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Fabergé, Agathon (Russian Jeweler, Brother of Carl Peter Fabergé, 1862-1895)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 129, 176, 192

Fabergé, Carl Peter (Russian Jeweler, Creator of Fabergé Eggs, 1846-1920)
"The Adventure of the Haunted Rectory" (Basil Copper) 34; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 177; Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B.Greenwood) 143; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 64; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 32, 167, 171, 189-190; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 129; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 141
Fabergé: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 454
Fabergé Cigarette Case: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 453
Fabergé Designs: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 52; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 167
Fabergé Eggs: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 83; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 314, 325, 458; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 62-64; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 295
Fabergé Snuffbox: A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 135

Fabian (Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare)
"The Thief of Twelfth Night" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 218, 223-224

Fabian, Robert (British Police Detective, Fabian of the Yard, 1901-1978)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 30-34, 42-48, 51, 57, 122, 130-131, 133-134, 143-147, 149-150, 152, 154, 165, 234
A Fabian at the Yard: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 55

Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Quintus (Roman Commander, Fabian Society named after him, ?-203BC)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 44; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 152
Fabian Socialism: Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 65
Fabian Socialist: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 154; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 7, 44, 158; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 141; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 50
Fabian Society: The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 22, 26; Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 125, 130; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 44, 146; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 27-28; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 28, 33; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 55
Fabians: "Red Sunset" (Bob Madison) 265; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 132; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 152

Fabre, Inspector (Nestor Burma series - Léo Malet)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 31

Fabre, Jean Henri (French Entomologist, 1823-1915)
"Zindernuff's Treasure" (Dana Martin Batory) 162

Fagin (Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens)
 Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself (Val Andrews) 105; Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 74, 116; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 192; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 272; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 161; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 81, 185; Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (Gerald Frow) 36; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 58; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 155; "The Adventure of the Other Woman" (Michael Mallory) 18; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 121; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 145; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 318; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 24, 28; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 274; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 248; "The Case of the Racing Certainty" (Donald Thomas) 36; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 181; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 310
The Fagin business: The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 14, 50
Fagin-like: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 3
A junior Fagin: Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 118

Faguet, Emile (French Literary Critic, 1847-1916)
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 15

Fah Lo Suee (Fu Manchu Series - Sax Rohmer)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 83, 100-101

Fahmy Bey, Ali (Egyptian Prince, Shot by his Wife, ?-1923)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 116, 127, 188, 190-203, 206-207, 210-216, 222-223, 231-232

Fahmy Bey, Marguerite (French Wife of Prince Ali Fahmy Bey)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 116, 127, 189-204, 206, 210-216, 222-224, 231-232, 235

Fahrenheit, Gabriel (German Physicist, 1686-1736)
Fahrenheit Scale: Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 75; "The Weeping Masks" (James Lowder) 96; "The Dilemma of the Distressed Savoyard" (Crighton Sellars) 455; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 31

Fairbanks, Douglas (American Actor, 1883-1939)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 201; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 138
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 133, 217; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 35

Fairfax, Colonel (The Yeoman of the Guard - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 64

Fairfax, Gwendolen (The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 188

Fairport Convention (British Folk Rock Group)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 319

Fairy Godmother (Fairy Tale & Pantomime Character)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 30, 34; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 268, 273-275; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 124; "The Case of the Barton Wood Murder" (June Thomson) 187
Fairy Godfather: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 268; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 73
See also: Cinderella's Fairy Godmother; Sleeping Beauty's Fairy Godmothers

Faisal I: See Feisal I

Falkenhayn, Erich Von (German General & Minister of War, 1861-1922)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 39

Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Baron (British Statesman, 1610-1643)
Falkland Islands: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 77

Fallantin, Samuel (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 12-13, 15, 17, 40

Falret, Jean-Pierre (French Psychiatrist, 1794-1870)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 58

Falstaff (Henry IV, Part I etc - William Shakespeare)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 52; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 276; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 134; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 63; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 22, 39, 162; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 64, 158, 162, 165; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 52; Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers (John Hall) 86; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 111; Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 169; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 248; "The Case of the Colonel's Madness" (June Thomson) 76
Falstaff Hotel: "The Ball of Twine" (Miles Elward) 58
Falstaffian: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 162; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 257; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 67; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 140; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 131
Jack Falstaff Tavern: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 192

Falvet: see Jean-Pierre Falret

Famine (One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 279
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 214; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 152
See also: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Famous Five, The (The Famous Five series - Enid Blyton)
The Case of the Missing Masterpiece (Terrance Dicks) 32

Fancher, Cecil (Son of Maude Fancher, 1920-1922)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 152

Fancher, Maude (Killed self & son after hearing ACD speak on Spiritualism, ?-1922)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 196; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 152; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 48

Fandor, Jérôme (Fantômas series - Pierre Souvester & Marcel Allain)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 30; "The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 276

Fandorin, Erast (Fandorin series - Boris Akunin)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 10

Fanshawe, Ginevra (Villette - Charlotte Bronte)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 197

Fantastic Four, The (Fantastic Four comics)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 127

Fantômas (Fantômas series - Pierre Souvester & Marcel Allain)
"The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 262, 273-275;
 Spectrobert: Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 5-11, 52, 57-59, 65-67, 72-76, 78, 106, 111-114, 116-120, 124-125, 134-140, 142, 144-146, 151-154, 156-160, 171, 181, 200
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 30, 34, 36; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 70-71

Faraday, Michael (British Scientist, 1791-1867)
"The Singular Affair of the Aluminium Crutch" (Ian Charnock) 120, 129; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 71; Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 101; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 42; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 103; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 109, 150; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 160; "Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 33, 47; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 124

Farid ud-din Attar (12th Century Persian Poet)
Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 17

Farini, El Niño (Canadian Performer, 1855-?)
Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 23, 201

Farini, The Great: see William Leonard Hunt

Farmer, The (The Farmer's In the Dell - Nursery Rhyme)
"The Case of the King of Hearts" (Judie Angell) 73, 77

Farmer, The (The House that Jack Built - Nursery Rhyme)
"The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 279-280

Farmer, Frances (American Actress, 1913-1970)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 74

Farmer, Philip José (American Author, 1918- )
Albert Payson Agricola: "God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 301, 307-311, 313-317

Farnese, Alessandro (Duke of Parma (1586-92), 1545-1592)
Farnese Collection: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 188
Prince of Parma: A Father's Tale (Sterling E. Lanier) 146

Farrar, Geraldine (American Soprano, 1882-1967)
Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 79

Farrell, John (American Writer & Sherlockian)
The Farrell Brothers: Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 99

Farrell, Mary (Irish office Cleaner, The Irish Crown Jewels Affair)
"The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 69, 74-79, 86, 96, 98

Farren, Nelly (British Actress)
Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 141

Farryner, William (English Baker - Great Fire of London started in his shop)
"The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 271

Fashion Plates, The (New York Gang)
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 163

Fat Boy, The (The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Seven (Val Andrews) 16; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 166; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 22, 77

Fate (Personification of Destiny)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 61, 139; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 141; Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 53; "The Adventure of the Celestial Snows" (George Alec Effinger) 331; Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin (John Hall) 100, 104; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 277; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 299; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 103; "The Human Mystery" (Tanith Lee) 256

Fates, The Three (Greek Mythology)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 75; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 54; The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 31; The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 76; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 348; "The Legacy of Rachel Howells" (Michael Doyle) 404; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 148, 150; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 365, 402; The Holmes-Dracula File (Fred Saberhagen) 145; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 314; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 81;"Art in the Blood Revealed" (Regina Stinson) 28
see also: Atropos

Father Christmas (Personification of Christmas)
"The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (Jon L. Breen) 192-194, 196-197; "The Adventure of the Forgetful Assassin" (M.J. Elliott) 105; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 80; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 137;"The Music of Christmas" (L.B.Greenwood) 165; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 40, 75; "The Adventure of the Christmas Bauble" (John Hall) 206; "The Christmas Conspiracy" (Edward D. Hoch) 127, 135, 137, 140, 143; Elementary, Mrs Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 110; Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 145; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 224-225; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 215; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 171; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 129; "The Adventure of the Man Who Never Laughed" (J.N.Williamson) 144; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 118, 154
see also: Santa Claus; St Nicholas

Fatima (Daughter of Mohammed)
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 141

Fauchet, Inspector (James Bond: The Authorised Biography - John Pearson)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 31

Faucit, Helena (British Actress, 1817-1898)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 132

Faulds, Dr. Henry (British Surgeon, Early Writer on Fingerprints, 1843-1930)
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 112, 114-116; "The Case of the Itinerant Yeggman" (June Thomson) 174

Faulkner, Alice (Sherlock Holmes - William Gillette)
"The Adventure of the Agitated Actress" (Daniel Stashower) 95-96, 98

Faulkner, J. Meade (British Author)
"The Adventure of the Haunted Rectory" (Basil Copper) 23, 30, 37

Faulkner, William (American Author, 1897-1962)
The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 296

Fauntleroy, Lord (Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Hodgson Burnett)
"The Case of the Bashful Bohemian" (S.M.Ghatak) 41-43; "The Case of the Dancing Noblemen" (S.M.Ghatak) 104; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 63; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 25; The Case of the Missing Marquess (Nancy Springer) 112, 185, 191

Faure , Francois Felix (French President (1895-99), 1841-1899)
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 110-157
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 248; "The Case of the Camden Town Murder" (Donald Thomas) 244

Fauré, Gabriel (French Composer, 1845-1924)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 2; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 36

Faure, Mme. (Wife of Felix Faure)
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 133, 140

Faust (Sold his soul to the devil in Medieval Legend)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 26; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 306; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 219, 221; The Adventure of the Three Dragons (Luke Steven Fullenkamp) 35; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 125; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 45, 92, 95-96, 100, 116-117, 180, 197-198, 200-201, 203; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 116
Faustian: Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 206; "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 229
see also: Faustus, Dr. ; Faust (opera)

Faustine (Faustine - Algernon Swinburne)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 102-103, 105, 107, 166-167, 307

Faustus, Dr. (Dr. Faustus - Christopher Marlowe)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 27, 32, 34-36
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 115; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 48; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 145; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 54

Fawcett, Farrah (American Actress, 1947- )
The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 227

Fawcett, Millicent (British Suffragist, 1847-1929)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 519

Fawkes, Guido "Guy" (Plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, 1570-1606)
 "Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 209; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 237; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 156-158, 168, 178; "The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Torre) 253; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 214; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 226; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 124; My Hero (Tom Holt) 5; Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 142, 174; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 117; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 15; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 35; "Angel Down, Sussex" (Kim Newman) 134, 136; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 268, 388; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 288; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 77; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 108; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 526; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 151, 176; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 236; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 216-217; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 296-297
A / The Guy: The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 26; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 281
Guy Fawkes Day: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 76; "The Clue of the Hungry Cat" (H. Paul Jeffers) 140; "The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 296
Guy Fawkes Night: Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 395; The Case of the Ranjipur Ruby (Anthony Read) 36

Fawlty, Basil (Fawlty Towers - TV Series)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 73

Fay, Larry (American Gangster)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 184

Faye, Alice (American Actress, 1915-1998)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 188

Fechter, Charles (French Actor, 1824-1879)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 26

Feisal I (King of Iraq (1921-33), 1885-1933)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 31; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 49; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 169, 243; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 84; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 120-121, 125, 211

Fell, Dr. (Nursery Rhyme Character)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 64

Fell, Dr. Gideon (Gideon Fell series - John Dickson Carr)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 14; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 87; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 190-193

Fellini, Federico (Italian Film Director, 1920-1993)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 25

Feltman, Charles (German-American Butcher)
Feltman's Hot Dog Emporium: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 344-345

Fen-Chu (L'Enigmatique Fen-Chu - George Fronval)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 28
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 65

Fenn-Cooper, Redvers (Dr Who: Ghost Light - TV Series)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 26

Fenric (Dr. Who: The Curse of Fenric: TV series)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 221

Fenris Wolf (Creature from Scandinavian Mythology)
"The Shadow of the Wolf" (Ron Weighell) 33

Fenton (The Merry Wives of Windsor - William Shakespeare)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 162

Ferdinand (King of Rumania (1914-27), 1865-1927)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 24

Ferdinand (The Tempest - William Shakespeare)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 144

Ferdinand II of Aragon (King of Aragon (1479-1516) and others, 1452-1516)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 1

Ferdinand II (King of Portugal (1836-53), 1816-1885)
"The Adventure of the Stuttering Ghost" (H. Paul Jeffers) 123

Ferdinand III, St (King of Castile (1217-52) and León (1230-52), 1199-1252)
San Fernando Valley: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 222

Ferdinand VI (King of Spain (1746-59), 1713-1759)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 131

Ferdinand VII (King of Spain (1808 & 1814-33), 1784-1833)
"The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 11

Ferdinand, Duke (The Duchess of Malfi - John Webster)
Embassy Row (Quinn Fawcett) 135, 234, 279

Fergus I of Dalriada (Scottish King, c.500)
"The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 287

Ferguson, Dr Samuel (Five Weeks In A Balloon - Jules Verne)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 118, 124

Fermat, Pierre de (French Mathematician, 1601-1665)
The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 67; "The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 199
Fermat's Last Theorem: All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 14

Fermi, Enrico (Italian - American Physicist - First controlled nuclear reaction, 1901-1954)
"You See But You Do Not Observe" (Robert J. Sawyer) 347
Fermi Paradox: "You See But You Do Not Observe" (Robert J. Sawyer) 347-348, 357

Fernandel (French Comedian, 1903-1971)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 263

Ferrari, Enzo (Italian Motor-Racing Driver & Car Manufacturer, 1898-1988)
A Ferrari: The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 86; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 302

Ferrers, Laurence, Earl (English Nobleman, Hanged for Murder, 1720-1760)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 44

Ferrie, David (American Pilot, JFK Assassination Suspect, 1918-1967)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 120-122

Ferris, George Washington (American Inventor of the Ferris Wheel, 1859-1896)
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 199
Ferris Wheel: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 351, 354; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 47; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King)169

Feste (Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare)
Olivia & Valentine Feste: "The Thief of Twelfth Night" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 217-219, 221-223, 225

Feuerbach, Ludwig (German Philosopher, 1804-1872)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 111; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 59

Feydeau, Georges (French Dramatist, 1862-1921)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 309; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 206

Fhlerey, Hyacinth (Maid to Lola Montez)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 140, 238-239

Ficino, Marcilio (Italian Philosopher, 1433-1499)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 151

Fick, Adolf Eugen (German Inventor of Contact Lenses, 1829-1901)
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 106; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 106; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 122
Fink: "The Adventure of the Intermittent Jigsaw Puzzle" (Alan Stockwell) 169

Field, James T. (American Publisher)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 191

Field, Marshall (American Businessman, 1834-1906)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 33
Marshall Field's: The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 244

Fielding, Henry (British Novelist, 1707-1754)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 39; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 214, 220, 227; "Missing Parsons" (Douglas Moreton) 149

Fields, Gracie (British Singer & Entertainer, 1898-1979)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 31; The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 172

Fields, W.C. (American Actor, 1880-1946)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 174-175, 177
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 91

Fife, Alexander Duff, Duke of (Husband of Princess Louise, 1849-1912)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 203

Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart)
Café Figaro: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 10-14, 43

Filby, Eustace T. (The Time Machine - H.G.Wells)
"The Richmond Enigma" (John DeChancie) 165-174, 176-182; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 57

Fildes, Sir Luke (British Artist, 1843-1927)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 25, 72; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 375, 387, 389, 391-392; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 92, 95; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 222

Finck, Colonel Pierre A. (American Army Physician, JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 156, 160

Finlay, Dr. (Dr. Finlay's Casebook - TV series)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 114

Finn, Huckleberry (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 83, 207, 226, 245, 266, 286

Finn, Mickey (American Barman)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 5, 136, 144
A Mickey; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 202
A Mickey Finn: From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 140, 151

Finney, Lieutenant Commander Ben (Star Trek - TV Series "Court Martial" episode)
"The Color of Death" (Dana Martin Batory) 56; "A Nostalgic Country of the Mind" (Dana Martin Batory) 9

Fionguala, Ethelind (Ken's Mystery - Julian Hawthorne)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67

Fireman on American Train (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 118

Firpo, Luis (Argentine Boxer, 1894-1960)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 9, 150, 192, 220-221
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 135

Firth, Thomas (British Steelmaker)
Thomas Firth & Sons: "The Adventure of the Forgetful Assassin" (M.J. Elliott) 103

Firuz (Turkish Emir during the First Crusade)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 146

Fish, Fisher Tarleton (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 12, 31-33, 61, 63, 69-70

Fisher, John Arbuthnot, 1st Earl (British Admiral & First Sea Lord, 1841-1920)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 27, 176-177, 189, 203, 210; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 19-21, 26-28; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 99-111, 116-118, 121, 131, 145, 150, 159, 163-164; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 120, 164-166, 196-200, 241
The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 344; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 226; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 107, 265-266

Fisk, James (American Financier, 1834-1872)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 76
Fisk Family: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 67

Fiske, Minnie Maddern (American Actress, 1865-1932)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 245

Fitzgerald, Barry (Irish Actor, 1888-1966)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 61

Fitzgerald, Edward (English Poet & Translator, 1809-1883)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 104; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 84-85

Fitzgerald, Edward (Father of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1853-1931)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 159, 161-162

Fitzgerald, Edward (American Hotel Worker, Carrie Brown Murder Case)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 28

Fitzgerald, Ella (American Jazz Singer, 1918-1996)
"The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield" (John Lennon) 225; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 17

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (American Author, 1896-1940)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 26, 33; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 129; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 285-286; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 33

Fitzgerald, George Robert 'Fighting' (Irish Duellist, 1748-1786)
"The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Tour) 244

Fitzgerald, John (American Politician, Father of Rose Kennedy, 1863-1950)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 145

Fitzgerald, Mary "Mollie" McQuillan (Mother of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1860-1936)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 159, 161-162

Fitzgerald, Zelda (Sayre) (Wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1900-1948)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 49

Fitzhamon, Robert (Norman Lord of Gloucester, c.1064-1107)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 98

Fitzosbern, Osbern (Bishop of Exeter (1072-1103), c.1027-1103)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 49

Fitzroy, Robert (British Naval Officer, Captain of HMS Beagle, 1805-1865)
"The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (John L. Breen) 188; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 153

Fitzsimmons, Bob (British Prize-Fighter, 1862-1917)
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 129

Fitzstephen, James Lynch (15th Centure Mayor of Galway)
"Victor Lynch the Forger" (Terry McGarry) 33

Fitzstephen, Walter (Son of James Lynch Fitzstephen)
"Victor Lynch the Forger" (Terry McGarry) 33

Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam (British Nobleman, 1745-1816)
Fitzwilliam Museum: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 31, 124, 128-129

Five Kings, The (Kim - Rudyard Kipling)
The Game (Laurie R. King) 13, 24; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) xxii, xxiv, 7

Five Pointers, The (New York Gang)
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 163

Fix, Mr (Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 33-42, 71-81, 83-84, 86-89, 108, 113-124, 126-128, 144-155; "The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 263, 266, 269

Flambeau (Father Brown series - G.K.Chesterton)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 7, 10, 13

Flamingo Croquet Mallets (Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 26

Flammarion, Camille (French Astronomer, 1842-1925)
"The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 259, 268; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 85

Flamsteed, John (British Astronomer, 1646-1719)
Flamsteed House: "The Red Planet League" (Kim Newman) 277, 286

Flanagan, Father (Boys Town - Movie)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 69

Flanagan, Thomas (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 12-15, 17, 40

Flash, The / Barry Allen / Jay Garrick (Comic Book Character - Gardner Fox & Harry Lampert)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 141

Flashman, Harry (Tom Brown's Schooldays - Thomas Hughes)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 295-342
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 188

Flaubert, Gustave (French Author,1821-1880)
The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 161-162; "The Adventure of the Christmas Bear" (Bill Crider) 169; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 20, 58, 148; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 56-57; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 195; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 146; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 101; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 181; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 56-57; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 68; "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 226; The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 30

Flavia, Princess (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 15-22, 24, 52, 61-63, 66, 98-101, 113, 115-127, 130-132, 135, 142-144, 147-149
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 36-37; "A Shambles in Belgravia" (Kim Newman) 190

Flavius Silva (Roman Legion Commander)
O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 141

Flaybum, Miss (Bride of the Birch - Anonymous)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 36

Fleance (Macbeth - William Shakespeare)
"The Adventure of the Global Traveler" (Anne Lear) 74

Fleet, Frederick (Lookout on the Titanic, 1887-1965)
"Two Roads, No Choices" (Dean Wesley Smith) 153
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 221

Fleetwood (British Train Driver, Killed in the Grantham Rail Disaster, ?-1906)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 18-22, 34, 57

Fleischmann, Samuel (London Tailor, Rented Premises Burned Down in the Sidney Street Siege)
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 135

Fleming, Alexander (British Bacteriologist, Discovered Penicillin, 1881-1955)
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 110-112, 123-125, 128
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 188; Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 56

Fleming, Ian (British Author, 1908-1964)
"Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 42; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 12, 14; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 84; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 74
Commander Flemming: The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective (Ralph E. Vaughan) 5, 9-10, 16, 20-22, 47

Fleming, Rhonda (American Actress, 1923- )
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 80, 82, 84, 153, 177-178, 182

Fletcher, J(oseph) S(mith) (British Author, 1863-1935)
"The Omnibus Murder" (R.E. Swartwout) 128

Fletcher, Jessica (Murder She Wrote - TV series)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 1-166

Fletcher, P.W. (Ship's Bugler Aboard the Titanic, 1886(?)-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 68

Fletcher, Sir Walter (British Secretary of the Medical Research Council, 1873-1933)
"The Enchanted Garden" (H.F. Heard) 142

Fleurette: see Petrie, Fleurette

Fliess, Wilhelm (German Physician, 1858-1928)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 138, 188
The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 44, 128

Flinders, Matthew (British Explorer, 1774-1814)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 86

Flint, Sir William Russell (British Artist, 1880-1969)
East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 43

Flite, Miss (Bleak House - Charles Dickens)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 128

Flood, Frederick Solly (Attorny General for Gibraltar, 1801-1888)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 11, 25

Flora (Lola Montez's Poodle)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 140

Floral Sisters, The (American Vaudeville Act)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 162

Florodora Sextet, The (Chorus Girls of the Musical Floradora)
"The Anomaly of the Empty Man" (Anthony Boucher) 33

Fludd, Robert (British Philosopher, 1574-1637)
"The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 8; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 23

Flush (Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Spaniel)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 375

Flying Dutchman, The (The Flying Dutchman - Wagner)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 183; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 60, 64, 74; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 85

Flying Robert (Struwwelpeter - Heinrich Hoffman)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 151, 177, 181, 187, 189-190, 196-197

Flying Scotsman, The (British Railway Train)
The Flying Scotsman (Quinn Fawcett) 81-308; "The Adventure of the Iron Box" (Ken Greenwald) 155-157; "Sherlock Holmes and the White Lady of Featherstone" (Tony Lumb) 4-7
"The Omnibus Murder" (R.E. Swartwout) 128

Flynn, Errol (American Actor, 1909-1959)
The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 63; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 41; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 127; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 81; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 157