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De Andrade, Antonio (Portuguese Missionary to Tibet, 1580-1634)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 139

De Bathe, Sir Hugo (Husband of Lillie Langtry, 1873-?)
"Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 113

De Beers (British-South African Diamond Traders)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 20, 75-76, 78-81, 84-89, 91, 101-103, 110, 116, 184, 188-190, 202, 229, 235, 248, 257
"Sherlock Holmes and the White Lady of Featherstone" (Tony Lumb) 28

De Bergerac, Cyrano (French Writer, 1619-1655)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 337; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 355; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 42; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 107; My Hero (Tom Holt) 90; Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 68

De Biere, Arnold (British-American Magician, 1876-1934)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 77, 81

De Bionne, Comte Emile (Husband of Hortense Schneider)
"Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman' (Michael Harrison) 112

De Brinvilliers, Marquise (The Marquise De Brinvilliers - Alexandre Dumas)
"The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 332

De Brueys, Warren (American FBI Agent - JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 124-127, 166

De Chagny, Comtesse (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 31

De Chagny, Philippe, Comte de (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 70, 80, 84, 86, 91, 110-111, 166, 194; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 25, 29-33, 39, 43, 90-91, 93-94, 131, 134, 151, 161, 166-167, 186, 190, 199

De Chagny, Raoul, Vicomte de (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 58, 70, 73, 80-91, 103-105, 109-111, 139, 162, 166, 170-173, 184, 193-200, 202-205, 207, 209, 211, 216-217, 220-221; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 25, 30-31, 33-39, 41, 43, 53, 65-80, 82-83, 90-91, 94-95, 100, 104, 106-107, 110-120, 125-126, 131, 135-137, 148, 151-171, 173, 176, 178, 180-181, 183-186, 190, 192-193, 199, 205-206, 210-212, 214, 221, 224-227, 229-240, 242, 244-246

De Chagny's Aunt (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 31, 36

De Chagny's Sisters (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 31

De Cilly, Countess Barbara (European Noblewoman, c1385-1451)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 454

De Dion, Comte Albert (French Automobile Pioneer, 1856-1946)
De Dion-Bouton: Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 118
De Dion cars: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J. Trow) 162

De Garay, Blasco (Spanish Admiral, 1500-c.1552)
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 373

De Gaulle, Charles (French President (1959-69), 1890-1970)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 15; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 140

De Gheyn, Jacob (Dutch Artist, 1565-1629)
The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 29

De Goncourt, Comtesse (French Swindling Victim)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 186-187; "The Case of the Racing Certainty" (Donald Thomas) 23-24, 27-30, 36, 40, 42, 81
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 40; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 119
De Goncourt Scandal: Moriarty (John Gardner) 126, 167, 185, 188, 204, 246

De Grandin, Jules (Jules De Grandin series - Seabury Quinn)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 306

De Grey, Lady Gladys (Confidant of Queen Alexandra, ?-1917)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 203

De Grey Birch, Walter (British Historian)
"The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 241

De Guy, Comte (The Evil in Pemberley House - Philip José Farmer)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 37

De Havilland, Sir Geoffrey (British Aviation Pioneer, 1882-1965)
De Havilland DH66 Hercules: Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 43, 46-48, 50, 143, 149, 151-152, 218, 230
De Havilland DH113 Vampire: "The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 61
De Havilland Plane: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 74

De Havilland, Olivia (British-American Actress 1916- )
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 47, 142-143, 155

De Kolta, Buatier (Joseph Buatier, American Magician, 1847-1903)
Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 30-107
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 88; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 157; "The Paradol Paradox" (Michael Kurland) 220

De Körös, Alexander Csoma (Hungarian Scholar & Tibetan Explorer, 1784-1842)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 90-91

De Lacerda, Dom Pedro (Brazilian Bishop)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 138

De Lanessan, Jean-Marie (French Diplomat, 1843-1919)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 228-229, 236, 281-282, 340

De La Rougierre, Madame (Uncle Silas - J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 95-96

De La Torre, Lilian (British Author, 1902-1993)
Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 67

De Leon, Moses (Spanish Scholar, 1240-1305)
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 53

De Lesseps, Charles (Son of Ferdinand de Lesseps)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 270

De Lesseps, Ferdinand (French Diplomat & Engineer, 1805-1894)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 87, 90
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 270

De Ligne, General Eugène (Father of Henri De Ligne, 1802-1880)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 12

De Ligne, Henri (Father of Maurice Bernhardt, 1824-1871)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 110; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 182; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 12

De Lorde, André (French Playwright, 1871-1942)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 71

De Lorean, John (American Car Manufacturer, 1925- )
"de Lorean...a passing mechanic": Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 161

De Maillet, Benoît (French Diplomat, 1656-1738)
Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 133

De Maintenon, Madame (Second wife of Louis XIV, 1635-1719)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 68; "Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 122; "The Adventure of the Second Violet" (Daniel Stashower) 209
Madame de Maintenon Wig: "The Adventure of the Second Violet" (Daniel Stashower) 214

De Mauban, Antoinette (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
"A Shambles in Belgravia" (Kim Newman) 190

De Maupassant, Guy (French Author, 1850-1893)
Embassy Row (Quinn Fawcett) 221; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 3-4, 22

De Mirabeau, Honoré Gabriel, Comte de (French Writer & Statesman, 1749-1791)
The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 286

De Mohrenschildt, George (Russian-American Oilman, JFK Assassination, 1911(?)-1977)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 100-102

De Mohrenschildt, Jean (Wife of George de Mohrenschildt)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 100-101

De Montagu: see Benson, Harry

De Nerval, Gerard (French Writer, 1808-1855)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66

De Quincey, Thomas (English Writer, 1785-1859)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 359; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 177; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 18; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 36-37; "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 180; "A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 237; "The Case of the Camden Town Murder" (Donald Thomas) 220; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 220

De Rais / Retz, Gilles (de Laval) (Marshal of France, 1404-1440)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 72; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 36; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 225; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 11, 75; The Night Calls (David Pirie) 237; "The Queer Affair of the Greek Interpreter" (Larry Townsend) 166; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 26

De Redcliffe, Viscount Stratford (British Diplomat, 1786-1880)
"The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 231

De Reinach, Baron Jacques (French Financier of the Panama Canal, 1840-1892)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 116; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 270

De Reszke, Jean (Polish Opera Singer, 1850-1935)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 55, 112, 125
see also: De Reszke Brothers

De Reszke Jean (1850-1935)& Edouard (1853-1917) (Polish Opera Singers)
The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 18; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 180; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 162; "The Sudden Death of Cardinal Tosca" (Isaac S. George) 80, 82; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 210
see also: De Reszke Jean

De Sade, Marquis (French Writer, 1740-1814)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 82; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 182; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 72; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 11; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 75; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 11; "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 236, 287; "The Queer Affair of the Greek Interpreter" (Larry Townsend) 166; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 417; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 233

De Saxe, Count Maurice (French Military Leader, 1696-1750)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 50

De Silvestra, José (King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 54

De Terre, Lucian (The Werewolves of London - Brian Stableford)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 393

De Valera, Eamon (American-Irish President (1959-73), 1882-1975)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 201
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 174

De Valois, Marguerite (Queen of Navarre, 1553-1615)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 93, 161, 168

De Vere, Aubrey (Irish Poet, 1814-1902)
Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B.Greenwood) 143

De Vere Stacpoole, Henry (British Novelist, 1863-1951)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 83; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 105

De Vilers, Charles Le Myre (French Diplomat, 1933-1918))
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 383, 420-421, 448-449, 465

De Ville, Cruella (101 Dalmations - Dodie Saunders)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 133

De Vis, Charles Walter (English Naturalist, 1829-1915)
De Vis's Banded Snake: The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 89

De Warrene, William (Norman Baron, Builder of Lewes Castle, c.1055-1088)
"The Problem of the Sussex Scalping" (David N. Cisler) 108, 114

De Wet, Christian (Boer General, 1854-1922)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 13-14

De Winter, Max (Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 160-161

De Winter, Rebecca (Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 160; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 36, 39

Dead Rabbits, The (New York Gang)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 184

Deadeye, Dick (HMS Pinafore - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 64-69, 76, 94, 102

Deadwood Stage, The (American Stagecoach)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 131-133, 138-145, 152, 167; Stanley Bagshaw and the Frantic Film Fiasco (Bob Wilson)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 289; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 33; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 95; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 36

Dean, James (American Actor, 1931-1955)
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 364, 370-371, 374, 377, 405; The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 432, 442, 462, 540, 609

Dean, The (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 35-36, 106, 322, 394; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (Harry B. Smith) 224

Dean's Daughter, The (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 35-36

The Dean's Wife (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 35-36

Deasy, Henry (British Car Manufacturer)
Siddeley-Deasy: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 134

Death (Personification of Death)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 165, 279; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 120; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 57, 64, 68-70, 77, 82-83, 85-92, 98, 104-105, 111-114, 117-118, 122-127, 130-132, 134-136, 138, 141-143, 146, 148-149, 153-158, 166-167, 170, 172-173, 176, 178, 182-183, 185-187, 189, 191-193, 195-196, 198-204, 207-210; "The Adventure of the Green Skull" (Mark Valentine) 49, 51
The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 120; The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 66; "The Case of Young Vamberry, the Wine Merchant" (Ian Charnock) 55; "The Record of the Tarleton Murders" (Ian Charnock) 22; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 231, 249; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 369, 421; Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 153; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 249, 256; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 400; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 91; "The Shadows On the Lawn" (Barry Jones) 146, 156; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 109; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 173; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 88; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 105, 107, 116; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 58; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David) 166; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 134; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 157; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 113, 228; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 156; The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective (Ralph E. Vaughan) 15; "The Adventure of the Angel's Trumpet" (Carolyn Wheat) 287
Angel of Death: Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 91; "The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 280
The Dark Spectre: The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 197
Death's Head: "The Doctor's Case" (Stephen King) 315; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 140; The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 248
La Morte: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 140
See also: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Death (Punch & Judy Show)
The Case of the Baffled Policeman (Allen Sharp) 66-67, 70, 91, 95

Debienne, Monsieur (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 47, 49, 58, 60, 71, 74-76, 78-79, 92-98, 115, 118-119, 139, 181-182
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 21, 51-52, 184

Debussy, Claude (French Composer, 1862-1918)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 97; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 101; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 105; "Stately Homes and the InvisibleSlasher" (Arthur Porges) 97

Decauville, Paul (French Engineer, 1846-1922)
Decauville Railway: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 250

Dee, Dr. John (British Mathematician & Alchemist, 1527-1608)
"The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 7-9, 11-14, 17, 19, 21-24
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 310-311; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 166; "The Adventure of the Arab's Manuscript" (Michael Reaves) 273; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 24, 119-120, 137, 142, 258, 274

Deep Ones, The (The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 27-28; "The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 71; "The Mystery of the Hanged Man's Puzzle" (Paul Finch) 236; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 259

Deep Throat (Informant in the Watergate Affair)
The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 272

Deere, John (American Inventor, 1804-1886)
John Deere (city): "The Fairy Thieves" (Dana Martin Batory) 148, 152

DeFarge, Madame (A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 54; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 374; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 219

Defendant, The (Trial By Jury - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 64

Defoe, Daniel (British Writer, 1660-1731)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 174, 178-179
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 73; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 182; Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 73; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 103

Degas, Edgar (French Artist, 1834-1917)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 165-167; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 55, 67, 169; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 199, 231
"The Adventure of the Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 129, 139; "The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 25; "A Full Account of Ricoletti of the Club Foot & His Abominable Wife" (Ian Charnock) 147; From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 79; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 265; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 90-91; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 289; Dead Man's Confession (Cass Lewis) 78; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 22; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 68

Dei Gratia Crewmen (Salvaged the Mary Celeste)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 10, 12, 24-25
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 127

Deighton, Len (British Author, 1929- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 200

Deguy (The Evil in Pemberley House - Philip José Farmer)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 16, 37

Deitch, Mrs. (Witness in Leon Beron Case)
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 123-124

Dejah Thoris of Helium, Princess (John Carter series - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 309; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 7, 19

Del Gardo, Chevalier Lucio (Face at the Window - Movie)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 158, 173

Del Gesù, Giuseppe (Italian Violin Maker, 1687-1744)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 47

Del Rey, Judy-Lynn (American Publisher, 1943-1986)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 23

Del Rey, Lester (American Author, 1915-1993)
 The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 23

Del Rio, Dolores (Mexican Actress, 1905-1983)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 80

Del Sarto, Andrea (Italian Artist, 1487-1530)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 34

Del Vikings, The (American Pop Group)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 212

Delacroix, Eugene (French Artist, 1798-1863)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 164; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 60; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 7, The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 134; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 200

Delage, Louis (French Car Designer, 1874-1947)
Delage Car: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 182

Delilah (Bible - Judges)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 78, 92, 99, 102-104, 140-141, 167, 196
"The Case of the Lost Worlds" (Colin Bruce) 242; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 201; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 207; Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 194; "The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 140; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 40, 82

Delius, Frederick (British Composer, 1862-1934)
"Eve Times Four" (Poul Anderson) 187

Delmonico, John (?-1842) & Peter (?-1848) (American Restaurateurs)
Delmonico's: Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 52-54, 59; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 214, 290-291, 294-299, 308, 312, 318, 330, 334, 347, 352, 367, 389, 427, 430-462; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 47, 230, 241, 252-254, 408; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 35-37; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 57; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 280

Delphic Oracle, The (Greek Mythology)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 50; "The Matter of the Dangerously Generous Benefactor" (David L. Hammer) 15; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 295; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 29, 66, 172; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 17
Delphic: Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 64
Delphic Delivery: "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 11

Delsarte, François (French Acting Teacher, 1811-1871)
Delsartian: Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 296

Demange, Edgar (Alfred Dreyfus's Defense Counsel)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 20-79, 170-185

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

Demeter (Greek Goddess of the Harvest)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 56; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 114

Demeter, The (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 32-37, 42, 44, 47-54, 56-58, 66-67, 91, 97, 99, 101, 165; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 77-83, 89, 92; "The Drowned Geologist" (CaitlÌn R. Kiernan) 297, 300-301, 304, 307-308
The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 75; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 297; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 112, 114; Scarlet In Gaslight (Martin Powell & Seppo Makinen); Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 40, 82, 112

Demeter, The Captain of the (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 32-39, 43, 46-47, 51-52, 56-58, 67, 99; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 78-82
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 82

Demeter, The Crew of the (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 78-80
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 32-34, 38, 42-43, 53-54, 56-58, 66-67, 73, 97, 101; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 82

Demeter, The First Mate of the (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 56-57; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 78-80

Demetrius (A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 457

Demidoff, Anatole (Prince of San Donato, 1812-1870)
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 182, 185

DeMille, Cecil B. (American Film Director & Producer, 1881-1959)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 45; "The Adventure of the Animal Fare" (Robert L. Fish) 202; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 94; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 146; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 119

Democritus (Greek Philosopher, 460-370BC)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 110; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 150; "Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 46

Demon

Demon King (Pantomime Character)
The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 60; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 152; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 93; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 89

Demosthenes (Greek Orator, 384-322BC)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 9-10, 69, 121-123, 130, 138, 183
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 185, 192; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 56

Dempsey, Jack (American Boxer, 1895-1983)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 192, 220-222
Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 161; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 4; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 31, 113; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 35

Demuth, Frederick (Karl Marx's illegitimate son, 1851-1929)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 64-66, 149-157

Demuth, Harry (Son of Frederick Demuth)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 150

Demuth, Helene "Lenchen" (Karl Marx's Household Servant & Mistress, 1820-1890)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 28-30, 64-66, 122-123, 152, 156-157

Denbo, Elic (American Ophthalmologist & Sherlockian, ?-1998)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 68

Denby, Vernon (The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 277

Dench, Judi (British Actress, 1934- )
The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 327

St. Denis (3rd Century Italian Martyr, First Bishop of Paris)
Church of St Denys: "A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 100
St. Denis (Town): "The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 26

D'Ennery, Adolphe (French Playwright, 1803-1856)
"The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 260

Dent, Joseph Mallaby (British Publisher, 1849-1926)
Dent & Co.: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 193

Department Z (Department Z series - John Creasey)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 46

Deperdussin, Armand (Belgian Aviator, 1870-1924)
Deperdussin Plane: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 87, 89

Depew, Chauncey M. (American Barrister & New York Senator, 1834-1928)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 39
E.H.Harris: The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 11

Deputy (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 78, 390; "Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 157-158; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 159; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 220, 223, 225

Derby, Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of (Founder of the Epsom Derby, 1752-1834)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 65
The Derby: "The Adventure of the Librarian's Ghost" (Jon L. Breen) 25, 35; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 150; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 90, 229, 242; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 147; "Mrs Vamberry Takes a Trip" (Mike Resnick) 209; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 63, 171; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 95; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 33; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 301; "Water from the Moon" (Carolyn Wheat) 37
Derby Day: The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 75
Epsom Derby: The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 202

Derby, Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl (British Conservative Prime Minister (1852, 58-59, 66-68), 1799-1869)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 26; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 24; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 44; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 7, 234

Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl (British Foreign Minister, 1826-1893)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 28, 35-36, 39, 71, 126, 218, 302-303

Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl (British War Minister, 1865-1948)
"The Adventure of the Missing Group" (A.S. Reeve) 153-154

Derbyshire (Jennings series - Anthony Buckeridge)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 13; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 12

Derleth, August (American Author, 1909-1971)
"The Adventure of the Snitch in Time" (August Derleth & Mack Reynolds) 65; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 28
Dr Let: "The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 81
See also: Comte D'Erlette

D'Erlette, Comte (Cthulhu Mythos stories - H.P. Lovecraft)
"The Giant Rat of Sumatra" (Paula Volsky) 171

Deronda, Daniel (Daniel Deronda - George Eliot)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 95; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 146, 180

Derringer, Henry (American Gunsmith, 1786-1868)
Derringer Pistol: The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 25-26, 45; Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 77; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 84, 87; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 131, 143, 154, 192, 206, 270-272, 283, 292; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 65-66, 83, 227; My Hero (Tom Holt) 202; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 237, 249; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 67, 144, 179, 227; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 92; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 93; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 140, 168; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 67; Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 183-184; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 81, 123, 131, 142; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 203; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 135, 143-144, 147, 195, 439-440, 535, 544, 585; 132; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 132; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 52, 275, 309; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 204-205, 221-222, 226, 298, 301-302, 318; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 212; The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 136, 166, 244, 258

Des Esseintes (Against Nature - J.K.Huysmans)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 75

Desarte, Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of (British Lawyer, 1848-1934)
Director of Public Prosecutions: "The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 185, 227

Desborough, Lord (British Peer)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 50

Descartes, René (French Mathematician & Philosopher, 1596-1650)
The A.I. Gang: Operation Sherlock (Bruce Coville) 47; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 40, 144; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 36; "The Case of the Open and Shut" (Douglas Moreton) 41;"A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 237; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 121; The Adventure of the Ancient Gods (Ralph Vaughan) 16; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 28

Deschappelles, Pauline (The Lady of Lyons - Bulwer-Lytton)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 128, 132

Desdemona (Othello - William Shakespeare)
"Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 205; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 27, 34-37, 71;"The Case of the Danish Prince" (Miles Kington) 139; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 55; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 207; The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 49, 52, 55, 68; "The Case of Lady Sannox" (Peter H. Wood) 82

Desenfans, Mrs (Welsh Wife of Noel Desenfans)
The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 28

Desenfans, Noel (French-British Art Dealer, 1786-1807)
The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 27-28

Desgodins, Auguste (French Traveller & Scholar, 1826-?)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 133

Deslys, Gaby (French Actress, 1881-1920)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 53

Desmond, Major Barrett (The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman - Lillian de la Tour)
"The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Tour) 241-260
"The Adventure of the Mocking Huntsman" (M.J. Elliott) 24

Desperate Dan (Comic Book Character - The Beano)
The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 51

Desportes, Alexandre-François (French Artist, 1661-1743)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 84

Detectives (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 13

Detroit, Nathan (Guys & Dolls - Damon Runyon)
"The Sinister Cheesecake" (Craig Shaw Gardner) 441

D'Eu, Count (Brazilian Nobleman, Son-in-law of Pedro II)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 64, 197-198

D'Eu, Countess Isabella: see Isabel

Deutsch, Andre (British Publisher)
Andreas Deutsch: Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 11

Devant, David (British Conjurer, 1868-1941)
Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 7-112
"The Phantom Pistol" (Jack Adrian) 488; Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 20; The Holmes-Dracula File (Fred Saberhagen) 178; "A Scandal in Drury Lane, or The Vampire Trap" (Carolyn Wheat) 74

Devas (Vedic Gods)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 206

Develle, Jules (French Politician, 1845-1919)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 236, 253, 275, 349, 372-373

DeVere, Charles (Magician, 1843-1931)
The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 198

Devery, William 'Big Bill' (New York Police Chief)
"The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 6-10, 13-14, 18-24, 27-31, 33-35, 41, 48, 55, 99, 106, 108, 110-112; The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 158, 170-172, 184-188, 202, 204, 214, 216, 227, 230, 305, 312

Devi (Hindu Goddess)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 45, 75; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 113; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 496

Devil, The

Devil, The (Punch & Judy Show)
The Case of the Baffled Policeman (Allen Sharp) 66, 95

Devlin, Mary: see Mary Devlin Booth

Devlin, Lord Patrick (British Judge, 1906-1992)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 23-30

Devonshire, William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of (British Nobleman, 1617-1684)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Tick Tock Man" (Roy Templeman) 122

Devonshire, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of (Subject of Gainsborough Painting, 1757-1806)
"Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 119; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 66

Devonshire, Louise Cavendish, Duchess of (British noblewoman, Formerly Louisa, Duchess of Manchester, 1832-1911)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 92-99, 126-127, 201-203, 216, 228-229, 241, 250; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 149, 156-158, 166, 169, 183

Dew, Walter (Police officer, Ripper & Crippen Cases, 1863-1947)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 299 {The officer who came running up}; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 59; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 107, 220-222; "The Two Failures of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 4; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 9-10, 44, 61-62, 65-66, 83, 101-102, 116-118, 120, 124, 126-129, 132-134, 152, 169, 181-183, 185, 200; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 213-405; "It's Clever, But Is It Art?" (M.J.Trow) 121-123; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 9-10, 25-27, 42-48, 55, 105, 130, 165, 174, 176-179, 181, 186-187, 191-192, 198-201, 223-224; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 18-21, 25, 27-29, 31-32, 34-54, 60-62, 66-67, 72, 83-91, 106-108, 115-120, 122-125, 131, 133-136, 146, 152, 154-155, 159-160, 165, 181-188, 195-201, 203-204, 218, 220, 223-227; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 11-223; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 9, 15, 23, 44-48, 76, 82, 84; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 14-16, 22, 69-70; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 15-209; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 413-630; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 19, 22-23, 34, 43-46, 67, 70, 73-76, 80-83, 86-88, 103, 115, 119, 147-148, 161, 210, 249-251; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 16-229; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 57-60, 161-168, 172-175, 196, 225-229, 231
"My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 17; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 15, 27, 99, 157-158; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 66, 73, 75, 135, 216, 224; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 88

Dewar, Sir James (British Chemist, 1842-1923)
Embassy Row (Quinn Fawcett) 54

Dewars, John (Scottish Distiller, 1856-1929)
Dewars Special: The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 34

Dewey Duck: see Huey, Dewey & Louie

Dewey, George (American Naval Commander, 1837-1917)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 9, 49, 58

Dewey, Melvil (American Librarian, 1851-1931)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 141

Dharmadeva (Licchavi King, c.450AD)
"The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 96, 100, 105-106, 111, 113-117

Dharmapalas (Buddhist Deities)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 119