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

Kaack, Milton (JFK Assasination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 124

Kaczynski, Theodore (The Unabomber, American Mathematician & Murderer, 1942- )
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 102

Kafka, Franz (Austrian Author, 1883-1924)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 38-40
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 330, 390; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 45; My Hero (Tom Holt) 298

Kahlbaum, Karl Ludwig (German Psychiatrist, 1828-1899)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 58

Kahn, Gus (German-American Lyricist, 1886-1941)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 41

Kainz, Joseph (Austrian Actor, 1858-1910)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 142

Kaiulani, Victoria (Crown Princess of Hawaii, 1875-1899)
The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Kalanki (The White Horse Avatar in HIndu Tradition)
"The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 76

Kali (Hindu goddess)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 141-146, 148-149, 171-172, 212-214, 221-222, 257-260, 262-264
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 112, 131; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 33-34, 36, 39, 64, 79; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 259; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 201; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 19, 47, 63, 67, 69-70, 79; "The Adventure of the Gowanus Abduction" (Joyce Harrington) 168, 175; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 10-14, 16, 20, 22, 39, 49, 53-55, 57-60, 70-71, 73-74, 84-85, 275, 284-285, 336, 440; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 12, 106-108, 261; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 43-44, 181; "The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson" (Gary Lovisi) 38; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 35, 63; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 75-77, 80; The Case of the Ranjipur Ruby (Anthony Read) 18, 42-43, 52, 60, 62-63, 73, 123, 153; "The Case of the Viceroy's Assistant" (Ted Riccardi) 30, 32, 34-36; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 111, 113-115, 129, 155-156; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 496, 579-580; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 1, 3-9, 12-13, 247; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 55, 57; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 144, 280; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 399

Kaliko (Oz series - L. Frank Baum)
"Sherlock Holmes in Oz" (Ruth Berman) 438-439

Kallay, Miklos (Prime Minister of Hungary (1942-44), 1887-1967)
The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 94

Kallikrates (She - H. Rider Haggard)
Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 6, 72

Kaman-Thah (The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - H.P.Lovecraft)
"The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective" (Ralph E. Vaughan) 22-24, 26

Kamenev, Lev (Russian Revolutionary, 1883-1936)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 106

Kane, John (Scotland Yard Chief Inspector)
"The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 90-94, 99
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 9, 63, 67-74, 84-86
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 15-22, 25, 47-50, 78-84, 90-93, 99-102, 171, 176, 178-190
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 20, 22-23, 38-43, 48-52, 54-55, 100, 113-115, 215, 250
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 11-13, 25-26, 41, 43-46, 48-64, 66, 68-71, 73-79, 91-94, 100, 117, 120, 122-129, 134, 149-151, 153, 156, 159, 170-171, 173, 184-191, 203-205, 207-208, 213, 215, 222-223

Kane, Michael (Mars trilogy - Edward P. Bradbury)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 7

Kanishka (Indian King, 53?-123?)
"The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi) 179-181, 190, 197

Kant, Immanuel (German Philosopher, 1724-1804)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 227; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 113; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 10; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 213; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 152; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 312; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 113; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 16
Kantian: The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 92, 112, 151

Kaplan, Edgar (American Bridge Player, 1925-1998)
Kaplan-Sheinwold Test: "A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 70

Kaplan, Nathan "Kid Dropper" (American Gangster, ?-1923)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 183-188, 217-219

Kapodistrias, Count Ioannis Antonios (Greek-Russian Statesman, 1776-1831)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 212-213

Kapp, Wolfgang (Prussian Politician)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 100

Karajan, Herbert Von (Austrian Conductor 1908-1989)
The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 23

Karamaneh (Fu Manchu series - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 7, 22, 29, 33-34, 36-37, 75, 96, 118-119, 131-132, 140-141, 145, 190, 219-221, 223-232, 257, 260, 334, 376, 379-380, 387, 390, 393, 396, 432-434

Karastoilov, Stoyan (Macedonian Military Leader)
"The Long Man" (Rafe McGregor) 121

Karcher, Julie (Houdini's Housekeeper)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 181, 189-190, 192, 195, 222-223

Karenina, Anna (Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 292

Karl (Amerika - Franz Kafka)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 330

Karl Wilhelm (Margrave of Baden-Durlach, founded Karlsruhe (1715))
Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 108

Karloff, Boris (British Actor, 1887-1969)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 68; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 258; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 7; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 152

Karno, Fred (British Variety Entrepreneur, 1866-1941)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 183
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 67; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 17
Fred Karno's Army: Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 139

Karnstein, Baron (Carmilla - Sheridan Le Fanu)
General Karnstein: The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 28, 57, 61-62, 64, 101-103, 108, 163, 165-166, 180, 215, 219, 228, 145-146, 164-168, 277, 282, 313
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67

Karoly (Tarzan Alive - Philip Farmer)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 13

Karr, Alphonse (French Writer, 1808-1890)
"You See But You Do Not Observe" (Robert J. Sawyer) 350

Karswell, Julian (Casting the Runes - M.R. James / Night of the Demon - movie)
"The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 66-73, 77-79, 81-82, 84-85, 89-92, 94-95

Karswell's Servants (Casting the Runes - M.R. James)
"The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 82, 89

Kasiski, Friedrich (Prussian Military Officer & Cryptographer, 1805-1881)
"Dynamics of a Hanging" (Tony Pi) 333-334

Kaspa (The Lion's Way - C.T. Stoneham)
The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 128

Katharina (The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 105; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 50; Basil in the Wild West (Eve Titus) 78

Katharina (Studies on Hysteria - Sigmund Freud)
The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 46, 48

Katherine, St
St Katherine of Cree Church: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 95
St Katherine's Dock: The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 105; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 145, 147, 150-161, 167, 177; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 287; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 129; "The Case of the Vanishing Barque" (June Thomson) 158, 162
St Katherine's Way: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 228
St Katherine's Wharf: The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 302

Katharine of France (Henry V - William Shakespeare)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 183; "The Adventure of the Ripper's Scrawl" (Michael Mallory) 36

Katisha (The Mikado - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 25, 78-86, 89, 136

Katy (What Katy Did series): see Katy Carr

Katzenjammer Kids, The (Cartoon Characters created by Rudolph Dirks)
"A Scarletin Study" (Philip Jose Farmer) 198; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 167

Kaufman's Trick Cyclists (British Music Hall Act)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 183

Kaunda, Kenneth (President of Zambia (1964-91), 1924- )
King Kaunda: Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 197

Kauper, Harry (Australian Pilot & Engineer)
Kauper Gear: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 8

Kavuru Elixir (Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life - Philip José Farmer)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 60

Kawaguchi, Ekai (Japanese Monk & Explorer, 1866-1945)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 88

Kay (The Snow Queen - Hans Andersen)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 461; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 352

Kay, Sir (Arthurian Legend)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 118

Ka-Zar (Ka-Zar series - Bob Byrd)
The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 128

Kean, Charles (British Actor, 1811-1868)
The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 127, 129

Kean, Edmund (British Actor, 1789-1833)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 56; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 40; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 189; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 49; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 47; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 85; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 201, Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 275
Keene: Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 304

Keary, C.F. (British Historian, 1848-1917)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 176

Keaton, Buster (American Actor, 1895-1966)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 203-204
Buster Ketones: "The Adventure of the Dog in the Knight" (Robert L. Fish) 154

Keaton, Joseph (American Entertainer, Father of Buster Keaton, 1867-?)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 203

Keaton, Myra (American Entertainer, Mother of Buster Keaton, 1877-?)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 203

Keats, Fanny (Frances Mary) (British Poet, Sister of John Keats, 1803-?)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 214

Keats, John (British Poet, 1795-1821)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 297; Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 52; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 240; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 200, 205; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 65, 129; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 176; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 147; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 47; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 324; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 12; "Mr. Montalba, Obsequist" (H.F.Heard) 175; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 194; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 191; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 47; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 214; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66; "The Butler's Footprints" (David Scott) 28, 35; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 28; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 223; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 121; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 115; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 16, 20

Kebble, Mrs. (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 15, 69

Keble, John (British Theologian, 1792-1866)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 53; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 181

Keedick, Lee (American Lecture Tour Manager)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 152, 154

Keel, Howard (American Actor)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 218

Keeley, John (American Inventor)
Keeley Motor: The Pursuit of the House-Boat (John Kendrick Bangs) 78

Keene, Laura (British-American Actress & Producer, 1826-1873)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 60, 140, 146, 233
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 233

Keiller, Janet (18th Century Scottish "Inventor" of Marmalade)
"The Highland Intrigue" (Steve Leadley) 102
Keiller's Cocoa Chocolate: "The Highland Intrigue" (Steve Leadley) 102
Keiller's Marmalade: "The Highland Intrigue" (Steve Leadley) 102

Keillor, Garrison (American Author & Broadcaster, 1942- )
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 5

Keith, Arthur (British Museum Curator, Piltdown Man Hoax)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 21, 48, 52-53, 78-79, 92, 181, 203, 211, 222, 256-268
Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) x, 13, 17-18, 29, 55-56, 59-61, 64-67, 72, 76, 78-83, 86, 91, 96-100, 104, 107, 133, 150, 152, 176

Keith, Benjamin Franklin (American Theatrical Producer, 1846-1914)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 38
The Keith Circuit: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 26
Keith's Theatre: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 40

Kekulé von Stradonitz, Friedrich August (German Chemist, 1829-1896)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 214

Kell, Vernon (British Intelligence Officer, First Head of MI5, 1873-1942)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 162, 167-170, 177-178, 187, 216-221

Kellar, Harry (American Magician, 1849-1922)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 51, 157; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 45

Keller, Helen (American Author & Lecturer, 1880-1968)
Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 222

Kellerman, François-Christophe (French Military Commander)
Boulevard Kellerman: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 92

Kellerman, Roy (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 161, 167

Kelley, Edward: see Kelly, Edward

Kelley, Oakley (American Aviator, 1891-1966)
The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 359; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 187

Kellock, Harold (American Biographer)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 82

Kelly, Alvin 'Shipwreck' (American Flagpole Sitter, 1893-1952)
Shipwreck Barnaby: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 118

Kelly, Edward (16th Century English Alchemist)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 310-311; "The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 62-63, 68-69, 86; "The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 9, 16; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 119, 137, 258

Kelly, Gene (American Actor & Dancer, 1912-1996)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 218; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 168

Kelly, Sir Gerald Festus (British Artist, 1879-1972)
Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 52

Kelly, Grace (American Actress, Princess Grace of Monaco, 1929-1982)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 128

Kelly, James (Ripper Suspect)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 20, 36-39, 45-46, 54-57, 87, 127, 140-141, 146-147, 163, 172-173, 175-176, 178, 182, 217-218, 221, 266-267, 269, 273-274, 278, 280-281, 288-289, 292, 311, 314, 334, 350, 361, 369, 371-372, 381-384, 386-388, 390, 395, 404, 421-423, 436-442, 444, 446-448, 450, 456-459, 461, 465, 476-477, 488, 490, 494, 499, 513-514
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 258, 265, 305, 321-338, 340-341, 345-347, 352-354, 356, 359-360, 364-365, 374-376, 401-403, 405, 425, 440, 443, 445-448, 462, 467, 469, 472, 474

Kelly, John (Ripper Case, Lived with Catherine Eddowes)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 56
Moriarty (John Gardner) 50-53, 62
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 223, 270; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 143; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 143; Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 101

Kelly, John (American Politician, 1822-1886)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 54-57, 62-63, 65-66, 73, 174-175, 237, 244-247, 250, 266-267

Kelly, Madame (French Proprietor of Le Chabanais Brothel)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 319, 322, 340, 474

Kelly, Mary Ann: see Catherine Eddowes

Kelly, Mary Jane (Ripper Victim, ?-1888)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 81, 84, 86, 88-90, 93-94
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 101-103, 112-113, 115-116, 119, 123, 125-127
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 112-113, 115, 117-118, 121-122, 124-126, 131, 135, 164-165, 172, 179-180
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 78-80
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 288-292, 298, 310, 317, 320
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 66
The Dracula Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 118-120
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 302-308, 310-311, 313, 324-326, 328, 340
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 208-210, 225-229, 243, 251-253, 299-305, 309, 314, 372-373, 432, 437-439, 461, 472-480, 482, 485, 490, 493-494
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 54-55, 152, 225-226, 228
The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 230
"The Singular Habits of Wasps" (Geoffrey A. Landis) 234-235, 238-239
"My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 1, 32
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 182-184, 220-221, 255-263, 325-328, 334, 337-342, 359-360, 400-403, 405-407, 409-412, 416-419, 421-422, 425, 428-429, 433-434, 436, 438
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 103, 107-108, 220
"The Adventure of the Pearly Gates" (Mike Resnick) 371-373
Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 66, 71-72, 74-80, 113-115
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 220, 225-230, 238, 261, 270
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 71-76, 81-82, 123
Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 30, 85-89, 101-102, 104, 106-108, 110-112, 124-125, 127, 131, 137-139, 144-145, 147-148, 150-156, 170-172, 174-175, 177, 185, 187
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 11; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 38, 55, 106, 243, 288, 290, 317, 471, 514; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 106, 151, 153, 170-171, 222-223, 258, 264, 276, 337, 340, 348-349, 407-409; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 378; "The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 54; "The Dollmaker of Marigold Walk" (Barbara Hambly) 29-30; "The Scarlet Woman" (Watkin Jones) 71, 76; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 18; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 257; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 10; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 29; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 181; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 503; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 81; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 107; "The Shadow of the Wolf" (Ron Weighell) 35

Kelly, Mrs. (Character in Dan Leno's comedy routine)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 74-75

Kelly, Ned (Australian Outlaw, 1855-1880)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 90

Kelly, Rose (Wife of Alisteir Crowley, 1874-1932)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 77, 126

Kelly, Sarah (Née Sarah Brider, Wife of James Kelly)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 331-332, 341, 376

Kelly, Thomas (American Hotel Clerk, Carrie Brown Murder Case)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 38

Kelly, Captain Thomas J. (US Civil War Officer & Fenian)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 35

Kelly, Walter Crawford (American Cartoonist, 1913-1973)
"The Adventure of the Snitch In Time" (August Derleth & Mack Reynolds) 67

Kelvin, William Thompson, Baron (British Mathematician & Physicist 1824-1907)
Evolution (John Peel) 107, 139

Kemble, Roger (British Actor-Manager)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 71

Kemmler, William (American Murderer, 1860-1890)
Kimblor: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 133

Kemp, Dr. (The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells)
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 1, 6, 19, 52, 67

Kendal, William Hunter (British Actor, 1843-1917)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 15

Kendrick, Stephen (American Author, 1954- )
Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 3-12

Kenmore, Earl of (Irish Peer)
"The Affray at the Kildare Street Club" (Peter Tremayne) 30

Kenna, Mike "Hinky Dink" (Chicago Gang Boss)
The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 163-164, 233, 261, 271, 302, 307

Kennedy, Craig (Craig Kennedy series - Arthur Reed)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 59; The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 69

Kennedy, Jacqueline (Wife of John F. Kennedy)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 8, 56, 62, 163, 198

Kennedy, John F. (American President (1961-63), 1917-1963)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 3-216
Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 104-105, 123, 159; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 101; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 28, 31; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 316; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 126; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 279; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 35
Kennedy Graviport: Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 133
Kennedy International Airport: The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 21

Kennedy, Major John Pitt (Irish Soldier & Engineer, 1796-1879)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 116

Kennedy, Mary Jane (Mother of Nellie Bly, ?-1921)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 20, 89-91, 94-99, 101, 103-106, 114, 118, 195, 207, 220, 289-291, 297, 315, 371, 374, 440, 470
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 266-267, 272, 274, 297, 330
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 71-73, 213, 290, 316-317, 464

Kennedy, Nigel (English Violinist, 1956- )
"The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 180

Kennedy, Robert (American Politician, 1925-1968)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 214; Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 104; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 31; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 316; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 279

Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (Mother of John F. Kennedy, 1890-1995)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 145-148

Kennedy Family
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 198; Happy Endings (Paul Cornell)26; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 102

Kennion, George Wyndham (Bishop of Bath & Wells (1894-1921), 1845-1922)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 73
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 477-478, 481
The Bishop of Bath & Wells: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J. Trow) 202

Kensington Rune Stone, The (American Artefact)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 300-301

Kensit, Patsy (British Actress)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 70

Kent, Clark (Superman Comics)
The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 50
"My clerk, Kent": Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 18
 See also: Superman

Kent, Constance (British Murderess, 1844-?)
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 86; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 91; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 114; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 206; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 95

Kent, James (Ripper Case, Workman who Took Police to Chapman's Body)
Jack Kent: The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 52

Kent, William (English Architect, c.1686-1748)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 224

Kenworthy, Lieutenant Commander Joseph (British Naval Intelligence Officer)
The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 344

Kenyatta, Jomo (President of Kenya (1964-78), 1891-1978)
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 358

Kenyon, Sarah (The Tomb of Sarah - F.G.Loring)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67

Kepler, Johannes (German Astronomer & Mathematician 1571-1630)
"The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 347; Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 221; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 310; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 213
Kepler's First Law: "The Captive Bride" (Dana Martin Batory) 68
Kepler's Third Law: "The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 347

Keppel, Alice (Mistress of Edward VII)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 27, 39, 96, 126-127, 195, 201, 203-204, 211, 215-216, 228, 250-251, 256
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 114-115
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 155; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 19; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 89

Keppel, George (Husband of Alice Keppel)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 27, 203

Kepplinger (American Gambler)
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 20

Kerbogha (Atabeg of Mosul during the First Crusade)
Keborgn: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 146

Kerckhoffs, Auguste (Dutch Linguist & Cryptographer, 1835-1903)
"Dynamics of a Hanging" (Tony Pi) 333-334, 339

Kerensky, Alexandr (Russian Revolutionary, 1881-1970)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 109, 111, 115-119, 121, 124
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 55, 85-86, 101, 109-110, 134-135, 146, 149-157, 166, 173, 191, 220, 229, 235, 242-245, 248, 250, 253, 261, 267, 274, 295, 297
Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 264, 272-273
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 105, 266; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 219

Kerensky, Fyodor I. (Father of Alexander Kerensky)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 173

Keridwen (Celtic Goddess)
The Second War of the Worlds (George H. Smith) 6-7, 10-11, 13-14, 16-18, 20-21, 24, 40, 47, 58, 81, 94, 96, 101, 104-106, 110-111, 115, 124-127, 135, 139, 143, 145, 147, 149, 162, 164, 173

Kern, Jerome (American Composer, 1885-1945)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 120

Kerouac, Jack (American Writer, 1922-1969)
"The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin" (Richard A. Lupoff) (Written as if by Kerouac)

Kerr, Deborah (British Actress, 1921- )
HMS Deborah: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 81, 83-84, 86, 88, 95, 207, 212

Kerr, O.C. (Drood Theorist)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 386

Kerzner, Louis (American Gangster, aka Louis Cohen, 1904-1939)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 185-188, 217-219

Kesey, Ken (American Author)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 179

Kessel, Gustav von (German Adjutant General, 1846-1918)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 129

Ketch, Jack (British Hangman)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Seven (Val Andrews) 122; "Mrs. Farintosh & An Opal Tiara" (Ian Charnock) 174; Moriarty (John Gardner) 67, 165; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 292; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Sabina Hall (L.B. Greenwood) 183; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 29
Jack Ketch's Apple Tree: The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 125; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 137
Ketch's Tree: The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 91, 262

Ketshwayo: see Cetawayo

Kettner, Auguste (French Chef to Napoleon III and Restaurateur)
Kettner's: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 140-141, 149, 250; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 80, 82; "A Discreet Investigation" (Rohase Piercy) 72-73; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 97

Kewpie Doll (Toy)
The Game (Laurie R. King) 32, 46

Key, Francis Scott (American Lawyer & Poet, 1779-1843)
Deadly Season (Tim Champlin) 162

Key, Jack (American Sherlockian)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 11

Keynes, John Maynard (British Economist, 1883-1946)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) v-vi, 16, 26, 41-44, 46-47, 49-53, 58, 61-65, 85-88, 96-102, 108-110, 112-122, 127, 130-134, 143, 151-152
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 188-190
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 81

Keynes, John Nevile (British Judiciary, Father of John Maynard Keynes)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 99

Keyser, Agnes (Mistress of Edward VII, 1852-1941)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 147

The Keystone Kops (American Film Comedy Characters)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 144; Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 76; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 164; The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 14

Khalifa, Seyyid Abdullah ibn Seyyid Mohammed, The (Ruler of the Sudan (1885-99), 1846-1899)
Chronicles of the Lost Years (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 104-106
Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 63; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 51; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 29; "The Baker Street Irregulars Murder Case" (Henry T. Parry) 70; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 138, 163, 168-170; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 36, 179; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 7

Khasi of Kalabar, Randhi Lal, The (Carry On Up the Khyber - Movie)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 160-162

Khayyam, Omar (Persian Poet, 1050-1123)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 61; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 84-85; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 144; Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 73; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 168

Khedive, The: see Ismail Pasha; Tawfiq Pasha

Khufu: see Cheops