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Hero (Hero & Leander - Christopher Marlowe)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 165; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 103

Herod the Great (Biblical King - Matthew)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 277; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 215; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 222; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 140, 290, 303, 324; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 13-15, 116
Herod's Gate: The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 32

Herod Agrippa I (Last King of Judea (41-44), 10(?)BC - AD44)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 82

Herod Agrippa II (Palestinian Ruler, 27-93(?))
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 82

Herodias (Mother of Salome)
The Rajah's Ruby (Frank Thomas) 74

Herodotus (Greek Historian, 484(?)-425BC)
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 33-34, 77, 146, 157-158; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 44; The Eight Pointed Cross (Bill Paxton) 223; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 189

Herold, David (American Charged as Conspirator of John Wilkes Booth, 1842-1865)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 65-70, 126-127, 135, 149-153, 157-166, 168-171, 197, 199, 205-208, 231-232, 235, 240, 247, 249-250, 255, 258, 260, 289, 292-295
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 116

Herrick, Robert (British Poet, 1591-1674)
The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 30

Herrmann, Alexander (Magician, 1844-1896)
The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 197 {Unclear reference may be to Compars Herrmann}; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 45

Herrmann, Compars (Magician, 1816-1887)
The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 197 {Unclear reference may be to Alexander Herrmann}

Herschel, William (German-British Astronomer, 1738-1822)
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 112-114; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 9; Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 211; The Case of the Itinerant Yeggman (June Thomson) 174; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 155

Hersey, George (American Murderer)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 131

Hersholt, Jean (Danish-American Actress, 1886-1956)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 92

Hertz, Heinrich (German Physicist, 1857-1894)
The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others (Philip Jose Farmer) 60, Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 101, 104, 110-111, 125, 139, 143, 148, 155, 160, 162

Heseltine, Michael (British Politician)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 40

Hesiod (Greek Poet, 8th Century BC)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 87

Hesperides, The (Greek Mythology)
Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David) 190

Hess, Jacob (Member of New York Police Board)
The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 112

Hess, Rudolf (German Nazi Leader, 1894-1981)
The Adventure of the Illustrious Impostor (Anthony Boucher)
The Spy who Fell off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 44
Sseh!: Xenolith (Dana Martin Batory) 47

Hess, Frau (Wife of Rudolf Hess)
The Adventure of the Illustrious Impostor (Anthony Boucher) 88

Hesselius, Martin (Green Tea - J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Angel Down, Sussex (Kim Newman) 114

Hesselschwerdt , Karl Von (Companion of Ludwig II)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 142, 146-152, 161

Heston, Charlton (American Actor, 1924- )
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 110
The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 433, 439

Hetzel, Pierre-Jules (French Publisher, 1814-1886)
J. Hetzel: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 210

Hewitt, Martin (Martin Hewitt series - Arthur Morrison)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 108; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 42

Heydrich, Reinhard (German Head of Nazi Secret Police, 1904-1942)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 164, 255-256

Heyer, Georgette (British Romantic Novelist)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon) 77

Hezekiah (King of Judah, 715?-687BC)
O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 263

Hialmar (The Wild Duck - Henrik Ibsen)
The Flying Scotsman (Quinn Fawcett) 61

Hickman, Gail Morgan (American Writer)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 17

Hickock, Wild Bill (American Frontier Scout, 1837-1876)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 9, 44, 253, 307
Flashman and the Tiger (George MacDonald Fraser) 306; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 150; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 28; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 130-131; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 152; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 88; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 104

Hicks, Seymour (British Actor)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 173

Hicks, Colonel William (British Soldier, 1830-1883)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 16

Hiedler, Johann

Higgins, Henry (Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaw)
The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 17; Sherlock Holmes and the Somerset Hunt (Rosemary Michaud) 90; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 13

Hilarion, St. (Palestinian Monk, 290-371)
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny) 273

Hilda (Spellman), Aunt (Sabrina The Teenage Witch - TV Series)
Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Hounded By Baskervilles (Mercer Warriner) 1, 21-23, 25-27, 32, 34-42, 45, 47-48, 59-60, 62-64, 71, 73-75, 88, 90, 96-99, 117, 121, 123-126

Hilda, St. (English Abbess, 614-680)
Abbey of St Hilda: The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 278

Hill, Ambrose Powell (American Confederate General, 1825-1865)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 166; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 156-157

Hill, E.W. (British Hotelier)
The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 7-276

Hill, Fanny (Fanny Hill - John Cleland)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 47

Hill, Gertrude (Daughter of James J. Hill)
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 21

Hill, Graham (British Racing Driver, 1929-1975)
all those murderous hills...Senlac, Bunker, Majuba, Graham...: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 123

Hill, James J. (American Railway Magnate, 1838-1916)
The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 103-105, 134, 231-232, 239, 249, 275-276, 311; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 5-6, 10-14, 17, 32, 46, 49, 55, 59-60, 64-65, 67, 72-74, 77, 80-81, 85, 97, 108-117, 126, 130, 138, 140, 143, 145, 154, 162, 165-170, 172, 187, 198, 213-214, 225, 242-243, 245-246, 248-249, 252, 254-256, 258, 274-277, 279-281, 284, 286-290, 296-300, 302-303; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 6-300; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 17-25, 47, 67, 115, 117, 126, 148, 161, 226; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 28-214
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 14

Hill, James, Jr. (Son of James J. Hill)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 114-115

Hill, James J.'s Children
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 21
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 11

Hill, Jimmy (British Soccer Player & TV Personality, 1928- )
all those murderous hills...Senlac, Bunker, Majuba, Graham, Jimmy : Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 123

Hill, Louis (Son of James J. Hill)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 114-115

Hill, Mary (Wife of James J. Hill)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 21
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 11; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 21

Hill, Mrs. (Wife of E.W.Hill)
The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 190, 209

Hill, Sir Rowland (English Schoolmaster, Originator of British Penny Post, 1795-1879)
The Three Hats (Frank Thomas) 22; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 58

Hill Family, The (Welsh industrialists)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 102

Hilliard, Nicholas (British Artist, 1547-1619)
Mrs. Farintosh & An Opal Tiara (Ian Charnock) 188; The Case of the Itinerant Yeggman (June Thomson) 157

Hilton, Harold (British Golfer)
Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer (J.M.Gregson) 67, 96

Himmler, Heinrich (Nazi SS Commander, 1900-1945)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 64; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 145, 149, 156, 164-165, 247, 250-251

Hind, C. (Charles) Lewis (British Editor, 1862-1927)
The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 10

Hindbad (The Arabian Nights)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 42

Hindenburg, Paul Von (German General & Politician, 1847-1934)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 61, 71-72, 75-76; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 106-109, 163, 194, 196-198, 202, 269
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 19, 39, 83, 99, 111, 202, 276, 280, 306, 350

Hindenburg, The (German Airship)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 104; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 84

Hindley, Myra (English Murderess, 1942-2002)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 96, 230, 490

Hinton, Charles Howard (British Mathematician, 1853-1907)
Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 43-47, 50, 52

Hippocrates (Greek Physician, 460-377BC)
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 6; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 73; The Bab Deception (Bill Paxton) 151; W.G.Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 183
Hippocratic: The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 274
Hippocratic Club: The Case of the Notorious Canary Trainer (Henry Slesar) 45, 49-50, 53-54
Hippocratic Oath: The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 134; The Shadow of the Rat (David Stuart Davies) 152; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 338; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 38; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 95, 142; The Patient's Eyes (David Pirie) 116; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 253; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 48; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David) 168; The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 255
Hippocratic Smile: Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (Gerald Frow) 33

Hippolyta (Amazon Queen in Greek Mythology)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 457; The Strange Affair At Glastonbury (Eddie Maguire) 29

Hirohito (Emperor of Japan (1926-89), 1901-1989)
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 76

Hirst, George (British Cricketer, 1871-1954)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 30-143

Hispaniola, The (Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 97; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 50

Hitch, Frederick (British Soldier (at Rorke's Drift) and Taxi Driver, 1856-1913)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 110-114, 123-124, 232

Hitchcock, Alfred (British Film Director, 1899-1980)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 126

Hitchcock, Raymond (American Theatrical Producer, 1865-1929)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 47

Hither People, The (Lieutenant Gullivar Jones: His Vacation)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 7, 16-21

Hitler, Adolf (Austrian-German Dictator, 1889-1945)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 108-109, 200, 212-216, 219-220, 244-245, 261, 266-268, 294-298, 303-306, 310, 317-318, 323; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 400-401; The Singular Affair of Mr. Phillip Phot (The Greek Interpreters of East Lansing) 80-84; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 113, 140, 154; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 131; The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective (Ralph Vaughan) 38, 45-47; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 40, 142, 146, 167, 169, 174, 176, 184-186, 232; Stanley Bagshaw and the Frantic Film Fiasco (Bob Wilson)
Corporal Schickelgruber: Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 143-144
Time Patrol (Poul Anderson) 18-19; The Adventure of the Brimstone Chalice (Dr. Hill Barton) 283; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 54, 60, 192, 245; The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 101; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 11-12, 14-15, 17-21, 23-26, 37, 40-41, 59, 63, 74-75, 85, 89, 105, 113-114, 128, 139-140, 146, 154, 156-157, 159, 161, 164-165, 167, 175, 186, 189-190, 192, 196-197, 199, 204, 251, 256-257, 263-264, 272, 277, 292, 304; The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 64, 77; The Disappearing Diplomat (Terrance Dicks) 20; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 150, 213; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 21; Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 168, 171; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 21, 23, 47, 61, 66, 81, 164, 173-174, 206, 249; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 16; My Hero (Tom Holt) 296; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 88, 120, 150; The Adventure of the Queen Bee (Frederic Arnold Kummer) 144, 163; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 85; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 9; Codeine (7 Per Cent) (Christopher Morley) 425; The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 540; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 119; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 188; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 320; Murder at the Murray Hill (Edgar W. Smith) 70; The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 88, 92; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 120-121, 125; A Study in Sussex (Leah A. Zeldes) 188
Heil Hitler!: Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 86
Hitlers: The Lion of Draksville (Julian Rathbone) 162
Little Hitler: The Lion of Draksville (Julian Rathbone) 159
Reltih!: Xenolith (Dana Martin Batory) 46, 49

Hitler, Alois (Father of Adolf Hitler, 1837-1903)
The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 400-401
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 306; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 120

Hitler (Hiedler), Johann ((Step-)GrandfatherAdolf Hitler, 1792-?)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 306

Hitler, Klara (Mother of Adolf Hitler, 1860-1907)
The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 400-401
Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 120

Hitler (Shiklgruber), Maria Anna (nee Shiklgruber) (Grandmother of Adolf Hitler, 1793-1847)
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 306, 318

Ho Ling (The Song of Ho Ling - Thomas Burke)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 57-59, 61-62, 76

Hoare, Sir Samuel (British Diplomat, 1880-1959)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 84

Hobbes, Thomas (British Philosopher, 1588-1679)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 100; A Samba for Sherlock (JôSoares) 24
Hobbesian: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 11

Hobbit (The Hobbit - J.R.R.Tolkien)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 244; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 34

Hobbs, Jack (British Cricketer)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 187

Hobson, Valerie (British Actress)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 283

Hoche, General (German Soldier)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 246

Hockney, David (British Artist, 1937- )
Constable Hockney - Police Artist: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 135, 203

Hodgson, Brian Houghton (English Diplomat & Orientalist, 1800-1894)
The Case of Hodgson's Ghost (Ted Riccardi) 41-42, 50, 54, 63, 67-73, 77, 82, 84-90
A Full Account of Ricoletti of the Club Foot & His Abominable Wife (Ian Charnock) 165; The Case of the French Savant (Ted Riccardi) 94; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Ted Riccardi) 201

Hodgson, William Hope (English Author, 1877-1918)
Hodgkins: The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 180-185
Mr Hodgekiss: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 38-41

Hodgson's Friend (William Hope Hodgson's Assistant in Houdini Challenge)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 38-41

Hoffmann, E.T.A. (German Writer & Composer, 1776-1822)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 39

Hoffman, Heinrich (German Physician & Poet, 1809-1894)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 84, 86, 98

Hoffmann, Professor (A.J. Lewis, British Magician)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 70, 127, 150; The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 286

Hoffmann, Richard Horace (American Sherlockian)
Murder at the Murray Hill (Edgar W. Smith) 63

Hofmannsthal, Hugo Von (Austrian Poet & Playwright, 1874-1929)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 153-157

Hogarth, William (British Artist, 1697-1764)
The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 246; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 90, 95, 97; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 26; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 210

Hogg, Amy (British Music Teacher, Wife of Arthur Machen)
The Black Heaven (Ron Weighell) 117-118

Hogg, James (Scottish Poet, 1770-1835)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 28

Hogg, Phoebe (British Murder Victim (of Mary Pearcey), 1858(?)-1890)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 109

Hogg, Phoebe (British Murder Victim (of Mary Pearcey), 1888-1890)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 109

Hogg, Sir Stuart (Municipal Commissioner of Calcutta)
Sir Stuart Hogg Market: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 13

Hohenzollerns, The (German Royal Family)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 24, 151; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 216; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 86, 116; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 68

Hohmann, Walter (German Architect)
Hohmann A Orbit: "The Martian Crown Jewels" (Poul Anderson) 3

Holbein, Hans (German Artist)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 298; Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 64; TheWoman (Aline Myette-Volsky) 182; Evolution (John Peel) 51; The Case of the Addleton Tragedy (June Thomson) 108

Holden, Gloria (Actress)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 105

Holinshed, Raphael (British Chronicler, ?-1580)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 143; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 62, 219-220, 223, 226

Holland, Annie (British Cinema Pioneer)
Mrs. Holland's Palace of Light: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 143

Holland, Camille (Murdered by Samuel Dougal, 1843-1899)
The Case of the Naked Bicyclists (Donald Thomas) 103-104, 106, 108-109, 112-114, 116-120, 123, 125-128, 131-132

Holland, Casper (The Battersea Worm - John Taylor)
The Adventure of the Patient Adversary (George Kaplan) 24

Holland, Ellen (Ripper Case Witness, Friend of Polly Nichols)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 88; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 99
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 168

Holland, Harris (British Gunsmith, 1806-1896)
Holland & Holland Double-barrel rifle: The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 115, 151
Holland & Holland Hunting Rifle: The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 212, 220, 227, 230, 237
Holland & Holland Shotgun: The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 159

Holland, Henry (British Gunsmith, Nephew of Harris Holland)
Holland & Holland Double-barrel rifle: The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 115, 151
Holland & Holland Hunting Rifle: The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 212, 220, 227, 230, 237
Holland & Holland Shotgun: The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 159

Holland, James (Ripper Case, Police Constable Called to Eddowes Murder)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 144
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 197

Holland, John Phillip (American Submarine Inventor)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 226
Holland Submersible: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 9

Holland, S.M. (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 83-84

Holliday, Doc (American Gunfighter & Gambler, 1852-1887)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 288; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 82

Hollingshed, Richard, Jr. (American Inventor of Drive-In Movies)
The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 574, 577

Holly, Buddy (American Singer, 1938-1959)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 181; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 188

Holly, Horace (She - H. Rider Haggard)
Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 5-11, 13-38, 42-45, 47-56, 65-73
She Stooped to Holly: The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 129

Hollyer, Cameron (Sherlockian)
Inspector Hollyer: Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 5-8, 10, 12-13

Holman Hunt, William (British Artist, 1827-1910)
The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 146; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 288; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 267; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 223; "It's Clever, But Is It Art?" (M.J.Trow) 118

Holmes, Henry H. (American Serial Killer, ?-1896)
The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 11; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 5

Holmes, Luna (Allan Quatermain series - H. Rider Haggard)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 63, 80

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (American Jurist, 1841-1935)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 11;

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (American Writer, 1809-1894)
The Adventure of the Odd Lotteries (Robert L. Fish) 185-186; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 115; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 252; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 22; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 37-38

Holmes, Sir Richard (British Museum Director)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 57-59, 61-80, 83-85, 87-90, 92, 97, 102-105, 115, 117-118, 120-121, 140-144, 147, 150, 153, 155-156, 161, 165-166, 171-173, 175, 178, 180-183, 186-187, 194, 205-209

Holmes, Robert (Irish Barrister)
The Affray at the Kildare Street Club (Peter Tremayne) 29; The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes (Peter Tremayne) 212

Holmes, Rupert (American Singer-Songwriter)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 11

Holmwood, Arthur (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 20, 86-89, 91-93, 95, 98, 100-101, 103, 105, 119-120, 132, 201, 205; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 43-45, 53, 85, 92-93, 101, 113-114; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 6, 24-33, 59-67, 95-100, 102-103, 112-118, 122-125, 140, 143-148, 161-167, 213-215, 253, 273-281, 305-307, 310-311, 313-317, 319, 322, 334-335, 347, 364-365, 369, 373-379, 389-392, 397-406, 410, 417-419, 426, 428, 433-434, 436-439, 443-444, 448-449; The Holmes-Dracula File (Fred Saberhagen) 120, 124, 189-192, 232, 243, 246; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 91, 120-129, 167-169, 172-182, 185, 189-191, 194-198, 203, 206-208
The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 121; "The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 16

Holnstein Graf Von (Conspirator Against Ludwig II)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 152-153, 156, 160-161, 167, 170, 174

Holofernes (Bible - Judith)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 128; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 294-295, 333

Holy Ghost / Spirit, The (Incarnation of God)
 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 52; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 228; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 43, 48; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 16; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 192; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 66; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 34, 37-39, 43; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 90; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 251; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 38, 183, 202, 272, 377, 452; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 100; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 220
the holy ghost (nickname): Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 65-66, 69, 71
Spiritus Sancti: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 219; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 152

Holy Grail, The (Legendary Chalice)
The Black Heaven (Ron Weighell) 142-143; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 121, 140-141, 145-147, 149, 155, 172, 189, 193, 200, 206, 208, 216
An East Wind Coming (Arthur Byron Cover) 134; From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 2; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 340; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 68; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 37; My Hero (Tom Holt) 229; The Punjat's Ruby (Marian J.A.Jackson) 215; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 27; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 101; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 225; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 170; The Macabre Affair (Bill Paxton) 46; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 96; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 208; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 12; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 135; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 134; Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 54; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 30
His holy grail: The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 96, 128

Holy Maid of Kent: see Elizabeth Barton

Holzer, Hans (American writer on the Occult)
The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 45

Home, Daniel Dunglas (British Spirit Medium, 1833-1886)
The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 208-209; The Very First Affair (Johan Heliot) 259, 273; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 49, 51; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 131; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 155; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 152; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 216

Homer (Greek Epic Poet)
The Adventure of the Gold Hunter (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 39; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 85, 118;A Case for the Admiralty (Edmund Hastie) 68; The Three-faced Villain (Edmund Hastie) 81; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 197, 257; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 380; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 103; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 161; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 136, 153; The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 231; The Bab Deception (Bill Paxton) 152; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 121; Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-Slayer (Darrell Schweitzer) 127; Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 25; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 84; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 69; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 311
Homeric: Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) x; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 167

Homer, Winslow (American Artist, 1836-1910)
The Adventure of the Captive Forger (Philip J. Carraher) 129, 139

Homfray Family, The (Welsh Industrialists)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 102

Honda, Sachiro (Japanese Industrialist, 1906-1992)
Honda Cars: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 206

Honeythunder, Mr. (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 99-100, 113-114, 147-148; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 105-106, 261, 322

Honeywell, Waldron (Dashiell Hammett character)
Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 336

Honorius, Flavius (Roman Emperor)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 379

Hood, Raymond (American Architect, 1881-1934)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 98

Hood, Robin: see Robin Hood

Hood, Thomas (British Poet & Humorist, 1799-1845)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 131, 133

Hood, Tom (British Editor, 1835-1874)
The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex (F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre) 478-479

Hooja, the Sly One (at the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
God of the Naked Unicorn (Richard Lupoff) 307

Hook, Captain (Peter Pan - J.M.Barrie)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 8, 29, 31-38, 40-41, 44, 47, 64, 83, 135
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 33; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 200, 251

Hooke, Robert (English Scientist, 1635-1703)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 8

Hooker, Joseph (Union General - US Civil War, 1814-1879)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 235; The Night Calls (David Pirie) 93

Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton (British Botanist, 1817-1911)
The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin (Jon L. Breen) 195-197; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 9; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 41; The Case of Hodgson's Ghost (Ted Riccardi) 83; An Envoy to Lhasa (Ted Riccardi) 129

Hoothi (Dr: Who: Love & War - Paul Cornell)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 155