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Metchnikoff, Elie (Russian Biologist, 1845-1916)
Netchnikoff: Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 257

Methuselah (Biblical Patriarch)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 28; "Shady Sinners of the Styx" (Lawrence Daniel Fogg) 15; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 19; The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 254; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 125; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 48; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 209; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 108;
Mefoozalum: Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 185
Methuselan: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 205

Metternich, Prince Klemens (Austrian Diplomat, 1773-1859)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 25; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 9; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 95; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 89; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 124; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 280

Metternich, Princess Pauline Von (Wife of Prince Richard von Metternich, 1836-1921)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 26

Meyer, Bernard C. (Houdini Biographer)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 30

Meyer, F.B. (British Theologian, 1847-1929)
Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 176, 178

Meyer, Nicholas (American Writer & Director)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 7-13; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 9; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 11-15

Meyerbeer, Giacomo (German Composer, 1791-1864)
The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 18; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 136; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 41, 43, 54-55, 125; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 175; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 22

Meyrick, Kate (British Nightclub Entrepreneur, 1875-1933)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 155, 158-159, 171
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 164

Micaela (Carmen - Bizet)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 182-183

Micawber, Mr. (David Copperfield - Charles Dickens)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 124; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 155; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 190; The Adventure of the Missing Brother (Eugene Edmund Snyder) 26; "The Case of the Rajah's Emerald" (Carolyn Wheat) 117, 118

Michael (Archangel): see St. Michael

Michael Mickhailovich (Russian Grand Duke, 1861-1929)
Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 34-35, 38, 44-58, 60, 63-64, 68-75, 77-79, 83-88, 90-94, 98-109, 117, 119-121, 125-127, 129-132, 134-138, 142-146
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 104; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 51; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 130

Michael Alexandrovich, Grand Duke (Third Son of Alexander III, 1878-1918)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 204

Michael, St (Archangel)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 367; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113; The Moor (Laurie R. King) 45, 119; Evolution (John Peel) 217; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 600; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 113; "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 134; "The Adventure of the Angel's Trumpet" (Carolyn Wheat) 282, 290
Boulevard St Michel: "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 136
Church of St Michael and All Angels: "The Holy Rood" (Alan Stockwell) 128
Island of St Michele: "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 104
Knight Grand Cross of St Michael & St George: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 600
Michaelmas: "The Music of Christmas" (L.B. Greenwood) 146; My Hero (Tom Holt) 141; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 175
Michaelmas Daisies: Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 217; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 141
Michaelmas Term: Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 46, 48; "The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife)" (Roberta Rogow) 138-139; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 241
Mont St Michel: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 139
St Michael and All Angels: Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 184
St Michael's (Music Hall): "The Adventure of the Tired Captain" (Bob Byrne) 92
St Michael's Alley: Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 206
St Michael's Church: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 263, 267-268, 276; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 236
St Michael's Press: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 89
Tichaelmas Merm: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 31

Michel, Clémence Louise (French Revolutionary, 1830-1905)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 99-100

Michelangelo Buonarrotti (Italian Artist, 1475-1564)
"Xenolith" (Dana Martin Batory) 44; "The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 80 {Mi Klan Jlo}; "Holmes Ex Machina" (Susan Casper) 242; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 475; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 89; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 11; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 383-385; Elementary, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 108; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 92; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 272; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 136; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 44; The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 294; "A Discreet Investigation" (Rohase Piercy) 37; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 57; The Jewelled Peacock of Persia (Jake & Luke Thoene) 103; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 23, 174; Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 102; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 94; No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 8; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 167
Michelangelo of Mechanics: The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Daniel Gracely) 78

Michelson, Albert (German-American Physicist, 1852-1931)
The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 2; "The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective " (Ralph Vaughan) 17
Michelson-Morley Experiment: "The Ultimate Crime" (Isaac Asimov) 348; "The Adventure of the Field Theorems" (Vonda N. McIntyre) 59

Michon, Hippolyte (French Abbé & Graphologist)
"The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 30; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 121

Mickey Mouse (Walt Disney Cartoon Character)
The Case of the Missing Masterpiece (Terrance Dicks) 18, 54; My Hero (Tom Holt) 311; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 77; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 60; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 70, 72; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 303

Midas (King in Greek Mythology)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 161; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 34, 260; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 26; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 191; "The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 16-17; "The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 461, 476; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 59;"The Case of the Manor House Mystery" (June Thomson) 65; "The Case of the Maupertuis Scandal" (June Thomson) 231
A Marxist Midas: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 83
Midas Avarice: "The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 17
Midas Emerald: Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 49, 90, 120, 125, 127
Midas Orchid: "The Chalice of Skorr" (Dana Martin Batory) 105
Midas Touch: "The Adventure of the Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 124; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 202; "The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 16; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 285
Midasocracy: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 291

Midas' Servant (Character in King Midas Myth)
"The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 461

Middlesex, Sheriff of the
Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 45

Midgard Serpent, The (Scandinavian Mythology)
"The Case of the Missing Energy" (Colin Bruce) 20; "The Case of the Unmarked Graves" (Colin Bruce) 102

Midnight Louie (Midnight Louie series - Carole Nelson Douglas)
"A Baker Street Irregular" (Carole Nelson Douglas)

Mifroid, Inspector (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 76, 93, 173-178, 187, 209-215, 217; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 99, 176, 178, 180-185, 195-196, 204-205, 211-213, 225-226, 231, 233, 237, 240, 245-246

Mighty Joe Young (Mighty Joe Young - Movie)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 21

Mighty Mouse (Cartoon Character created by Isadore Klein)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 80

Mikado, The (The Mikado - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 80, 83, 86

Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov (Russian Grand Duke)
Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 278

Milan I (King of Serbia (1882-89), 1854-1901)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 142, 149
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 13-14

Milarepa (Tibetan Buddhist Sage, 1040-1123)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 79, 116; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 56-57, 182

Miles (Goodman) (Sabrina The Teenage Witch - TV Series)
Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Hounded By Baskervilles (Mercer Warriner) 29-33, 36-37, 51-59, 64, 66-70, 93, 116-119, 132

Milesius (Irish Legend)
Milesian: "The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 62

Milk Tray Man, The (Cadburys' Milk Tray Commercials)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 12

Milkman, The (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 139

Mill, John Stuart (British Philosopher, 1806-1873)
 Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 227; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 15, 23, 31, 43, 69, 76, 86, 95-96, 105, 116, 158; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 212; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 157; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 35; "The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 269
John Stuart Mill (a dog): Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 93-94, 100, 113-114, 130, 135, 141-142, 148, 150, 161, 164, 188
Millite: The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 69

Mill, Harriet Taylor (British Philosopher, Wife of John Stuart Mill, 1807-1858)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 157

Millais, Sir John Everett (British Artist, 1829-1896)
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 22; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 104; "It's Clever, But Is It Art?" (M.J.Trow) 117

Milland, Ray (American Actor)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 149-151

Millar, Gertie (British Actress, 1879-1952)
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 120; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 8

Millay, Edna St. Vincent (American Poet, 1892-1950)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 120

Millen, General Francis (Irish Mercenary)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 71

Miller, Ann (American Actress)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 219, 254

Miller, Dr. Bill (American Sherlockian)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 216

Miller, Clarissa (Mother of Agatha Christie)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 184-185

Miller, Glenn (American Band Leader, 1909-1944)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 121; My Hero (Tom Holt) 180; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 216

Miller, Henry (American Author, 1891-1980)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 113

Miller, Jayne (American Author)
Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 1-2
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 26

Miller, Marilyn (American Actress, 1898-1936)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 300

Miller, Samuel (18th Century British Sailmaker, Inventor of the Circular Saw)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Trophy Room" (Roy Templeman) 162

Miller, Thomas Kent (American Author)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 23-28, 33-35, 111; Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 1-5

Millet, Jean Francois (French Artist, 1814-1875)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 50

Millet, Nicole (French Victim of Spontaneous Human Combustion, ?-1725)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 62

Millöcker, Karl (Austrian Composer)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 240; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 131

Mills, William (British Inventor, 1856-1932)
Mills Grenade: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 215

Milne-Edwards, Henry (British/French Zoologist, 1800-1885)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 189

Milner, Lord (British Colonial Secretary)
The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 106-107, 110, 112, 157-158, 204, 207, 210
"The Queen of the Night" (Donald Thomas) 290; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 202

Milner, Thomas (British Safe Manufacturer)
Milner Safe: "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 6

Milstein, Luba (British Anarchist)
Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 21, 24; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 56

Milton, John (British Poet, 1608-1674)
The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 88; Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 264; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 345; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 98, 367; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 81, 92; "Shady Sinners of the Styx" (Lawrence Daniel Fogg) 12; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 48; "The Dollmaker of Marigold Walk" (Barbara Hambly) 43; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 14;"The Human Mystery" (Tanith Lee) 256; "Mentioned in Dispatches" (Douglas Moreton) 140; "Angel Down, Sussex" (Kim Newman) 114; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 35; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 28; Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 28;
Milton House : Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 216

Mimble, Mrs. (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 10, 12, 68

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

Minchin, James Innes (British Chess Player)
"The Moriarty Gambit" (Fritz Leiber) 299

Miner 49-er, The (Clementine - folk song)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 139

Minerva (Roman Goddess of Handicrafts)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 196
Junior Minerva Club: Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 22

Ming The Merciless (Flash Gordon series)
The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 40
"The theft of the U.S.S. Mongo...Everyone thought Ming's case was hopeless": "The Color of Death" (Dana Martin Batory) 56

Miniter, Mary (American Witness in Carrie Brown Murder Case)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 36-38

Miniver, Mrs. (Mrs. Miniver - Jan Struther)
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 58

Minnie Mouse (Walt Disney Cartoon Character)
The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 461

Minogue, Kylie (Australian Singer & Actress)
Kindly Minogue: Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 145

Minor, Dr. William Chester (American Lexicographer, 1834-1920)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 29-30, 45, 69, 301

Minos (King of Crete in Greek Mythology)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 149; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 148
Minoan: "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 144
Minoan Palace: "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 134

Minotaur, The (Greek Mythology)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 1-5, 8-10, 12-15, 358-359, 365-366, 374
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 148; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 107; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 250-251, 259, 302; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 23; The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 205; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 121, 149; The Patient's Eyes (David Pirie) 239; "The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 76; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 134, 148; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 73
Like a Minotaur: The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 231

Minter, Mary Miles (American Actress, 1902-1984)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 200; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 201

Miranda (The Tempest - William Shakespeare)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 72

Miranda, Carmen (Brazilian Actress)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 218

Mireau, General (Paths of Glory - Movie)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 29, 42, 45, 49-50, 56-57, 59-60, 99, 111, 146, 194, 319, 332-333
"The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 16

Miremont, Claude (French Violin Maker)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 89

Mirza Ali Muhammad (The Bab, Founder of Babism, 1819?-1850)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 159-160, 177-179
Babism: "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 160
Babist: "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 160, 162

Mirza Huseyn Ali (Baha'u'llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 160, 179

Mishael: see Meschach

Mistahimaskwa / Big Bear (Native American Leader, c.1825-1888)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 49-50, 76

Mitchell, Sergeant Arthur (British Police officer, Crippen Case)
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 73-76, 81-82, 86-88

Mitchell, Edward Page (American Author, 1852-1927)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 129

Mitchell, Maria (American Astronomer, 1818-1889)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 85-89, 91-94, 97, 99-105, 120, 140, 150, 153-157, 159-161, 166, 171, 176, 178, 180, 186, 196, 206, 212, 216

Mitchell, Grant (Eastenders - TV series)
Mitchell: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 123

Mitchum, Robert (American Actor, 1917-1997)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 61

Mitford, Unity (British Supporter of Hitler, 1911-1948)
"The Singular Affair of Mr. Phillip Phot" (The Greek Interpreters of East Lansing) 79-81, 83-84
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 13

Mithras (Roman God)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 61

Mithridates VI Eupator (King of Pontus (c.132-63BC), c.121-63BC)
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 43, 143, 176

Mitterhouse, Count (Vampire Circus - Movie)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66

Mitty, Walter (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - James Thurber)
Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 79

Mix, Tom (American Cowboy Actor, 1880-1940)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 33-35
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 141; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 137

Mizen, Jonas (Ripper Case, Police Constable Called to Nichols Murder)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 118; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 30 {Misen}; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 33-34
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 108

Mnemosyne (Greek Goddess of Memory)
The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 27