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Li Chang Yen (The Big Four - Agatha Christie)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 26-28, 32-35, 39, 41
NOTE: Dr. Natas is identified as Li on P.28

Li Lien-Ying (Grand Imperial Eunuch of the Chinese Court)
"The Adventure of the Celestial Snows" (George Alec Effinger) 336, 338, 341-344, 346 {An Li}; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 246-247, 254, 256, 274

Li King Su (The Hand of Fu Manchu - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 213-218, 225-226, 396-397

Li Po (Chinese Poet, 701-762)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 149

Libbey, Laura Jean (American Author, 1862-1924)
"A Pragmatic Enigma" (John Kendrick Bangs) 102

Liberace (American Pianist, 1919-1987)
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 369

Liberty, Arthur (British Founder of Liberty & Co., 1843-1917)
Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 203-204
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 184; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 123
Liberty's: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 43; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 338; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 12-13; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 61; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 191; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 100; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 106
Liberty Curtains: Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 209
Liberty Gown: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 244, 340, 343; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 24, 31, 39, 86, 191-192; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 409
Liberty of London: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 25
Liberty Silk: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 12, 15-16, 20-22, 31, 38, 44, 188-189, 205, 266, 352, 473
Liberty Wallpaper: Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 149

Lichfield, Lord Patrick (British Photographer, 1939-2005)
Constable Lichfield: Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 130; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 120; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 226
Litchfield- the Police Photographer: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 92

Liddell, Alice: see Alice

Liddell, Edith (Sister of Alice Liddell)
"Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 84, 91-92, 97

Liddell, Henry George (Dean of Christ Church College, Father of Alice Liddell, 1811-1898)
"Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 84, 90-94, 96-98
"The Case of the Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 20-21; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 14; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 129

Liddell, Ina (Sister of Alice Liddell)
"Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 84, 92

Liddell, Lorina (Mother of Alice Liddell)
"Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 84, 91-93, 96-99
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 26

Lidenbrock, Axel (Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller)105, 118, 150-152, 160-162, 167, 170, 204, 215, 217

Lidenbrock, Professor Otto (Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 152; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 45

Liebig, Justus, Baron Von (German Chemist, 1803-1873)
"The Case of Vamberry, The Wine Merchant" (Ian Charnock) 57, 62; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 240

Liegeard, Stephen (French Poet)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 334

Ligeia (The Tomb of Ligeia - Edgar Allan Poe)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 107; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 34

Light, Ronald (Accused in the Green Bicycle Case)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 240-241; "The Case of the Missing Rifleman" (Donald Thomas) 249, 251-255, 257-258, 260-261, 265-274

Light Brigade, The (British Army Unit, Crimean War)
Brigade (M.J. Trow)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 313; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 55; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 179; My Hero (Tom Holt) 237; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 115; "The Rajah's Ruby" (Frank Thomas) 72; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 81; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 208

Light Crust Dough Boys, The (American Swing Band)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 224

Lightfoot, Peter (British Monk, designed Wells Cathedral Clock)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 78

Lightoller, Charles (Second officer Aboard the Titanic)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 183, 185, 193-194, 196-197, 207, 223, 229-230, 233, 244-245, 249-252

Lilienthal, Otto (German Aereonautical Pioneer)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 226

Lilith (Hebrew Folklore, First Wife of Adam)
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 82-83, 120-123, 126, 149-152, 158-159, 176-178, 194-195, 197, 202, 205, 207, 213, 224, 227-228, 230-243, 251-252, 264, 270, 273-276, 278-291, 298, 305, 307-311, 313-314, 316-322, 324, 343-346, 349-350, 352, 354-358, 372-373, 375-383, 409-410, 413, 420-421, 431-432, 434-448, 450-451, 454-460, 463-465, 468, 473, 477-480, 482-496, 498-501
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 103; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 110
NOTE: The character Lilah is identified as Lilith on pages 381, 482, 484-48 of Tom Holland's Supping with Panthers

Lilley, Arthur (British Cricketer)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 86, 89, 94, 127

Lilleywhite, James (British Sporting Goods Dealer & Publisher, 1825-1882)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 13
Lilleywhite's: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J. Trow) 50, 53-54

Lillie, Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" (American Showman, 1860-1942)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 33

Lilliputians (Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 44
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 109; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 35, 226; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 114; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 158; "The Thing Waiting Outside" (Barbara Williamson) 112
Lilliputian (adj.): Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 257; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 240; The Game (Laurie R. King) 205; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 71; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 84
Mental Lilliputians: Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 47

Lillywhite, William (British Cricketer, 1792-1854)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 226

Liman, Carl (German Forensic Scientist, 1818-1891)
"The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 258

Lime, Harry (The Third Man - Grahame Greene)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 113

Lincoln, Abraham (American President (1861-65), 1809-1865)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 5, 8, 11, 18, 33, 46, 50-51, 53, 61-67, 70, 73, 94, 101, 112, 115-116, 118-119, 122-133, 135-136, 140-141, 143-144, 148, 151, 153, 155, 157, 163, 165, 168-169, 171, 179-180, 184, 186, 188-190, 193, 195, 198-199, 205-208, 211-213, 216-217, 224-225, 227, 229-231, 233-235, 237, 240, 248-249, 254-261, 264, 282-283, 287, 289-291, 293-294, 298, 301, 316-317, 319, 326, 333, 336; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 33-34, 65-66, 70, 91, 103, 114-115, 118-120, 129, 171
"Time Patrol" (Poul Anderson) 17; "The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin" (Kathleen Brady) 94; The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 113-116, 120-122; The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we Know It (John Cleese, Jack Hobbs & Joe McGrath) 13; "Cross of Gold" (Michael Collins) 337-338; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 15, 156, 289; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 175; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 16, 67; "The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 86; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 3; Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 104; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 69; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 103, 243; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 33; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 22; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 49; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 114; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 85, 89-90, 107, 200; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 368; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 100, 104; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 132, 160; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 133; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 92; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 81; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 64; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 150; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 155; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 68; The Patient's Eyes (David Pirie) 204; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 26; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 106-107; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 82-83; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 80; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 115; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 38; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 211; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 110; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 147; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 118, 146
Lincoln Gardens: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 241
The Lincoln Room: Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 21
Lincolnesque: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 218; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 138
Linkn: "The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 80

Lincoln, Bishop of (Henry VIII - William Shakespeare)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 14, 16

Lincoln, Elmo (American Actor)
East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 41-42; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 305

Lincoln, Mary Todd (Wife of Abraham Lincoln, 1818-1882)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 66, 133, 136, 144-145, 291
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 107; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 82-83

Lincoln, Robert Todd (Son of Abraham Lincoln, 1843-1926)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 46-47, 120, 184, 326

Lincoln, Trebitsch (Hungarian-British Spy, 1879-1943)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 219

Lind, Jenny (Swedish Soprano, 1820-1887)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 105; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 139; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 234; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 49

Linda (Charles Dickens' Dog)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 417-418

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow (Wife of Charles Lindbergh, 1906-2001)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 183, 185-186

Lindbergh, Charles (American Aviator, 1902-1974)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 183-186
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 140; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 115, 173; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 310; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 295; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 132
The Lindbergh Affair: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 190

Lindbergh, Charles, Jr (Son of Charles Lindbergh, 1931-1932)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 183-186, 202

Lindeman, William K. (American Sherlockian, ?-1971)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 60

Linderman, Leo (American Restaurateur)
Lindy's: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 64-66, 187-188

Lindwall, Ray (Australian Cricketer, 1921-1996)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 6

Lingg, Louis (German-American Anarchist, 1864-1887)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 278

Linnaeus, Carolus (Swedish Botanist, 1707-1778)
"Sherlock Holmes & Basho" (A.A.Attanasio) 50
Linnaean Society: "The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (John L. Breen) 195

Linnell, Ernest (British soldier, Lived with Ellen Donworth)
Fred Linnell: "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 227

Lippi, Fra Filippo (Italian Artist, 1406-1469)
"The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 133

Lipski, Israel (British Murderer)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 86-87, 155; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 270; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 39

Lipton, Sir Thomas (British Merchant, 1850-1931)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 203
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 51
Lipton's Tea: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 179; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 274

Lispenard, Dr (American Drug Store Proprietor, Employer of Francis J. Tumblety)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 120

Lissie, Lord Bertie: see Bertie

List, Guido Von (Austrian Mystic, 1848-1919)
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 47-48, 68-69, 126

Lister, Joseph (British Surgeon, 1827-1912)
 The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 9-10, 64
"The Adventure of the Christmas Tree" (William L. DeAndrea) 188; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 33; The Affair of the Incognito Tenant (Lora Roberts) 22; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 49; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 155
Lister's Carbolic Acid Solution: Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 228

Liszt, Franz (Hungarian Composer, 1811-1886)
"A Case of Royal Blood" (Steven-Elliot Altman) 64; "Mr. Sigerson" (Peter Beagle) 59, 63; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 234; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 326-327; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 109; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 222; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 16; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Daniel Gracely) 49-50; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 241; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 116; "The Man From Capetown" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 1; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 203; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 175; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 247; No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 273

Litefoot, Professor George (Dr Who: The Talons of Weng Chiang - TV Series)
"The Adventure of the Honourable Cracksman" (M J Elliott) 27; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 42-43, 297

Littimer (David Copperfield - Charles Dickens)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 81-82, 84-85

Little, Charles C. (American Publisher)
Little, Brown & Co.: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 187

Little Bo Peep (Nursery Rhyme Character)
"Death in the Christmas Hour" (James Powell) 335
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 33; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 86; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 88; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 88, 232; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 247

Little Dog, The (Hey Diddle Diddle - Nursery Rhyme)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 219

Little Dorrit (Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens)
Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B.Greenwood) 177-178; "The Adventure of the Glass House" (Michael Mallory) 68; "The Case of Vittoria The Circus Belle" (Jay Sheckley) 343

Little Egypt (American Dancer)
"The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 54, 80; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost), 197-198; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 12; Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 82

Little Jack Horner (Nursery Rhyme Character)
"Humpty Dumpty, Did he Fall? Or Was he Pushed?" (Victor G. Ambrus)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 375; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 74-75; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 63
Hornerise: Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 75
Rhyming Slang for "Corner": "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 235

Little John (Robin Hood Legend)
Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 43; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 170
Littlejohn & Robin, Publishers: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 81

Little Lotte (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 74

Little Lulu (Little Lulu Cartoon Strip - Marge Henderson Buell)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 161

Little Miss Muffet (Nursery Rhyme Character)
"Humpty Dumpty, Did he Fall? Or Was he Pushed?" (Victor G. Ambrus)
"The Case of the King of Hearts" (Judie Angell) 77; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 179; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 263; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 173

Little Miss Muffet's Spider (Nursery Rhyme Character)
"Humpty Dumpty, Did he Fall? Or Was he Pushed?" (Victor G. Ambrus)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 263, 328; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 173

Little Nell (The Old Curiousity Shop - Charles Dickens)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 80, 156, 158, 162-163; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 78; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 45; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 371; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 139; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 208

Little Orphan Annie (Comic Strip Character)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 33

Little Princes in the Tower see: Edward V & Richard, Duke of York

Little Red Riding Hood (Fairy Story Character)
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder) 454
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 34, 46-47, 62, 85, 147, 154; "The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 428-430; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 234; "The Adventure of the Mocking Huntsman" (M.J. Elliott) 26; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 207, 211; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 39

Little Red Riding Hood's Grandmother (Fairy Story Character)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 47; "The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 428-429; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 35; My Hero (Tom Holt) 116; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 211

Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf (Fairy Story Character)
"The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 428-429; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 35; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 23; My Hero (Tom Holt) 116

Little Red Riding Hood's Woodcutter (Fairy Story)
"The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 428-429

Little Tich (British Music Hall Entertainer)
The Case of the Disappearing Detective (Anthony Read) 54-55, 59-60, 68, 140
Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 23; The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 210; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 234

Little Yellow God, The (The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God - J. Milton Hayes)
"Wyllie Lochead - Detective" (B) 134

Littlechild, Chief Inspector John (British Police officer, Special Branch)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 10, 12, 15, 28-36, 51-52, 67, 83, 103-104, 123-127, 131, 161, 163, 169-170; "A Study In Orange" (Peter Tremayne) 258-259, 268; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 181-182, 202-204, 212-213
The Adventure of the Dead Rabbits Society (Philip J. Carraher) 6; "The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 58
Chief Inspector John Littlefield: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 119

Littlejohn, Dr. Henry (Scottish Police Surgeon)
The Patient's Eyes (David Pirie) 65; "The Case of the Sporting Major" (Donald Thomas) 162-163, 165-166, 168-170

Littleton, Henry (British Music Publisher, 1823-1888)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 153, 155-156

Liverpool Police (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 126

Livingstone, Dr. David (British Explorer, 1813-1873)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 6-7
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 132; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 102; The Dracula Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 101; "Darkest Gold" (L.B.Greenwood) 177; "The Manor House Case" (Edward D. Hoch) 264; Most Baffling, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 55; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 165; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 34; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 155; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 112; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 117; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 54; "The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 469; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 30; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 81;
Livingston: Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 88

Livy (Roman Historian, 59BC-AD17)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 6, 9, 325, 380; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 69, 278

LL Cool J (American Rap Star)
The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 109

Llachau (Son of King Arthur)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 116, 118, 169

Llewellyn, Dr Rees Ralph (Ripper Case - Doctor called to Nichols' Murder Scene)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 31-32, 35; Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 125, 213, 251, 253, 257, 266, 351, 358-359, 448, 472, 500; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 127; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 33-34, 36
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 62

Llewelyn-Davies Boys, The (George, Jack, Peter, Michael & Nicholas) (J.M. Barrie's inspiration for Peter Pan)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 110, 129, 137, 139-141, 240

Lloigor (Cthulhu Mythos Stories)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 221

Lloyd, Arthur (British Music Hall Artiste)
The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 80

Lloyd, Harold (American Actor, 1894-1971)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 87; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 196; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 152; The Game (Laurie R. King) 133; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 172, 215; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 119, 218

Lloyd, John (American Tavern Keeper)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 152-153, 205

Lloyd, Marie (British Music Hall Entertainer, 1870-1922)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 13, 17, 61, 68; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 72, 76-77; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 95, 188, 234, 254, 256
Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 23; The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 210; Moriarty (John Gardner) 220; "The Case of the Harley Street Specialist" (June Thomson) 102; "The Case of the Upwood Scandal" (June Thomson) 32; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 381; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 116

Lloyd George, David (British Prime Minister (1916-22), 1863-1945)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 104, 388-398, 405; "The Adventure of the Eyrie Cliff" (Rick Boyer) 162-163; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 79-82; The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 1-10, 12-14, 16-19, 21, 25-26, 29-35, 39, 40-51, 55, 57-61, 64-67, 69, 77-78, 83, 89, 91, 96, 98-99, 102-103, 106-114, 117, 121-122, 125-126, 129, 136, 139, 153, 155-158, 168, 176-188, 190, 193-194, 202, 204-211, 215; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 47, 85, 140; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 20, 27, 30-31, 191, 351; "The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 17-18; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 163; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 11, 18, 28, 30, 48-49, 62-63, 82, 92, 146, 169-170, 186-190; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 513-514, 549-551, 564; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 262-263, 265-266, 274, 307, 309-310
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 27; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 104; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 81, 268; The Adventure of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons (James Francis Thierry) 17; "The Case of the Camden Town Murder" (Donald Thomas) 216; "The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 55; "A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 6; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 24, 180; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 48, 118, 124, 148, 175, 192; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 141
The Prime Minister: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 63, 314

Lloyd George, Gwilym (Son of David Lloyd George, 1894-1967)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 19, 180-181, 204, 207, 210

Lloyd George, Mair (Daughter of David Lloyd George, 1890-1907)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 2-6, 9, 12, 16, 42-43, 58, 89, 180, 190, 204

Lloyd George, Margaret (Wife of David Lloyd George, 1866-1941)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 1, 3-10, 12-14, 16-19, 21, 29, 32, 34-35, 41-47, 49, 55, 58, 77-78, 83, 96, 155-157, 177-181, 204, 207-208, 210
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 71, 170; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 549-550

Lloyd George, Megan (Welsh Politician, Daughter of David Lloyd George, 1902-1966)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 1, 5-10, 12-20, 26, 29-34, 40, 43, 46-47, 50-51, 53-58, 61-66, 74, 77-78, 80, 85, 87, 91, 95-105, 109-111, 129, 134, 136, 138-147, 150-153, 155-158, 160-162, 165-170, 173-174, 176-181, 183, 185, 188, 190, 193, 202, 204, 206-207, 210
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 82

Lloyd George, Olwen Catherine (Daughter of David Lloyd George, 1892-1990)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 19, 180-181, 204, 207, 210

Lloyd George, Richard (Son of David Lloyd George, 1889-1968)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 19, 180-181, 204, 207, 210

Lobachevsky, Nikolay Ivanovich (Russian Mathematician, 1793-1856)
"The Adventure of Exham Priory" (F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre) 385, 390
Lobachevskian: The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 129

Lobb, John (English Bootmaker)
Lobb Shoes: The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 38

Lobengula (King of the Ndebele, 1833-1894)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 13

Lobley (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 136, 138-139

Locatelli (Composer)
The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 274

Loch Ness Monster (Scottish Mythical Beast)
 Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 16-20, 25-29, 145; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 78-79, 83-85, 89, 92-93; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 63-64, 117, 123-125, 133-135, 138-140, 147, 154; The Waters of Death (Kel Richards) 11-13, 16, 22-23, 32-34, 37-39, 41-45, 48-50, 72-73, 78-80, 85, 99, 102-105; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 131-132
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 27; Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 186; Basil and the Pygmy Cats (Eve Titus) 41, 44, 51; Basil in the Wild West (Eve Titus) 96

Locke, Ferrers (Ferrers Locke series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Seven (Val Andrews) 85

Locke, Dr. Herbert H. (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 9-107
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 6

Locke, John (British Philosopher, 1632-1704)
"The Adventure of the Mendicant's Face" (M.J. Elliott) 25; Moriarty (John Gardner) 201; The Case of the Missing Marquess (Nancy Springer) 46

Lockhart, Robert Bruce (British Diplomat, 1887-1970)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 202, 218-219

Lockwood, Belva (American Lawyer, 1830-1917)
Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 20

Lockwood, Cary (The Last Flight - Movie)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 261, 269, 292, 348

Lockwood, Frank, Q.C. (British Attorney, Defended Charlie Peace)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 93

Lockwood, W.H. (British Cricketer)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 85-89, 106

Lockyer, Sir Norman (British Astronomer, 1836-1920)
"The Mystery of the Addleton Curse" (Barrie Roberts) 227

Loder-Symonds, Lily (Friend of Jean Leckie)
"Illusions" (Janni Lee Simner) 363-364, 366

Lodge, Henry Cabot (American Politician, 1850-1924)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 111-112, 115-118
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 84, 86

Lodge, Sir Oliver (British Physicist & Writer, 1851-1940)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 177-187
The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 20; Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick)266, 278; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 149; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 85; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 180

Lodge, Raymond (Son of Sir Oliver Lodge)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 182, 184, 186

Lodge, Thomas (British Poet, 1558-1625)
Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 16

Lody, Karl (German Spy, ?-1914)
Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 34, 39; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 219

Loeffler, Friedrich (German Scientist, 1852-1915)
Klebs-Loeffler Bacillus: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 244

Loew, Marcus (American Theatrical Producer, 1870-1927)
The Loew Circuit: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 39
Loew's Theatre: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 87

Loew ben Bazel, Rabbi Jehuda / Lowi Bezalel (Created the Golem)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 96, 166, 216-218, 277, 309-312, 316, 326, 329-333, 340, 342, 383, 385, 387, 393, 434
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 248, 309, 338, 390; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 468; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 245-246; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 89-91; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 113, 203, 206

Loew, Rabbi's daughter
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 96, 218

Lofoten Island Fisherman (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 31

Logan, Edward Lawrence (American Statesman & General, 1875-1929)
Logan Airport: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 33, 35, 94

Lohengrin (Hero of Arthurian Legend & Wagnerian Opera)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 137
Swanship Lohengrin: From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 228, 248, 256, 258

Lohman, Charles (Wife of Madame Restell)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 373-374, 379-381, 383

Loholt (Son of King Arthur)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 116

Loki (Norse Trickster God)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 77