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Peabody, Robert Swain (American Architect, 1845-1917)
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 125

Peace, Charlie (British Burglar, 1832-1879)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 93-99; "The Case of the Substitute Strangler" (Douglas Moreton) 43, 45-46, 48-49; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 35-36
"The Puzzle of the Vanishing Laboratory" (Peter Calamai) 13, 24; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 63; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 147; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 65; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 78; "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 61, 63; Moriarty (John Gardner) 26; Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer (J.M.Gregson) 53; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 80; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 159; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 108; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 92; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 19; "The Remarkable Worm" (Carolyn Wheat) 205, 228
Charlie Peak: "The Case of the Gustaffson Stone" (June Thomson) 194-202, 211, 216

Peachum (The Beggar's Opera - John Gay)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 220

Peachum, Polly (The Beggar's Opera - John Gay)
"The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 298

Peacock, Richard (English Engineer, 1820-1889)
Beyer & Peacock Engine: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 169
Beyer & Peacock Locomotive: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 181

Peacock, Thomas Love (British Writer, 1785-1866)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 28

Peanut John: see Joseph Burroughs

Pearce, Richard (Ripper Case, Police Constable Living in Mitre Square)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 145

Pearce, Tom ("Widdecombe Fair" Song)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 144; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 168, 230, 232-233, 238

Pearcey, Mary (British Murderess, 1866-1890)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 109

Pearl, Cora (English Society Diva, 1835-1886)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 38

Pears, Andrew (English Barber & Soap Manufacturer)
Pears: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 56; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 122
Pears Soap: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 17, 61; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 200; "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman' (Michael Harrison) 115-116, 121, 127; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 172; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 93; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 118; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 126

Pearson, Karl (British Eugenicist, 1857-1936)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 50, 76, 86-87, 129

Peaseblossom (A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 107-108
"The Case of the Maestro's Ghost" (John Whitman) 71-114

Pechmann, Johann (Bavarian Police Director, 1809-1868)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 139

Peck, Gregory (American Actor, 1916-2003)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 24

Peckinpah, Sam (American Director, 1925-1984)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 23

Pedachenko, Dr. Alexander (Ripper Suspect)
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 81; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 346

Pedro I (Emperor of Brazil (1822-31), 1798-1831)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 100, 193, 255

Pedro II (Emperor of Brazil (1831-89), 1825-1891)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 5, 7-11, 13-15, 19-22, 25-27, 29-31, 35, 39, 44, 64, 75, 80-84, 86-92, 94, 107, 123-124, 135-136, 174, 191-192, 194, 198-201, 205, 208-211, 213, 218, 227, 231-232, 244, 253-256
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 118
Pedro II Asylum: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 137, 182-190
Petrópolis: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 192, 194, 197-198, 204, 209, 253

Pedro II (King of Portugal (1683-1706), 1648-1706)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 159

Pedro III (King of Portugal)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 219

Peel, Emma (The Avengers - TV series)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 43-44

Peel, Sir Robert (British Prime Minister (1834-35 / 1841-46) & Founder of British Police Force, 1788-1850)
 Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 246; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 18, 29; "The Little Problem of the Grosvenor Square Furniture Van" (Patrick LoBrutto) 203; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 26; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 67; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 183; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 409; Lestrade and theDead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 205; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 28, 145, 150; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 8; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 14; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 579; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 16; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 81; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 212; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 131
Bobby: "The Case of the Captive Clairvoyant" (Brian Ball) 24, 31; "The Case of the Disappearing Despatch Case" (Brian Ball) 66, 80, 85; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 219; The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 5, 215; Chronicles of the Lost Years (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 188; "The Adventure of the Touch of God" (Peter Crowther) 284; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 218; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 12; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 38, 68; Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 47, 146; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 229, 242, 244-245, 250, 253, 257; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 80; "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 336; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 187, 259-260; Moriarty (John Gardner) 283; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 136; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 246; Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 95; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 98, 107; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 147; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 47; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 27, 34, 36, 48, 88, 111, 142-144, 155; "The Christmas Client" (Edward D.Hoch) 267; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 34; "The Case of the Scientific Recluse" (Ned Hubbell) 46, 49, 64-65; "The Kohinoor Gem Shop Burglary" (Ned Hubbell) 136; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 221; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 108; "The Adventure of the Grand Old Man" (H. Paul Jeffers) 188; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 72, 81, 135, 139, 193; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 18, 25, 84, 231, 234, 320; The Moor (Laurie R. King) 292; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 272; "The Adventure of the Missing Detective" (Gary Lovisi) 322, 328; "The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson" (Gary Lovisi) 41; The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 41; "The Adventure of the Disappearing Coach" (Michael Mallory) 118; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 81; "The Woman" (Aline Myette-Volsky) 188; "A Shambles in Belgravia" (Kim Newman) 192; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 24, 26, 44, 78, 84-86, 89, 101, 109-110, 121, 156, 183, 186, 189, 227, 246; A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen) 128; The Case of the Ranjipur Ruby (Anthony Read) 104; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 95; The Vampire Serpent (Kel Richards) 4; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 59; The Raven League: Sherlock Holmes is Missing! (Alex Simmons & Bill McCay) 62; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 56, 286; The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 68; "Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 38; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 84; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 60, 73, 159, 182, 233; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 93, 173, 175, 182; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 234, 237, 257; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 15, 31; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 6; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 28
Peeler: Sherlock Holmes and the Strange Events at the Bank of England (Graham Avery) 64; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 52; Moriarty (John Gardner) 27; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 58, 95; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 103; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 104; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 107; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 221; "A Hansom for Mr. Holmes" (Gillian Linscott) 129; "The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson" (Gary Lovisi) 3; "The Adventure of the Bramley Court Devil" (Michael Mallory) 97; "The Riddle of the Young Protestor" (Michael Mallory) 304; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 90; "The Sleuth of Christmas Past" (Barbara Paul) 28, 46; Eye of the Crow (Shane Peacock) 79, 85, 105, 109, 111, 189, 235; "The Mystery of the Addleton Curse" (Barrie Roberts) 237; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 136; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 456; "The Pilfered Paintings" (Frank Thomas) 133; Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 166, 179, 232; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 62; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 52, 265; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 31, 103, 111, 123; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 175, 177, 192; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 215; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 106

Pegasus (Flying Horse in Greek Mythology)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 131; "The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 18

Pegler, Edith (Brides In the Bath Murder Victim)
"The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 193-194, 196, 199-200, 215, 222

Peirce, Charles S. (American Philosopher, 1839-1914)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 23-24

Peking Man (Fossilised Early Human)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 22, 221-222, 234-235
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 51

Peko (Fu Manchu series - Sax Rohmer)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 34, 152; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 87, 89; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 412-413, 432
Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 171

Pelagius (Romano-British Monk and theologian 360-420)
Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 55
Pelagian: Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 55

Pellew, Edward, Viscount Exmouth (British Naval Commander, 1757-1833)
Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 170; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 306

Pellico, Silvio (Italian Author, 1788-1854)
Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 37

Pemberton, Max (British Author, 1863-1950)
"The Missing Group" (A.S.Reeve) 152

Pembroke, William Marshall, First Earl of (British Nobleman, ?-1219)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 125

Pena, Orest (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 124-125

Pena, Ruperto (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 124-125

Penelope (Wife of Ulysses in Greek myth)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 94; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 83

Penn, William (British Quaker, Founder of Pennsylvania, 1644-1718)
"A Scarletin Study" (Philip Jose Farmer) 210; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 116; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 22
Penn Hotel: The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 51, 83-84, 152
Penn Station: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 279

Penna, Orazio della (Italian Missionary, 1680-1745)
"An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 129

Pennefather, Richard (Scotland Yard Accountant)
"My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 12-13, 20, 27-28

Penner, Joe (Hungarian-American Comedian, 1904-1941)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 40

Pennington, William Henry (British Actor & Soldier at Balaclava)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 205-404

Penrose, Boies (Pennsylvania Senator)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 119

Pepper, Amelia (Witness in the Peasenhall Murder Case)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 203, 207

Pepper, Sergeant (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 112-113; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 7-8
"Sergeant Pepper still there? It must have been twenty years ago today...": Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 165

Pepys, Elizabeth (St Michel) (Wife of Samuel Pepys, 1640-1669)
The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 25

Pepys, Samuel (British Diarist, 1633-1703)
Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 84; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 14; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 64; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 70

Pequod, The (Moby Dick - Herman Melville)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 116; "The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 264

Peral, Isaac (Spanish Scientist & Inventor, 1851-1895)
"The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 24

Peralta, Don Enrico (Second Baron of the Colorados)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 131

Peralta, Don Miguel (First Baron of the Colorados)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 131

Peralta, Don Miguel (Lost Dutchman Mine)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 108-110, 113, 115, 121, 127, 131-134, 150, 152
Peralta Map: Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 137, 150, 206
Peralta Mine: Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 111, 114, 116-118, 121-122, 124, 127-128, 130, 135-136, 149-151, 153, 205-207

Perault, Charles (French Writer, 1628-1703)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 323

Perceval, Richard (British Politician, 1550-1620)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 106

Perceval, Spencer (British Prime Minister (1809-12), 1762-1812)
Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 104, 106-107, 123, 192
"Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 48-50; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 116

Percy, Sir Alan (Husband of Lady Howard, ?-1613)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 35, 72, 296

Percy, Harry 'Hotspur' (Henry IV, Part I - William Shakespeare)
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 127; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 93; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 181

Pereire, Madame Isaac (French Banker's Wife)
Madame Isaac Pereire Rose: The Affair of the Incognito Tenant (Lora Roberts) 179

Perelman, S.J. (American Humourist, 1904-1979)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 42

Pergolesi, Giovanni (Italian Composer, 1710-1736)
"The Anomaly of the Empty Man" (Anthony Boucher) 34, 36, 40, 45

Pergyll, Numa (Fascinax series - Anonymous)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 39

Pericles (Athenian Statesman, 495-429BC)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 56

Pérignon, Dom Pierre (French Monk)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 305, 307
Dom Pérignon Champagne: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 77, 80; "The Case Of the Greek Key" (Donald Thomas) 128

Perkins, Anthony (American Actor, 1932-1992)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 104

Perkins, Walter (Wharf Manager, Ripper Case Witness)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 90

Perovskaya, Sofia (Russian Revolutionary, 1853-1881)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 78; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 45

Perowne, Barry (English Author, 1908-1985)
"The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 36

Perrier, Dr Louis (French Physician)
Perrier Water: San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 179

Perrin, Jean (French Scientist, 1870-1942)
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 96

Perrine, Charles O. (American Publisher)
Perrine's Maps: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 179

Perry, Dr. (JFK Assassination)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 158

Persephone (Greek Mythology)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 184

Perseus (Greek Mythology)
Young Sherlock: The Adventure At Ferryman's Creek (Gerald Frow) 64-65; "The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 211-212; "The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 203, 205, 209; "Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 177; "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 123; "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 93, 106-107, 109-111, 113-114

Pershing, John (American General, 1860-1948)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 318-320, 332, 334
"The Adventure of the Mooning Sentry" (Jon L. Breen) 57; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 209; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 153
Pershing Square: Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 153

Persian, The (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 152-154, 156, 158-163, 166-169, 174, 179-180; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 60-61, 94, 126-132, 143, 152-153, 155, 168, 176, 178, 180-181, 183-186, 205-206, 210-212, 214, 224-227, 229-235, 237-239, 245

Persimmon (Racehorse owned by Edward VII, Won Derby 1896)
"The Adventure of the Unique Holmes" (Jon L. Breen) 101; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 229

Perugia, Vincenzo (Stole the Mona Lisa)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 169; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 146; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 89

Perugini, Kate: see Dickens, Kate

Peruzzi, Vincenti (17th Century Venetian Lapidary)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 220

Pescara, Duke (The Apostate)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 188, 217, 251-253

Pestilence (One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 279, 284
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 115, 131, 153, 179
See also: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Pétain, Henri (French Military Leader, 1856-1951)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 29, 50

Peter, St. (Disciple of Christ)
An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 211, 217; "The Adventure of the Pearly Gates" (Mike Resnick) 369-374
Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 48; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77-78, 487; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 237; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 36; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 383; Moriarty (John Gardner) 168; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 247; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 204; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 105, 213; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 224; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 269; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 51;"The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 218, 227; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 68; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 267; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 92; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 262, 264, 275; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 226; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 49; Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 36
Ayot St Peter: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 52
Basilica di Pietro: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 212
Castle of St Peter: "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 228-229, 232, 237
Cathedral of St Peter: Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 37
Church of St Peter: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 145
Fortress of Peter & Paul: Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 261
In the name of St Peter!: The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 287
Petronion: "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 218, 227, 230-231, 233-234, 237
S‚o Pedro: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 5, 27, 33, 36
St Peter Port: "A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 51
St Peter Street: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 7, 131, 141, 203, 228, 231, 279
St Peter's Alley: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 125
St Peter's Basilica: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 112, 116; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 223; "The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 215; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 121; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 261; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 20; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 48
St Peter's Church: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 144-145; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 127, 136; The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 153
St Peter's Hospital: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 79
St Peter's Needle: Moriarty (John Gardner) 137
St Peter's Street: The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 85; "The Spy's Retirement" (John Courtenay Grimwood) 276
St Peter's, Westminster: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 57

Peter of Alc‚ntara, St.
São Pedro de Alcântara Theater: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 230

Peter Bartholomew (French Monk & Mystic, ?-1099)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 146

Peter Pan (Peter Pan - J.M.Barrie)
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder) 454; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 8, 19, 22, 25, 28, 32, 34, 40, 42, 55-56, 66, 85, 88, 124, 127, 133, 135-136, 138-139, 144-145, 148, 152-153, 156, 164, 168, 176-177, 180, 185-187, 189, 192, 199-204, 206, 212-215, 222, 237, 247
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 33; The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 160; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 76; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 86; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 86

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater (Nursery Rhyme Character)
Peter Piper: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 463

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater's wife (Nursery Rhyme Character)
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 463

Peter Piper (Tongue Twister Character)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 259; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 463

Peter Rabbit (The Tale of Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 123

Peter the Great (Russian Czar (1682-1725), 1672-1725)
 The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 15; "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 236; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 25; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 320; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 272; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 46; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 7; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 35
Petrograd: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 106, 110, 190
(St) Petersburg: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 167; "The Adventure of the Russian Grave" (William Barton & Michael Capobianco) 29; Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 76-77; The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 149, 151, 174, 190; The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 96, 132; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 254; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 116; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 118, 140, 303, 322; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 70, 135, 267, 314, 363, 408; "The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 29; "The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat" (Zakaria Erzinçlioglu) 437; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 11, 15, 20-28, 31-43, 45, 50-55, 57-70, 72-80, 82-93, 95-114, 117-123, 127, 130, 132, 134, 137-138, 142-143, 145-166, 170, 173-179, 184, 188-196, 198-211, 213-224, 226-262, 264-275, 279, 281-302, 304-306, 308-310; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 62, 80-82, 100, 131, 147, 184, 245, 257; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 57; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 21, 212, 234, 236; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 45, 48, 109, 116, 160, 165, 208, 250; Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (Maurice Leblanc) 189; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 184-185; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 54-56, 58, 60-61, 63-65, 72, 78, 84, 107; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 75; The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 207, 300; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 66, 71, 73-74, 319, 331; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 29, 171, 214; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 13, 28, 38, 209, 302; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 92; "The Case of the Viceroy's Assistant" (Ted Riccardi) 36; "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 136; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 147; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 24, 35, 188, 195, 212, 256, 258, 260-301, 310; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 87, 108-109, 117, 284-285; Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 34; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 8; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 43, 76, 92, 160, 191-192, 203, 212, 237, 246, 373; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 44, 48; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 32, 165; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 201; Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Hounded By Baskervilles (Mercer Warriner) 94; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 33, 35, 128, 139-140

Peter the Painter: see Piatkow, Peter

Peters, Carl Friedrich (German Music Publisher, 1779-1827)
"The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 92

Peters, Jacob (British Anarchist, Member of the Houndsditch Bank Gang)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts), 130

Petrarch (Italian Poet, 1304-1374)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 57, 394; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 31; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 56; "The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 95; "A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 227; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 108

Petrasch, Rhinehart (Lost Dutchman Mine)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 112-114

Petrie, Dr. (Fu Manchu series - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) ix-xii, 3-434
"The Riddle of the Golden Monkeys" (Loren D. Estleman) 142

Petrie, Fleurette (Fu Manchu series - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) xi

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders (British Egyptologist, 1853-1942)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 86-92, 98-100
 Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 123; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 73; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 164

Petrie, William (British Civil Engineer, Father of Flinders Petrie)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 86

Petrofsky (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 56

Petrovich, Porfiry (Cime & Punishment - Dostoevsky)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 9-418

Petrovic-Njegos, Bozu (President of Montenegro, 1846-1929)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 64

Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 50-51; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 14

Pett, Grace (English Victim of Spontaneous Human Combustion, ?-1744)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 62

Petulengro, Leon (British Astrologer)
Madam Petulengro: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 205

Peugeot, Armand (French Car Manufacturer, 1849-1915)
Peugeot Car: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 182, 189

Pfistermeister, Franz Von (German Secretary to Ludwig II, 1820-1902)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 17-20, 22-23, 26-27, 30, 52-53, 55

Phaedrus (Phaedrus - Plato)
"The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 74

Phantom The (The Phantom series - Lee Falk)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 105

Phantom of the Opera / Erik (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 12, 28, 51, 54, 58-60, 72-73, 76-78, 80-81, 87-90, 95-109, 112-113, 116-117, 121-126, 129, 131, 134-137, 139-140, 149, 151-155, 158-164, 170-173, 176-177, 180-188, 192, 194-195, 197-207, 209-217, 219-221; "Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 152-160, 163, 165-167, 169-173, 176-181; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 4, 20-24, 26-27, 30, 35-38, 40-44, 46-47, 50-53, 61-62, 64-65, 73-88, 90, 92, 94-99, 102-105, 107-119, 123-125, 128-133, 135-136, 138, 142-148, 151-152, 157-174, 178-179, 181-186, 188, 190-191, 193-214, 217, 219-255
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 11, 46, 109, 211; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 73; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 116; "The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman" (Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh) 252
NOTE: The Fantom in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by K.J. Anderson (10-13, 15-19, 46-47, 54, 66-80, 83, 109-110, 113-119, 124, 136-138, 145-147, 150, 159, 161-163, 165-167, 169-170, 172-176, 179, 182, 185-186, 189-190, 193, 208, 211, 217-218, 228, 236, 239, 241-244, 247-250, 256, 259, 261-263, 271-273, 276, 279, 282, 286-288, 292) is modelled on, but is not, the Phantom of the Opera.

Phantom's Mother, The (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 201, 220; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 228

Phèdre (Phèdre - Jean Racine)
The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 182, 199; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 230

Phelan, James D. (Mayor of San Francisco (897-1902))
"The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex" (F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre) 462-464

Phelps, John Edward (American Diplomat, 1822-1900)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 11-13, 51, 72, 78

Pheneas (Jean Leckie's Spirit Guide)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 80-88, 90-92, 95
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 260

Phidias (Greek Sculptor, 490-430BC)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 65, 110; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 109; "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 222

Philby (The Time Machine - H.G. Wells)
Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 4-5

Philby, Kim (British Intelligence Officer & Spy, 1912-1988)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 72; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 218
Constable Philby: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 188, 204

Philemon (Husband of Baucis in Roman Mythology)
"The Color of Death" (Dana Martin Batory) 58

Philetas, Theodorus (The History of the Necronomicon - H.P. Lovecraft)
"The Adventure of the Arab's Manuscript" (Michael Reaves) 272

Philip (Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffman)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 151, 168, 196

Philip II (King of Macedonia (359-336BC), 382-336BC)
Phillipic: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 102

Philip II (King of Spain (1556-98) 1527-1598)
The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 100; The Affair of the Incognito Tenant (Lora Roberts) 183; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 215

Philip IV (King of Spain (1621-65) 1605-1665)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 48

Philip V (King of Spain (1700-46) 1683-1746)
"The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 31, 37

Philip, Prince (Duke of Edinburgh, Husband of Elizabeth II 1921- )
The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we Know It (John Cleese, Jack Hobbs & Joe McGrath) 83, 85; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 30-35 {Phil the Greek}; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 276

Philip The Good (Duke of Burgundy (1419-1465), 1396-1467)
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 229

Philippe I (Duke of Orleans, Brother of Louis XIV, 1640-1701)
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 95; "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 122

Philippe, Comte de Chagny: see de Chagny, Philippe

Philips, Annie (Daughter of Catherine Eddowes)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 56

Philips, Dr. George Bagster (British Police Surgeon)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 104; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 30-31, 40; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 53, 304, 307, 310-311; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 52-53, 170
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 64-65; Moriarty (John Gardner) 47; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 32

Philipson, Mrs. Hilton (British MP)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 187

Phillippe (Jacque Andre Noe Talon, Magician, 1802-1878)
The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 199

Phillips, David Graham (American Author, 1867-1911)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) xiii-xv, 1-3, 5-12, 16-26, 31, 33, 36-41, 44-47, 49, 51-56, 58-64, 66-67, 71-74, 81, 83-89, 92-95, 97-102, 104-107, 110-123, 125-129, 131-132, 136, 144, 146, 150-151, 155-158, 160-165, 168, 170, 175-176, 178, 180-181, 183

Phillips, John George (Radio Operator Aboard the Titanic, ?-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 54-56, 84-85, 97, 132, 244

Philosopher's Stone, The (Legendary Alchemical Relic)
Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 127; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 175

Phobos (Greek God, Son of Ares & Aphrodite)
Phobos (Moon of Mars): "The Martian Crown Jewels" (Poul Anderson) 1-6, 8-10, 12, 18-20

Phoebus (Greek Sun God)
Phoebus Match Co: "The Adventure of the Green Skull" (Mark Valentine) 54

Phyfe, Duncan (Scottish-American Furniture Designer, 1768-1854)
Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 15
Duncan Phyfe Table: Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 168