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Ngiam Tong Boon (Singaporean Bartender)
Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel (John Hall) 28

Niblo, William (Irish-American Impresario, 1789-1875)
Niblo's Garden: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 159

Nibs (Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 25, 110, 129, 137, 139-141, 164, 240

Nichiren (Japanese Buddhist Monk, 1222-1282)
Nichiren Soshu: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 12

Nicholas I (King of Montenegro, 1841-1921)
"The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 32; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 90

Nicholas I (Russian Tsar (1825-55), 1796-1855)
The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 45; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 95; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 129

Nicholas II (Russian Tsar (1894-1917) 1868-1918)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 32, 67-122
Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 13, 17, 20-29, 31-32, 35-37, 42-44, 48, 50, 53, 56-60, 66-73, 77-79, 83, 86-87, 89-93, 95-98, 101-103, 105-108, 111, 113, 118-119, 121-124, 126-131, 133-134, 136-137, 139, 142-160, 163, 167, 169-171, 173-174, 176-177, 179-185, 190, 194, 197-198, 203-204, 207-210, 213-216, 218-221, 228-230, 237, 253, 255, 259-261, 272-275, 282-285
Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 55-57, 59-63, 65-82, 84-88, 91-100, 111, 128
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 8-11
Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 229-232, 237, 239, 243-245
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 129, 199-202, 208, 219, 222
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 28-30, 119
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 16; "The Adventure of the Eyrie Cliff" (Rick Boyer) 103; A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 74; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 99; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 516; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 302; "The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat" (Zakaria Erzinçlioglu) 435, 456; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 26, 39; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 95, 105; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 11-12, 14-15, 20, 25-29, 33, 41-45, 48, 52, 55, 64-66, 77-79, 84, 88, 100, 109-112, 115, 131-134, 136, 142, 150-152, 154, 156, 162, 164, 172, 174, 177, 179, 186, 188-189, 193, 195, 200, 202-204, 208, 215-216, 218, 222-224, 229, 236, 242-245, 258-260, 263, 267-271, 273, 278-280, 291-293, 298, 300, 305; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 11, 40, 148; "The Case of the Last Battle" (L.B.Greenwood) 484; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 24, 200; Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 126; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 112, 235, 252-253; The Game (Laurie R. King) 24, 88; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 107; The Case of the Second Séance(Sam McCarver) 129; "The Adventure of the Illustrious Patient" (Michael Mallory) 75; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 163, 184; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 15, 18, 36; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 187, 193; "The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 28; The Case of the Haunted Horrors (Anthony Read) 122; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 153; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 49, 85, 114, 126, 128, 163; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 146, 211, 262; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 105, 119, 170-171; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 31-32, 163, 165; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 13; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 175, 187; No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 34; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 254
Army of the Tsar: "The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 266
The Czar's Cabinet: "The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat" (Zakaria Erzinçlioglu) 454
The Czar's Fleet: Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 62
The Czar's Government: "The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat" (Zakaria Erzinçlioglu) 455, 457
The Czar's / Tsarist Secret Police: Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 123; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 180, 262
The Tsarevich: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 207
Tsarist: The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 154, 159, 245, 260; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 62-63; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 190; "The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 267
Tsarist Agent: Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 56, 58
Tsarist Government: Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 256

NOTE: Although Nicholas is referred to as if he is Tsar of Russia in The Great Game (Michael Kurland) (p.107), it was actually his father, Alexander III, who was Tsar in 1891, when the story takes place.

Nicholas, St.
 "The Chalice of Skorr" (Dana Martin Batory) 100-101; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 148, 216; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 62; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 216; Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 94; "The Doctor's Case" (Stephen King) 320; "A Father's Tale" (Sterling E. Lanier) 143; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 11; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 154
St Nicholas Church: "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 242; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 230, 246
St Nicholas Hotel: The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 123
Saint Nick: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 148; Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 91; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 20; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 154
 see also: Father Christmas; Santa Claus

Nicholas Nikolaevich, Grand Duke (Commander in Chief of Russian Armies, 1856-1929)
Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 73, 78-79, 86, 90, 147, 156, 211, 259-260, 272

Nichols, Henry Alfred (Son of Polly Nichols, 1879-?)
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 39, 45
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 168

Nichols, Mary Anne: see Nichols, Polly

Nichols, Polly (Mary Anne) (Ripper Victim, ?-1888)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 71, 73, 77-78, 86, 93-94
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 88-91, 125
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 27-29, 33, 71, 79, 101-102, 163, 180
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 20-30, 33, 37-48, 54, 59, 61-62, 65-67, 70-71, 119, 143-144, 158, 166, 188, 257, 259, 272-273, 280
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 46-48, 56
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 18, 20, 27-28, 30-32, 35-37, 40-41, 47, 50, 53, 229, 305, 317
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 446-447
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 126, 152, 155, 166
"The Singular Habits of Wasps" (Geoffrey A. Landis) 229
"My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 23, 32
A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen) 85-92, 94-96, 99-100, 130, 136
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 99-100, 103
"A Case of Identity" (Jack Ritchie) 47-48
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 33-36, 43-46, 60, 91, 119, 222, 238, 250, 268, 270
Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 5-8, 51, 70, 73, 84-85, 101, 107, 110, 129, 139, 147-148, 150, 170-171, 174
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 10-11; "The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 62-63, 69; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 78, 287-288, 290; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 151, 153, 168, 222-223, 258, 264, 267, 407, 409; Moriarty (John Gardner) 86; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 200; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 15, 35, 37, 39, 50-51, 55, 57-58, 73, 75-76, 91, 110, 183, 221, 416; "The Adventure of the Pearly Gates" (Mike Resnick) 371-372; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 265; Bloodguilty (Raymond Thor) 43, 51, 57

Nichols, Polly's Children
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 39, 45

Nichols, William (Polly Nichols' Husband)
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 38-40, 45
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 168; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 35-36

Nicholson, Colonel (The Bridge on the River Kwai - Pierre Boule)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 148

Nicholson, Jack (American Actor 1937- )
A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 92

Nick the Greek (Greek-American Gambler, Nick Dandelos, 1893-1966)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 64, 228

Nicodemus (Bible - John)
An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 221
The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 45

Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel, Willem (Prince of the Netherlands, 1840-1879)
"A Case of Royal Blood" (Steven-Elliot Altman) 65-66, 75-76, 79, 89-90

Nicolaevsky, Boris (Russian Historian)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 12

Nicoll, William Robertson (Scottish Man of Letters, 1851-1923)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 11

Nietzsche, Friedrich (German Philosopher, 1844-1900)
"The Interrupted Game" (Dana Martin Batory) 124; "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (Ian Charnock) 108; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 73; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 202; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 68; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 48; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 213; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 183; The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 8, 14-15, 140; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 62; "The Red Planet League" (Kim Newman) 286; "The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 211; "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 319; A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny) 242
Nietzschean: The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 285
Post-Nietschean: The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 32

Nieuwerkerke, Emilien, Comte de (French Arts Minister, 1811-1892)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 232-233

Nightingale (The Nightingale - Hans Andersen)
The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 262

Nightingale, Florence (British Nursing Pioneer, 1820-1910)
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 6, 80-81, 84, 109; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 273, 347, 353-354, 356
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 189; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 436; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 356; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 336; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 240; Young Sherlock: The Adventure At Ferryman's Creek (Gerald Frow) 57-58; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 199; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 61; They Might Be Giants (James Goldman) 103; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 27; Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 87; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 213; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 17; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 106-107, 148; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 53; The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 4; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 19; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 11; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 114; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 130; No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 69; The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 75-76
Florence Nightingales: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 416
Lady with the Lamp: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 39
Miss-bloody-NIghtingale: Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 126
Nightingale Nursing Institute: The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 137, 142

Nijinsky, Vaslav (Russian Dancer, 1890-1950)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 100; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 192; Lestrade and theDead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 104

Nike (Greek Goddess of Victory)
Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 140, 144
Nike-soled feet: San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 87

Niketas Choniates (Greek Historian, c.1155-c.1215)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 302

Nikola, Dr. (A Bid For Fortune - Guy Boothby)
"The Mystery of the Worm" (John Pelan) 194-204
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 104; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 25, 62; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 90

Ninetta (The Thieving Magpie - Rossini)
Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 45-46

Ninth Legion, The (Roman Soldiers, Disappeared in Scotland)
"The Execution of Andrews" (Colin Bruce) 162-163

Niobe (Queen of thebes in Greek Mythology)
"The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 295

Nipper (The "His Master's Voice" Dog)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 106

Niven, David (British Actor, 1909-1983)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 146

Nixon, Richard (American President (1969-74), 1913-1994)
Thomas Posten: Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 72, 78, 82-83, 103, 105-107, 133, 150, 152-153, 172-181, 184-190, 192, 195-196, 200-201, 209, 229-230, 234, 243-247,249-261, 279-281, 309-310, 312-313, 315-318, 320
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 167; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 101

No, Dr. (Dr. No - Ian Fleming)
The Case of the Missing Masterpiece (Terrance Dicks) 64

Noah (Bible - Genesis)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 3, 13-16, 47, 50-52, 95, 125, 127-128, 133-134, 142, 158-159
"Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 209; "Watson, Once Epaminondas, Joins Deteckative Gubb" (Ellis Parker Butler) 119; "Hall of Fame" (A. Bertram Chandler) 29; The Case of the Disappearing Dragon (Narinder Dhami) 81, 84, 103, 111; My Hero (Tom Holt) 21; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 234; "The Gubb Diamond Robbery" (Rhoda Montade) 122; "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 307; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 170; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 114, 116
Noah's Ark: The Pursuit of the House-Boat (John Kendrick Bangs) 3, 13-15, 47, 50-52, 97, 101, 164, 193, 195, 199; Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 85; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 82; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 275; My Hero (Tom Holt) 21; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 120; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 234; The Case of the Missing Marquess (Nancy Springer) 73; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 116

Noah's Wife (Bible - Genesis)
"Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 209; The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 93-99, 101-102, 134, 141-143, 155, 157-159, 169-170, 186-187, 189-200

Nobel, Alfred (Swedish Chemist 1833-1896)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 12-14, 26, 29, 37, 39-45, 47, 49-54, 59-63, 76, 95, 98, 103-105, 123, 135-136, 143-147, 152-154, 165-167, 171-172
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 286;"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 147-148; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 153
Nobel Laureate: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 149
Nobel Prize: "The Mechanical Pup" (Dana Martin Batory) 94; The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 82, 127; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 57; "The Adventure of the Project" (Rock DiLisio) 13, 17-18, 22-23; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 16; Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 111; My Hero (Tom Holt) 180; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 11; "The Mystery of the Addleton Curse" (Barrie Roberts) 245; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 196; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 175, 209

Nobel, Emil (Brother of Alfred Nobel, ?-1864)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 148

Noble, Monty (Australian Cricketer)
Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 98-104

Noble, Thomas Tertius (British Composer, 1867-1953)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 188

Nocella, Carlo (Patriarch of Constantinople (1901-03), 1826-1903)
Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 48, 59, 109, 113

Nodens (Romano-British God)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 61, 111, 122-123, 238; "Art in the Blood" (Brian Stableford) 135, 137; "The Adventure of the Laughing Moonbeast" (Ralph E. Vaughan) 55, 60

Nodier, Charles (French Author, 1780-1844)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 134

Noel Family, The (English Landowners, Exton, Rutland, claim to be original family of the MIstletoe Bough song)
"A Ballad of the White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 228

Nolan, Lloyd (American Actor)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 33, 121

Nomes (Oz series - L. Frank Baum)
"Sherlock Holmes in Oz" (Ruth Berman) 435, 438-439

Nora (A Doll's House - Ibsen)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 20, 61, 79

Norbu, Jamyang (Indian Writer)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 261-265

Nordenfeldt, Thorsten (Swedish Arms Dealer)
Nordenfeldt Field Pieces: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 7
Nordenfeldt Submersible: The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 294-295, 303

Nordica, Lillian (American Soprano, 1857-1914)
"The Anomaly of the Empty Man" (Anthony Boucher) 33

Nordinger, Simon (American Businessman)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 84-86, 100-101, 107, 117-120, 122, 128, 205 {Edmund Danziger}

Norfolk, Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Duke of (English Nobleman, 1847-1917)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 196
Dukes of Norfolk: "The Adventure of the Intermittent Jigsaw Puzzle" (Alan Stockwell) 179

Norfolk, William, M.D. (Pseudonym of Philip José Farmer)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 97

Norman, Ludwig (Swedish Musician, ?-1885)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 32

Norman-Neruda, Wilhelmine (Austrian Violinist, 1839-1911)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 38-39
"The Color of Death" (Dana Martin Batory) 51; "The Coole Park Problem" (Michéal & Clare Breathnach) 168; The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 196; The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 123; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 31-32; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 282; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 120, 189, 234; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 116; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 14; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 37; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 22; "A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 52; The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 80

Normand, Mabel (American Actress, 1893-1930)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 201

Normande, Mlle de (French Mystic)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 58-59

Norns, The (Goddesses of Fate in Scandinavian Mythology)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 112

Norris, Chuck (American Actor)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 235

Norris, Luther (Sherlockian)
Luther Norris - a mouse: Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 77, 112

North, Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford (British Prime Minister (1770-82), 1732-1792)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 386

North, Oliver (American Soldier)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 255

Northcliffe, Lord, Alfred Harmsworth (British Press Baron 1865-1922)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 542-543, 616
Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 12; "Angel Down, Sussex" (Kim Newman) 116; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 16, 110; "The Adventure of the Second Swag" (Luke Sharp) 239; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 15, 35, 44, 86, 179, 203; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 62; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 199; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 91

Northcote, Sir Stafford (British Statesman, 1818-1887)
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 201, 259

Northumberland, Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of (British Politician, 1846-1918)
"Murder To Music" (Anthony Burgess) 183

Northumberland, John Dudley, Duke of (English Courtier & Military Leader, 1502?-1553)
"The Riddle of the Young Protestor" (Michael Mallory) 290-291

Norton, Emperor Joshua Abraham (American Eccentric)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 77-78, 108-109, 211, 215
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 51; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 139, 165; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 158; "The Phantom of the Barbary Coast" (Frank M. Robinson) 114

Norwood, Eille (British Actor, 1861-1948)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 244-247
"Of the Origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles" (Barbara Roden) 249; The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 34; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 39

Nostradamus (French Mystic, 1503-1566)
"The Adventure of the Ball of Nostradamus" (August Derleth & Mack Reynolds) 101, 103
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 195; "The Riddle of the Young Protestor" (Michael Mallory) 297; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 151-152; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 15; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 81; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 131; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 23; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 112

Notman, James (Canadian Photographer)
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 35

Nott-Bower, Sir William (British Police Commissioner, 1849-1939)
"The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 243, 245, 248, 250-253

Nottingham, Sheriff of (Robin Hood Legend)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 84; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 43

Nouronihar (Vathek: An Arabian Tale - William Beckford)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 133

Novarro, Ramon (Mexican Actor, 1899-1968)
Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 40

Novello, Ivor (British Songwriter, 1893-1951)
The Game (Laurie R. King) 33; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 34

Novello, Vincent (British Music Publisher, 1781-1861)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 20

Noyes, Alfred (British Poet, 1880-1958)
"The Case of the Yorkshire Fairies" (Joe Cooper) 212; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 212

Nugent, Frank (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 28-29

Number One (The Prisoner - TV series)
"Be Seeing You!" (Xavier Mauméjean) 122-125

Number Two (The Prisoner - TV series)
"Be Seeing You!" (Xavier Mauméjean) 122, 125
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 221

Number Six (The Prisoner - TV series)
"Be Seeing You!" (Xavier Mauméjean) 125

Nungesser, Charles (French Aviator, 1892-1927)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 154
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 254-256

Nunn, Eli (English Police Officer)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 170-171, 209-210, 216, 218-220, 226

Nunney, Muriel (Witness in the Green Bicycle Case)
"The Case of the Missing Rifleman" (Donald Thomas) 248, 252, 258, 269-270

Nupkins, G. (The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 193

Nurmi, Paavo "The Flying Finn" (Finnish Athlete, 1897-1973)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 186; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 217

Nutt, David (British Publisher)
"The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 11, 14

Nuttall, General T. (British Army Commander)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 11-13

Nyarlathotep (Nyarlathotep - H.P.Lovecraft)
"The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective" (Ralph E. Vaughan) 37, 42, 45-47, 49; "The Adventure of the Laughing Moonbeast" (Ralph E. Vaughan) 54-55, 57-60
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 221; "Art in the Blood" (Brian Stableford) 125; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 202

Nyctalope, The (Léo Saint-Clair) (Nyctalope seies - Jean de la Hire)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 87-88, 125

Nylepthah (Allan Quatermain - H. Rider Haggard)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 108; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 156