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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; "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 334

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 Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 181; 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 Dio (Roman Historian)
In Search of Watson (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 41

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 Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 310; 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

Casson, Lewis (British Actor, 1875-1969)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 603

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

Cathcart, Sir George (British General, 1794-1854)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 31

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; Moriarty (John Gardner) 1; "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
The Queen Dowager's: Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 446

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; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 33; 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

Cato (Green Hornet - Radio & TV series)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 174

Catullus (Roman Poet, c.84-c.54BC)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 302

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

Caunus (Son of Miletus)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 182

Cavaignac, Godefroy (French Minister of War, 1853-1905)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 406-407

Cave, C. (The Crystal Egg - H.G. Wells)
"The Red Planet League" (Kim Newman) 287-289, 293, 299-300, 310
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 Analytical Engine" (Henry Ledgard & Andrew Singer) 4; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 198

Cavendish, Louise: see Devonshire, Duchess of

Cavor, Professor (The First Men in the Moon - H.G.Wells)
"A Matter Without Gravity" (Alain le Bussy) 134-136
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)
"A Matter Without Gravity" (Alain le Bussy) 132, 143
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

Cecil, Lord William (British Courtier, 1854-1943)
"The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 276-277

Cecilia, St (2nd Century Roman Martyr)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 27, 197

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) 22, 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; Moriarty (John Gardner) 190; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 87; "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 248; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 61; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 104; In Search of Watson (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 143; "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)
"The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist" (Loren D. Estleman) 111;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

Cesari (Hotel Manager)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 219

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

Chabrier, Emmanuel (French Composer, 1841-1894)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 44

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

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

Chadwick, Thaddeus (Gramercy Park - Paula Cohen)
"Recalled To Life" (Paula Cohen) 205-207, 209-213, 218

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
"The Adventure of the Lost World" (Dominic Green) 306
"Sherlock Holmes in the Lost World" (Martin Powell) 129, 131-136, 146
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 Finishing Stroke" (M.J. Elliott) 117
"The Adventure of the Lost World" (Dominic Green) 305-306, 310
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 124
"Sherlock Holmes in the Lost World" (Martin Powell) 127-129, 131-141, 143-146, 148-149, 152-157
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, 56-59, 61-68, 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 Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 91, 139; 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; "Hounded" (Stephen Volk) 22

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; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 54

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 (Detective Agency): "Red Sunset" (Bob Madison) 255

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: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 189; 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)
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 237

Chanticleer (The Nun's Priest's Tale - Chaucer)
"Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 199; The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 25

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

Chapender, Martin (British Magician, c.1876-1905)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 183-184

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
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 50-53, 59, 61-62, 65, 67, 70-71, 76, 89, 119, 126, 143, 158, 166, 257, 259, 272-273, 280
The Return of 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
"The Singular Habits of Wasps" (Geoffrey A. Landis) 230
"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
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 9; 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; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 200; 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; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 61

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

Chapman, William Alexander (British Pawnbroker)
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas)

Charcot, Jean Martin (French Neurologist, 1825-1893)
The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 36; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 150; 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

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; "The Highland Intrigue" (Steve Leadley) 144; 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; "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 40; 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; "Jerusalem Keep" (Mark Valentine & John Howard) 365; 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: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 19; 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; "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 186; 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; The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 25-26; "The Case of the King’s Evil" (Donald Thomas) 114; 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