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Makarios of Egypt, St. (Coptic Patriarch)
"The Case of the Two Coptic Patriarchs" (John A. Wilson) 81-82

Makea Takau (Queen of the Cook Islands, 1845-1911)
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 211

Makedonski, Nikulika (Macedonian Nationalist)
"The Long Man" (Rafe McGregor) 117-122, 124, 126, 128-130

Malabar Hill Priests (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 42, 71

Malaprop, Mrs (The Rivals - Richard Brinsley Sheridan)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 56
Malapropism: Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 23; "Dogs, Masques, Love, Death: Flowers" (Barry N. Malzberg) 336

Malcolm II (King of Scotland)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 101

Malcolm, Lady Jeanne Marie Langtry (Daughter of Lillie Langtry, 1881-1964)
"Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 113

Maldoror (Les Chants De Maldoror - Le Comte Lautréamont)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 127, 141

Malek Abd al-Aziz Othman ben Yusuf (Son of Saladin)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 164

Malevich, Kasimir (Russian Artist, 1878-1935)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 41; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 106

Malfi, Duchess of (The Duchess of Malfi - John Webster)
Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 35

Malik Az-Zahir (Saladin's Son)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 164

Malik Kafur (13th/14th Century Indian General )
Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 137

Mallarmé, Stephane (French Poet 1842-1898)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66

Mallet, Pardal (Brazilian Editor)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 10, 14

Mallon, John (Irish Police Superintendent, Phoenix Park Murders)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 65; "The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 213, 215-217, 219-220, 223, 231-232

Malloy, Moose (Farewell, My Lovely - Raymond Chandler)
"Elementary, My Lovely" (Sarah Montague Joffe) 9-10

Malmesbury, James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of (English Politician, 1807-1889)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 161

Malone, Edward (Professor Challenger series - Arthur Conan Doyle)
"The Footprints on the Ceiling" (Jules Castier); Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 174-175, 177, 198, 223 {Ned}
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 8
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman): sections written as if by Malone

Malory, Sir Thomas (British Author, ?-1471)
"The Mystery of Avalon" (Paul D. Gilbert) 42-43; "The Case of the Purloined L'Isitek" (Josepha Sherman) 321; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 30-31, 35-37, 169-172, 210, 213

Maltese Falcon, The (The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett)
"The Madness of Colonel Warburton" (Carole Buggé) 262; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 334; "The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 9-12, 14-21; "The Second Treaty" (Daniel Stashower) 354-356; "The Adventure of the Rara Avis" (Carolyn Wheat) 72-92
The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 173; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 54-55, 253, 291, 311; "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 224; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 144
Maltese Falcon: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 79
NOTE: The Statuette in Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) is clearly derived from the Maltese Falcon.

Malthus, Thomas (British Economist, 1766-1834)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 306; "Years Ago & In A Different Place" (Michael Kurland) 170; The Case of the Missing Marquess (Nancy Springer) 19; "A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 69
Malthusian: The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 34, 71; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 127

Maltravers, Augustus (Augustus Maltravers series - Robert Richardson)
The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 9-192

Malvolio (Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare)
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 40, 50-52, 105, 153; "The Accidental Murderess" (H. Paul Jeffers) 53; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 21, 26; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 294; "The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 239, 243

Mammon (Biblical False God representing Wealth)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 40, 88; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 340; "The Missing Cleric" (Miles Elward) 2; Moriarty (John Gardner) 104; "The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece" (Barbara Hambly) 172; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes(Hapi) 69; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 1, 50; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 58, 144

Mamuwalde, Prince (Blacula - Movie)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 232

Man All Tattered and Torn (The House that Jack Built - Nursery Rhyme)
"The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 279, 287-298

Man Friday (Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 55, 57
"The Kohinoor Gem Shop Burglary" (Ned Hubbell) 124-125; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 99; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 109
Girl Friday: Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 138
His Man Friday: "The Kohinoor Gem Shop Burglary" (Ned Hubbell) 136

Man in the Iron Mask (The Man in the Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas)
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 86, 178; Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 111; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 113

Man in the Moon, The
 "The Case of the Martian Invasion" (Colin Bruce) 132; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 191; "The Case of the Rising Ransom" (Douglas Moreton) 124; The Werewolf Club Meets Oliver Twit (Daniel & Jill Pinkwater) 73; "The Bride of the Moon" (Alan Stockwell) 91, 93

Man That Went Out Shooting, The (Struwwelpeter - Heinrich Hoffman)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 86

Man That Went Out Shooting's Wife, The (Struwwelpeter - Heinrich Hoffman)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 86, 94

Man With The Muckrake, The (Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 12, 73

Manadeva (Licchavi King, 464-505(?))
"The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 96, 100-102, 111, 116-117

Manchester, Louisa, Duchess of: See Devonshire, Louise Cavendish, Duchess of

Manchester, William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of (British Peer, 1823-1890)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 93; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 149

Manchester, William (American Author)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 57-58

Mandelbaum, Frederika (American Fence, 1818-1894)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 3-4

Mandelbaum, Wolfe (Husband of Frederika Mandelbaum)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 3-4

Manders, Bunny (Raffles series - Hornung)
"The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 35-63; "The Ruby of Khitmandu" (Hugh Kingsmill); "The Case of the Hoodwinked Harriers" (Douglas Moreton) 69-77; "Raffles on the Trail of the Hound" (Barry Perowne)
"Introducing Mr. Raffles Holmes" (John Kendrick Bangs) 19; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 166; "The Adventure of the Honourable Cracksman" (M J Elliott) 25; "Too Many Stains" (Marvin Kaye) 329; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 10, 111, 172, 197

Mandiboy, Mr (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 113

Manders, Peter (English Artist)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 396

Manet, Edouard (French Artist, 1832-1883)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 79; "The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 130

Manfred Mann (American Pop Group)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 181

Mangani, The (Tarzan series - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 124

Manjusri (Buddhist Boddhisatva of Wisdom)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 183, 185

Mann, J. Dixon (British Toxicologist)
"The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 56

Mann, Joshua (Associate of Eva Hamilton)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 174, 267-269, 330

Mann, Robert (Ripper Case, Mortuary Keeper)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 32

Mann, Thomas (German Author, 1875-1955)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 17; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 365

Manners, Miss (Writer On Etiquette)
The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 128

Manning, Cardinal Henry (British Roman Catholic Leader, 1808-1892)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 223, 242

Manning, Maria (Swiss-British Murderess, 1819-1849)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 221

Mannlicher, Ferdinand (German Weapons Engineer, 1848-1904)
Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle: San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 181

Manolete (Spanish Bullfighter, 1917-1947)
Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 20

Mansart, François (French Architect, 1598-1666)
Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin (John Hall) 8

Mansell, Nigel (British Racing Driver, 1953- )
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 105-107, 192, 220
Mansell...the chauffeur: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 159

Mansfield, William David Murray, 4th Earl of (British Peer, 1806-1898)
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 49, 54, 56; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 115-116

Mansfield, Richard (American Actor, 1857-1907)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 18, 229; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 21

Manson, Charles (American Cult Leader & Murderer, 1934- )
The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 147; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 174

Manson, Marilyn (American Rock Star)
Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 55

Manzoni, Alessandro (Italian Writer, 1785-1873)
 The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 51

Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung, Chinese Leader, 1893-1976)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 10, 81, 194; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 220; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 140; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 35
Matzo-Tung: "The Adventure of the Big Plunger" (Robert L. Fish) 111-112, 114

Maple, Sir John Blundell (English Furniture Entrepreneur, 1845-1903)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 203

Mapleton, Percy Lefroy (British Murderer)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 153

Mara (Supernatural Being in Buddhist Mythology)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 23; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 76

Marable, Fate (American Jazz Musician, 1890-1947)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 244

Marais, Henri (Marie - H. Rider Haggard)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 81

Marat, Jean-Paul (Swiss-French Revolutionary, 1743-1793)
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 57; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 388; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 368; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 136

Marble, Alice (American Tennis Player, 1913-1990)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 35

Marcello (La Boheme - Puccini)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 111

Marcellus (Hamlet - William Shakespeare)
No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 77

March Hare, The (Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 146-150; "Alimentary, My Dear Watson" (Lawrence Schimel) 210-211
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 84; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 225; "The Christmas Client" (Edward D.Hoch) 263; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 168; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 93

March Hare's Watch (Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
"Alimentary, My Dear Watson" (Lawrence Schimel) 210

Marciano, Rocky (American Boxer 1923-1969)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 223

Marconi, Guglielmo (Italian Radio Pioneer 1874-1937)
"The Puzzle of the Vanishing Laboratory" (Peter Calamai) 7; "The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 60; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 111; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 40; The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 72, 90; "You See But You Do Not Observe" (Robert J. Sawyer) 357, 359; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 118-119; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 33-34
Marconi International Marine Communications Company: Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 55
Marconi office: Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 85
Marconi Telegraph: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 219
Marconi Wireless: Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 54-55; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 87
Marconi Wireless Co.: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 49, 85, 187, 189

Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor (161-180) 121-180)
"The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 205; "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 243, 247; "The Shadows on the Lawn" (Barry Jones) 134; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 141

Marduk (Babylonian legend)
Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 188

Marey, Etienne-Jules (French Physiologist & Cinematographic Pioneer)
The Thundering Underground (Jake & Luke Thoene) 54; "The Siren of Sennen Cove" (Peter Tremayne) 70-71

Margaret, St (Wife of Malcolm III of Scotland, c.1045-1092)
Order of St Margaret: "The Adventure of the Richmond Horror" (Denis O. Smith) 5
St Margaret's: The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 136
St Margaret's Bay: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J. Trow) 39, 41, 48, 54
Thorpe St Margaret: "The Rambling Detective" (Alan Stockwell) 175
Vicar of St Margaret's: Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 139

Margesson, Captain David (British Politician, Chief Whip & Secretary of State for War)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 84

Margherita of Savoy (Wife of Umberto I of Italy, 1851-1926)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 40-41

Margrave of Baden, Karl Wilhelm (Founder of the City of Karlsrühe, 1679-1738)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 108

Marguerite (Faust - Gounod)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 87, 97, 105, 117, 125, 127; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 4, 23-24, 43-45, 84, 92-94, 95, 117, 156, 180, 182, 192, 200-201, 203

Maria (Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare)
"The Thief of Twelfth Night" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 218, 223, 228; "The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 239

Maria (The School for Scandal - Richard Brinsley Sheridan)
"A Scandal in Drury Lane, or The Vampire Trap" (Carolyn Wheat) 63

Maria I (Queen of Portugal)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 219

Maria Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess (Daughter of Nicholas II & Alexandra, 1899-1918)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 91-92, 94-95, 111, 118, 120, 122; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 29-285; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 10-11
Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 262

Maria Christina (Regent of Spain)
"Murder To Music" (Anthony Burgess) 253, 266

Maria de Agreda (Spanish Nun, 1602-1665)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 48

Maria Feodorovna (Empress of all Russias, 1847-1928)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 111-112, 132-135, 141-145, 147, 149, 260, 295, 303
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 27, 72, 134-135, 142, 246, 444

Maria Leopoldina Hapsburg of Austria (Empress of Brazil, Wife of Pedro I, 1797-1826)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 82, 135

Maria Theresa (Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary & Bohemia (1740-80), 1717-1780)
The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 79; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 109; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 267

Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna (Queen Consort of Amadeo I of Spain, 1847-1876)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 15

Marie Alexandrovna (Wife of Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, 1853-1920)
Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 32, 131, 133, 143, 153

Marie Antoinette (Queen of France (1774-93), 1755-1793)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 162; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 55-58, 68-69, 71, 103, 107, 130, 147, 167
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 84-85; "The Adventure of the Aluminum Crutch" (S.E. Dahlinger) 21-22; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 443; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 48, 129, 158; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 8, 16, 18, 37, 162, 226, 272; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 19-20, 22, 59; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77, 116, 436; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 312; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 100; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 231; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 56; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 111; "The Four Wise Men" (Peter Lovesey) 36; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 168; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 137, 146-148, 158, 184-187, 214, 219; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 6; Evolution (John Peel) 21; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 105, 123; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 211, 222

Marie Dagmar, Princess (of Denmark, Wife of Alexander III of Russia)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 194; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 167; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 230

Marie Henriette (Queen Consort of Leopold II of Belgium, 1836-1902)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 130

Marie Louise of Habsburg (Wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1791-1847)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 4; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 88

Marie of Prussia (Wife of Maximilian II of Bavaria, 1825-1889)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 324-325

Marikova, Lady (The House of Dracula - R. Chetwynd-Hayes)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 102, 104, 106

Marina (Boris Godunov - Mussorgsky)
"Dracula on the Rocks" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 22-23, 31, 33

Maritana (Maritana - William Vincent Wallace)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 65

Mark, St. (Gospel Writer)
The Case of the Frozen Scream (Thomas Brace Haughey) 69; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 42; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 28, 65, 220
St. Mark's Cathedral: No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 164, 289
St. Mark's College: Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 15, 18, 22
St. Mark's Piazza: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 476
St. Mark's Place: The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 149, 164; The Probability Pad (T.A. Waters) 28
St Mark's Square: "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 101

Mark Antony (Roman General, 83-30BC)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 59, 64; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 38; "The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 76; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 377;"In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 26; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 324; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 209-210

Markham, Sir Hastings (British Naval Commander)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 1

Marks, John (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 144

Marks, Percy (American Author, 1891-1956)
Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 286

Marlboro Man, The (Cigarette Advertising Character)
Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 37

Marlborough, Sir John Churchill, 1st Duke of (English General, 1650-1722)
Murder, Mrs Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 8, 17; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 12

Marlborough, John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, 10th Duke of (British Peer, 1897-1972)
"The Sudden Death of Cardinal Tosca" (Isaac S. George) 74

Marlborough, Duke of
"When The Spirits Rapped" (Anon.) 41; Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 114; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 93, 228; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 38; "The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman" (Roberta Rogow) 236, 254-255; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 87-89; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 229
The Marlborough Dolmen: Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 40

Marlene, Lili (Lili Marlene - Song)
Lily-Beetle Marlene: "The Case of the Headless Monster" (William Kotzwinkle) 113

Marley, Jacob (A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens)
 "The Adventure of the Christmas Ghosts" (Bill Crider) 194-196, 198; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 98; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas), 149; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 177, 395; "The Devil and Sherlock Holmes" (Loren D. Estleman) 1; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 116; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 18; "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Hill) 239; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 96; Elementary, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 15; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 236; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 161; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 99

Marlow, Charles (She Stoops To Conquer - Oliver Goldsmith)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 246, 256-257

Marlow (Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad)
Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 10

Marlowe, Christopher (British Playwright, 1564-1593)
"The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 81 {Ma Lo}; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 8; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 32; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 25; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 100-101, 125; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 381; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 87; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 23; "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 181; "The Murder of Conan Doyle" (Ray Russell) 265; "The Adventure of the Agitated Actress" (Daniel Stashower) 95; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 49

Marlowe, Philip (Philip Marlowe series - Raymond Chandler)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 8-419; My Hero (Tom Holt) 201, 204-207, 215
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 42; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 79; The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 66; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 138; "Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24; "Dogs, Masques, Love, Death: Flowers" (Barry N. Malzberg) 340; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 68

Marple, Jane (Miss Marple series - Agatha Christie)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 201-202
Aunt Jane: The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 71-79, 90-92, 96, 116-117, 153-154, 156-157
Jane "Mantle or Maple": How A Hermit Was Disturbed In His Retirement (Julian Symons) 253-272
Jane Marble: "The Sound of the Buskervilles" (Douglas Moreton) 117, 120
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 3; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 1; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 131

Marryat, Frederick (British Author, 1792-1848)
"Our American Cousins" (Roberta Rogow) 397; "The Adventure of the Tired Captain" (Alan Wilson) 175

Mars (Roman God of War)
"The Case of the Martian Invasion" (Colin Bruce) 123; Solar Pons Versus the Devil's Claw (Basil Copper) 75; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 39; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 136; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 124; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 297
Mars Hill: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 139, 153

Marsh, Alice (Murdered by Neill Cream)
"The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 284-287, 289, 294, 299-300, 318, 329

Marsh, James (English Chemist, 1794-1846)
The Marsh Test: The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 199; Necropolis (Basil Copper) 72, 97; "The Case of the Borderland Dandelions" (Howard Engel) 36; "The Remarkable Worm" (Carolyn Wheat) 221

Marsh, Narcissus (Irish Archbishop, 1638-1713)
Marsh's Library: "The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 59

Marsh, Ngaio (New Zealand Author, 1895-1982)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 134

Marsh, Obed (The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft)
"The Mystery of the Hanged Man's Puzzle" (Paul Finch) 220-221, 236

Marshall, Leslie (American Sherlockian)
"Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 59

Marshall, William (Ripper Case Witness in Stride Murder)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 82
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 268

Marshall Hall, Sir Edward (British Lawyer)
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 1-17, 19, 33, 65, 67-72, 79-84, 106, 117-118, 120-125, 127, 130-139, 141, 147, 192, 194-213; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 211-212, 241, 247; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 105-118; "The Case of the Camden Town Murder" (Donald Thomas) 218-219, 239, 241; "The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 221; "The Case of the Missing Rifleman" (Donald Thomas) 246, 249-258, 260-274; "The Case of the Sporting Major" (Donald Thomas) 133-141, 146, 154; "The Two Failures of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 3-4, 6-7; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 25-32, 118, 146-150; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 189-190, 195, 200, 210-217, 226, 232, 235
 "The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 58; "The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 178, 181, 225, 228; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 64

Marten, Maria (British Murder Victim - The Red Barn Murder, ?-1828)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 138; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 330

Martens, Conrad (British-Australian Artist, 1801-1878)
Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 67

Martha (Bible - Luke)
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 145-146

Martha, St (Spanish Martyr)
St Martha's: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 102
St Martha's Hill: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 94-95

Martial (Spanish-Roman Poet, 40-104)
The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 36-37

Martians (Mars series - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 3-6, 8-21

Martians (The War of the Worlds - H.G.Wells)
"A Case of Royal Blood" (Steven-Elliot Altman) 80-81; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 33, 52, 144; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 7, 14-18, 20-21, 24-36, 40-42, 47-49, 51, 53-61, 66-67, 69-74, 76-77, 79, 81, 83, 87-89, 93-95, 98, 106, 111, 115, 117, 119-120, 127, 129-134, 136-145; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 9, 13-14, 16, 73, 95, 114-115, 147-149, 154, 169, 173, 176, 189, 240, 254-255, 258-261, 263-264, 268, 272-273, 275, 279-282, 287; The Second War of the Worlds (George H. Smith) 5, 15-18, 21, 32-38, 51, 56-65, 69-70, 76-79, 82-85, 92, 94, 98-99, 108-110, 113-115, 117, 119-124, 126-162, 164-174; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 16-18, 23-29, 31-33, 43, 45-50, 53-58, 60-66, 68-86, 88-105, 108-109, 111-112, 114-116, 119-120, 123-125, 127-188, 190-196, 198, 200-208
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 294; "The Case of the Martian Invasion" (Colin Bruce) 120, 127; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 1, 363; "The Adventure of the Forgotten Umbrella" (Mel Gilden) 47; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 55;"The Adventure of the Nefarious Nephew" (Michael Mallory) 134; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 188, 202; "The Adventure of the Field Theorems" (Vonda N. McIntyre) 62; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 37, 113; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 135; The Adventure of the Ancient Gods (Ralph Vaughan) 23

Martin, St (Italian Pope (Martin I) (649-655), ?-655)
Church of St Martin: Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 285
St. Martin's Church: "The Missing Cleric" (Miles Elward) 3, 12, 17, 20; "The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 375
St Martin's-in-the-Fields: Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 130; Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 65; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 198; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 14
St Martin-le-Grand: Moriarty (John Gardner) 142; "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman' (Michael Harrison) 119; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 156; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 62; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 24
St Martin's Lane: Moriarty (John Gardner) 293; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 50; The Thundering Underground (Jake & Luke Thoene) 17; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 38
St Martin's Place: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 166, 170
St Martin's Press: "And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 364-365
St Martin's Street: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 139, 147
St Martin's Summer: "The Record of the Tarleton Murders" (Ian Charnock) 27

Martin, Lionel M. (British Car Manufacturer, 1878-1945)
Aston Martin: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 113

Martin, Steve (American Actor and Comedian, 1945- )
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 28, 34

Martini, Friedrich von (19th Century Swiss Gunsmith)
Martini-Henry: Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 12; "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 298; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 158, 244, 254, 261-262; "The Queen of the Night" (Donald Thomas) 328; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 121
 Martini Rifle: "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 307-308, 312; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 168; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 187

Martini, Simone (Italian Artist, 1283-1344)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 45

Martinka, Francis (1843-1924) & Antonio (German Magic Store Proprietors)
Martinka & Company: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 3, 6; The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 12-14
Martinka's: Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 80

Martov, Julius (Menshevik Leader, 1873-1923)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 115, 172

Martyn, Edward (Irish Dramatist, 1859-1923)
"The Coole Park Problem" (Michéal & Clare Breathnach) 187