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La Bruckman, Arbie (Algerian Murder Suspect, Carrie Brown Case)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 38

La Rochefoucauld, Francois, Duc de (French Epigrammatist, 1613-1680)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 152; "The Adventure of the Extraordinary Lodger" (M.J. Elliott) 26

La Rue, Danny (British Entertainer, 1927- )
Detective Constable La Rue: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow), 17-18, 152
Mr. de la Rue (in charge of women): Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 72

Labouchère, Henry (British Liberal Politician & Journalist, 1831-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 30, 101-102, 171; The Dracula Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 119; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 435; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 164, 189; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 175-176; Lestrade and theDead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 170, 184, 189; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 31; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 213; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 86
Labouchere Amendment: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 129; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 35
Labouchere Law: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 155

Lacassagne, Alexandre (French Professor of Forensic Medicine, 1843-1924)
"The Blue Eyed Dog" (Frank Thomas) 55; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 16

Lachaise, Père (French Priest, Confessor of Louis XIV)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 144
Père Lachaise Cemetery: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 464; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 138-139, 143-157, 181; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 201

Lacombe, Louis (The Seven of Hearts - Maurice Leblanc)
"Be Seeing You!" (Xavier Mauméjean) 125

Ladd, Alan (American Actor)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 24, 87
Laddie Badd: "The Murder of Conan Doyle" (Ray Russell) 265

Lady, The (The Lady or the Tiger - Frank R. Stockton)
"Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman' (Michael Harrison) 127

Lady in the Lake, The (Arthurian Legend)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 124

Lady Luck (Personification of Chance)
"The Case of the Gambling Nobleman" (Colin Bruce) 21, 38; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 139; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 212
 Dame Luck: The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 277

Lady of Shalott (Arthurian Romance)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 149, 171; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 265; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 38

Laertes (Hamlet - William Shakespeare)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 142, 170-174; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 27, 65, 113, 155, 162, 235; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 172;"The Case of the Danish Prince" (Miles Kington) 138; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 43

LaFarge, John (American Artist, 1835-1910)
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 125

Lafargue, Paul (French Labour Activist, Husband of Laura Marx, 1842-1911)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 104, 111

Lafayette, Marie Joseph (French Military Leader, 1757-1834)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 111
Lafayette Park: The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 194, 286; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 190-191, 352

Lafeu (All's Well That Ends Well - William Shakespeare)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 2

Lafitte, Jean (18th Century French Pirate)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 305

Lagarde, Paul Anton de (German Biblical Scholar, 1827-1891)
"The Case of the Two Coptic Patriarchs" (John A. Wilson) 77

Lagrange, Joseph Louis, Comte de (French Mathematician & Astronomer, 1736-1813)
"The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 352; Moriarty (John Gardner) 15
LaGrange Points: "The Adventure of the Second Scarf" (Mark Aronson) 91

Laine, Cleo (British Singer, 1927- )
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 179

Laine, Frankie (American Singer)
East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 97

Lairre, Marie (British Nun, Ghost said to haunt Borley Rectory)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 125, 127, 134-139, 142

Laius (King of Thebes, Father of Oedipus)
The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 37

Lake, Veronica (American Actress)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 38

Laking, Sir Francis (British Royal Surgeon, 1847-1914)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 278

Lakmed (Lakme - Leo Delibes)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 97

Lal Beg (Indian Deity, God of Sweepers & Scavengers)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 21

Laliman, Leo (French Winegrower)
"The Case of Young Vamberry, the Wine Merchant" (Ian Charnock) 70

Lalique, René (French Jeweller, 1860-1945)
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 60

Lallou, Monsignor William J. (American Cleric & Sherlockian)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 10, 19, 36

Lamarck, Jean (French Botanist & Zoologist, 1744-1829)
"The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (Jon L. Breen) 195, 197

Lamarr, Hedy (Austrian-Czech Actress)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 74

Lamartine, Alphonse de (French Poet, 1790-1869)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 92

Lamb, Charles (British Writer, 1775-1834)
The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 221; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 151

Lamb, Jack (British Sailor, Steward on the Hope, Arthur Conan Doyle's Whaling Ship)
Evolution (John Peel) 37-38

Lambton, Lucy (British Writer & Photographer)
"The Lion of Draksville" (Julian Rathbone) 141

Lamour, Dorothy (American Actress, 1914-1996)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 161; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 171

Lancaster, Osbert
"The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield" (John Lennon) 225

Lancelot, Sir (Arthurian Legend)
Stanley Bagshaw and the Frantic Film Fiasco (Bob Wilson);
The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 119, 121; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 183; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 84; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 97; "The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 46;"Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-Slayer" (Darrell Schweitzer) 119; Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) vi; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 67

Lanchester, Elsa (British-American Actress 1902-1986)
Elsa the Lanchester car: Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 56; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 94; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 630

Lanchester, Frederick (British Automobile & Aviation Pioneer, 1868-1946)
The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 13
Lanchester cars: Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 144; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 56; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 93, 134; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 630; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J. Trow) 71, 73, 77, 79-81, 83, 85, 89, 93, 162, 232-234, 245-246

Lancia, Vincenzo (Founder of Lancia Cars, 1881-1937)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 75
Lancia Car: Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 5-9, 274

Land, Ned (20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 10, 109-111

Landless, Helena (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 105-412; "Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 156, 159, 161-162; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 17-172; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 218, 220-224
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 11, 59

Landless, Neville (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 106-412; "Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 156-157, 159-162; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 17-160; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 215, 218-222, 224-225
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 42, 125; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 58

Landless's Stepfather (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 139

Landlord of the Invisible Man (The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells)
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 3-10, 14, 18, 20, 22-23, 26, 29-30, 35, 51-52, 61-64, 69, 111, 115, 121, 126, 135-137, 140, 142

Landolt, Edmund (French Oculist, 1846-1926)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 44

Landor, Walter Savage (English Poet, 1775-1864)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 152

Landru (Star Trek - TV Series "The Return of the Archons" episode)
"Everything Comes In Circles" (Dana Martin Batory) 15

Landseer, Sir Edwin (British Artist, 1802-1873)
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 175; Absolute Discretion (Grant Eustace) 12; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 7; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 66; "The Lion of Draksville" (Julian Rathbone) 151; The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 150; "The Haunted House" (Alan Stockwell) 217; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 55; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 28

Lane, Catherine (Ripper Case: Stride gave her a piece of velvet to look after)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 80
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 267, 316

Lane, John (British Publisher, 1854-1925)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 134, 151

Lane, Lois (Superman comics)
The Ace Reporter: An East Wind Coming (Arthur Byron Cover) 6-12, 15, 61, 67, 170, 172, 278, 350

Lane, Margo (The Shadow series - Maxwell Grant)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 309

Lane, Mark (American Author)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 31

Lane Sisters, The (American Singers)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 188

Lang, Andrew (Scottish Scholar, 1844-1912)
"The Fairy Thieves" (Dana Martin Batory) 142; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 217, 219, 221, 223, 225

Lang, Fritz (Austrian-American Film Director, 1890-1976)
"Xenolith" (Dana Martin Batory) 45; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 24, 128

Lang, Milton (American Sherlockian)
"Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 63-64

Langevin, Paul (French Scientist, Lover of Marie Curie, 1872-1946)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 154
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 77, 94, 96

Langham & Platt (English Solicitors)
The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 253-254

Langstroth, Lorenzo Lorraine (American Apiarist, 1810-1895)
"The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex" (F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre) 461
Langstroth Hives: Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 18

Langtry, Edward (Husband of Lillie Langtry)
Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77; "Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 111, 113-114, 124

Langtry, Jeanne Marie (Daughter of Lily Langtry, 1881-1964)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 219

Langtry, Lillie (British Actress, 1853-1929)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 17, 61-62, 64, 77, 83-85, 97, 99, 155, 175, 331; "Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 111-118, 121-129
"The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 83; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 45, 47; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 44; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 187-188, 192, 277; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 228; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 156, 191, 209-210, 232; "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 314, 317; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 40, 89, 198; The Game's Afoot Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 77; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 259; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 142; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 219; "The Adventure of the Illustrious Patient" (Michael Mallory) 78; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 21; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 76; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 237; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 17; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 145; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 19; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 546; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 89, 107-108; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 70
Langtry Alberts: Moriarty (John Gardner) 251
Lilly Langtree: "The Man From Capetown" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 12

Lankester, Sir Edwin Ray (British Zoologist, 1847-1929)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 13, 21, 52, 66, 100-103, 112, 114, 157-158; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 21, 41-42, 47, 51, 53, 83, 145, 181

Lansdowne, Henry Fitzmaurice, Lord (British Statesman, Viceroy of India (1888-94) & Foreign Secretary (1900-1905), 1845-1927)
"The Adventure of the Illustrious Patient" (Michael Mallory) 78-83; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 561-565, 622
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 221; The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 238; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 86-87; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 90
The Foreign Secretary: "The Adventure of the Greatest Gift" (Loren D. Estleman) 101
The Viceroy: "The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi) 183, 186; "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 125-126, 128, 131-133, 149
The Viceroy's Staff: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 139

Lantier, Jacques (La Bête Humaine - Movie)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 41-42, 46, 50, 56-58, 91

Lanyon, Hastie (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 40-41, 136-146, 160, 168, 170, 179, 216, 228, 233, 237-241
"Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 215; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 57; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 120

Lanyon's Butler (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 139-140, 144-146

Lanz, Adolf (Austrian Mystic, 1874-1954)
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 69-70, 113, 117-119, 123, 126, 141, 158-159, 161, 164-172

Lanza, Mario (Italian-American Singer)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 3

Lao Tzu (Chinese Philosopher, 570-490BC)
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 133

Laocoön (Priest of Apollo in Greek Mythology)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 164-165; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 210

Laocoön's Sons (Greek Mythology)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 210

Lardner, Ring (American Writer, 1885-1933)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 64, 220-221

Larkin, Philip (British Poet, 1922-1985)
A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 124

Larrabee, James (Sherlock Holmes - William Gillette)
"The Adventure of the Agitated Actress" (Daniel Stashower) 93-95, 98, 100

Larrabee, Madge (Sherlock Holmes - William Gillette)
"The Adventure of the Agitated Actress" (Daniel Stashower) 96, 98

Lars Porsena (King of Clusium)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 578

Larsen, Viggo (Danish Actor, 1880-1957)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 244

LaRue, Alfred 'Lash' (American Cowboy Actor, 1917-1996)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 149

Lascelles, Lawrence (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 28

Lascelles, Lord: see Cornwallis West, William

Laski, Harold J. (British Political Scientist, 1893-1950)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 7-12

Lasky, Jesse (American Film Director, 1880-1958)
Merv Letoffsky: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 222

Lassalle, Ferdinand (German Socialist, 1825-1864)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 44

Lassus, Orlandus (Flemish Composer, 1532-1594)
 "The Affair of the Politician, The Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant" (Howard Collins) 200; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 2; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 161; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 42; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 23; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 116; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 56; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 114-117, 131; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 6; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 23; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 26-27, 201-202; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 19; "The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 118; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 146; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 24; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 99; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 5

Latimer, Andrew J. (Chief Steward Aboard the Titanic)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 86

Lauder, Sir Harry (Scottish Entertainer, 1870-1950)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 89-90, 95, 116-121, 123

Laughton, Charles (British-American Actor, 1899-1962)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 127; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 70; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 370

Laurel, Stan (British-American Actor, 1890-1965)
"The Little Problem of the Grosvenor Square Furniture Van" (Patrick LoBrutto) (Written as if by Laurel)

Laurel & Hardy (British /American Comedy Duo)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 196; The Case of the Missing Masterpiece (Terrance Dicks) 7; My Hero (Tom Holt) 219; "Elementary, My Lovely" (Sarah Montague Joffe) 11; The Spy who Fell off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 154; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 340-342; The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 81-82; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 171
NOTE: "The Little Problem of the Grosvenor Square Furniture Van" (Patrick LoBrutto) is based on Laurel & Hardy's piano-movers routine.

Laurier, Sir Wilfrid (Canadian Prime-Minister (1896-1911), 1841-1919)
The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 74

Lauth, Captain (Dreyfus Affair)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 256-398

Lautréamont, Comte de: see Ducasse, Isidore

Laveau, Marie, I (American Voodoo Priestess, 1794(?)-1881(?))
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 87, 129-130, 132, 196-198

Laveau, Marie, II (American Voodoo Priestess, 1827-1897)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 86-91, 95-98, 101, 104-105, 110, 112-114, 116, 118-121, 128-135, 141-142, 170-173, 177, 179, 181, 184-185, 187, 192-193, 195-200, 205-207, 210, 214-216, 218-220, 227-233, 236-242, 247-248, 250-251, 261, 264, 289, 296, 300-301, 307, 309-315, 323, 325

Lavelle (War of the Worlds - H.G.Wells)
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 43
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 33

Laver, Rod (Australian Tennis Player, 1938- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 6

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (French Chemist, 1743-1794)
"The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (Ian Charnock) 94; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 44; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 266; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 150

Lawende, Joseph (Ripper Case, Saw Eddowes with a man like a sailor)
Joseph Lavende: Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 26, 47-48
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 179-180; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 192

Lawrence, D.H. (British Author, 1885-1930)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 217; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 116

Lawrence, Mr Justice (British Judge, Rose Harsent Murder Case)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 181

Lawrence, Marc (American Actor)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 6, 9-10

Lawrence, St
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 246; "Sherlock Holmes and the Tick Tock Man" (Roy Templeman) 123
Ayot St Lawrence: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 52
Church of St Lawrence: "Nightmare in Wax" (Simon Clark) 429
St Lawrence River: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 220
St Lawrence Seaway: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 86

Lawrence, T.E. (British Soldier, "Lawrence of Arabia", 1888-1935)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 26-43; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 28-366; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 48, 50
The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 16; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 216; The Game (Laurie R. King) 83; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 4; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 22, 25; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 106; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 280; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 102; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 44, 64, 84; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 117-119, 125, 157

Lawson, Geoff (Australian Cricketer, 1957- )
'Legbreaker' Lawson: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 73

Lay, Charles (English Doctor)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 171-173, 178, 204

Lazarus (Bible)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 62; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 78, 162, 171; Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 25

Lazarus, Emma (American Poet, 1849-1887)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 332

Lazenby, George (Australian Actor, 1939- )
Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 203-204