
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 15; "The Adventure of the Mooning Sentry" (Jon L. Breen) 58; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) xiii; The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 130; A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 196; Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 242; The Case of the Blackmail Boys (Terrance Dicks) 73; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 98; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 27; "The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes" (Leslie Halliwell) 245; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 96; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 15; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 98, 104; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 99; "The Beast of Guangming Peak" (Michael Mallory) 7; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 136, 138, 153; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 81; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 83; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 97; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 34, 63, 131, 146, 176; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 45, 84-86, 89; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 199; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 84
Churchillian: Murder, Mrs Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 16, 39

Churchill Family, The
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 112

Cibber, Colly (British Playwright, 1671-1757)
The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 261

Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Roman Statesman & Orator, 106-43BC)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 62; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 375, 377; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 309; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 242; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 97, 138; "The Case of the Friesland Outrage" (June Thomson) 155; "Exit Centre Stage" (M.J.Trow) 242, Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 311
a cicerone: The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 109; "The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 279
Ciceroning: "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 236

Cinderella (Fairy Story Character)
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder) 454
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 34; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 197; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 67, 163, 252; "Dracula on the Rocks" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 11, 32; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 251, 268, 273; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 166; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 172, 176, 373, 393; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 272; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 58, 103, 108, 217-218, 314; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 69, 229, 306, 353, 384, 409; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 2, 6, 15, 32, 34-35, 118, 193-194; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 56; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 226; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 168, 177; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 298; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 10; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 255;"The Dilemma of the Distressed Savoyard" (Crighton Sellars) 452; "The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle" (Jay Sheckley) 349; Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 172; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 323

Cinderella's Fairy Godmother (Fairy Story Character)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 34; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 251, 404; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 409
See also: Fairy Godmother

Cinderella's Stepmother (Fairy Story Character)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 323

Cinderella's Stepsisters (Fairy Story Characters)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 323

Cio Cio San (Madam Butterfly - Puccini)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 21

Circe (Sorceress in Greek Mythology)
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 82-83, 120-123, 126, 149-152, 158-159, 176-178, 194-195, 197, 202, 205, 207, 213, 224, 227-228, 230-243, 251-252, 264, 270, 273-276, 278-291, 298, 305, 307-311, 313-314, 316-322, 324, 343-346, 349-350, 352, 354-358, 372-373, 375-383, 409-410, 413, 420-421, 431-432, 434-448, 450-451, 454-460, 463-465, 468, 473, 477-480, 482-496, 498-501
"The Strange Case of the Tongue-Tied Tenor" (Carole Buggé) 337; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 83; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 380-382; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 161; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 146, 222; "The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 291
Local Circes: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 218
NOTE: The character Lilah is identified as Circe on pages 380-382 of Tom Holland's Supping with Panthers

Cirnoc, The Great (American Magician)
The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) {Al Fateel / Albert Fatelli} 11, 15, 28, 32, 50, 55, 74, 76, 84, 92-93, 100-101, 137-140, 143, 146-147, 157, 204, 209, 211, 215, 224-225, 229-231, 248-249, 265, 269-270, 272, 274-276, 278-279, 281
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 77

Cixi: see Tzu Hsi

Claflin, Tennessee (American Journalist & Social Reformer, 1846-1923)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 184, 192

Clancy, James (American Warden of Sing Sing Prison)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 49

Clancy, Tom (American Author, 1947 - )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 200

Clanton Gang, The (Gunfight at the OK Corral)
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 155; They Might Be Giants (James Goldman) 69

Clapton, Eric (British Rock Musician, 1945- )
Dead Man's Confession (Cass Lewis) 106