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Sooty & Sweep (British TV Puppet Characters)
"The Lion of Draksville" (Julian Rathbone) 141

Sophia of Württemberg (Queen of the Netherlands, Wife of William III, 1818-1877)
"A Case of Royal Blood" (Steven-Elliot Altman) 65, 75-76; "A Matter of Royal Honour" (David L. Hammer) 78

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, ?-1914)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 18

Sophocles (Greek Dramatist, 496-406BC)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 62; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 95; "The Human Mystery" (Tanith Lee) 256; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 12, 37, 59

Sopwith, T.O.M. (British Aviator, 1888-1989)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 87
Sopwith Aeroplane: Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 181, 188
Sopwith Camel: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 76; "Angel Down, Sussex" (Kim Newman) 136
Sopwith Triplane: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 269

Sorceror's Apprentice, The (Fairy Tale Character)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 90

Sorelli (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 25, 43, 93
Carlotta Sorelli: The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 53, 55, 75, 79-80, 97, 105, 123-125, 127-129, 154-155, 163

Sorns, The (The Space trilogy - C.S. Lewis)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 7, 16-19

Sosostris, Madame (The Waste Land - T.S.Eliot)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 109-113, 130; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 41, 100, 119, 125, 132, 135, 138-139, 146, 162, 182, 184-185, 189, 191, 197-199, 205-206, 210-216, 219-220, 224-225, 234, 236, 254-255, 294, 335-336, 349-350

Soubrier, M. (French Furniture Maker)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 474

Souez, Ina (American Soprano, 1903-1992)
"The Anomaly of the Empty Man" (Anthony Boucher) 34

Sousa, John Philip (American Composer, 1854-1932)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 354-355
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 79; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 95; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 113; "The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 370, 376; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 65
Sousaphone: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 52

Souser, Kenneth (American Sherlockian)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 19, 21, 220

Southey, Robert (British Writer, 1774-1843)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 115; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 183-184, 186

Soveral, Marquis Luis de (Portuguese Diplomat)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 50, 176-177, 189, 191, 203, 216-217

Spade, Sam (The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we Know It (John Cleese, Jack Hobbs & Joe McGrath) 93-94
Samantha Shovel: "Give Me Lib, or Give Me Death" (Rod Reed) 204, 209-210
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 42; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 79; "A Scarletin Study" (Philip Jose Farmer) 207; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 138; "Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24-25; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 253; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky)144; The Adventure of the Missing Brother (Eugene Edmund Snyder) 74; "The Second Treaty" (Daniel Stashower) 356; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 162-163

Spagnoletti, Charles Ernest (British Railway Engineer, 1832-1915)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 161, 234

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

Spalanzani (Tales of Hoffmann - Jules Barbier & Jacques Offenbach)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 163-166, 169, 180

Spangler, Edman "Ned" (American Stagehand, Charged as a Conspirator in the Lincoln Assassination, 1825-1875)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 71, 133, 157

Spanish Armada, The(Spanish Fleet Sent Against England, 1588)
"When the Spirits Rapped" (Anon.) 41; The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 81, 122, 135; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 297; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 117-118, 376; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 120; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 100; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 17; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 106; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 89; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 15

Spanish Inquisition, The
 The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 299; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 125-126; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 223; "Sherlock Holmes and the Tick Tock Man" (Roy Templeman) 123; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 16, 129; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 137

Spare, Austin Osman (British Artist, 1886-1956)
"The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 82

Spare, Philip Newton (British Policeman, Father of Austin Spare, 1858-?)
"The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 80-83, 85

Spargus (The First Men in the Moon - H.G. Wells)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 191, 194

Spaulding, Captain (Animal Crackers - movie)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 161

Speedy, Captain Andrew (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 123-125

Speke, John Hanning (British Explorer, Discovered Source of the Nile, 1827-1864)
"The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 152; Most Baffling, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 55; "The Mystery of the Worm" (John Pelan) 197; "The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 469

Spencer, Herbert (British Philosopher, 1820-1903)
Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 129; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer)19, 23, 28, 32, 102, 105, 110, 115, 158; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 138, 140, 144, 190
Herbert Spencerian: The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) xxiv
Spencerian: "The Adventure of the Gowanus Abduction" (Joyce Harrington) 165; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 207

Spenser, Edmund (British Poet, 1552-1599)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 187

Spenser, Eliot: see Pinhead

Sphinx, The (Mythical Beast & Egyptian Sculpture)
 The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 54; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 140, 144, 158, 163, 177; "The Curse of Nectanebo" (Ron Weighell) 62-65, 69-70
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 137-140, 146; The Haunting of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 242; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 265, 310; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 52; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 55; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 178; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 196, 339; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 335; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 88; "The Riddle of the Golden Monkeys" (Loren D. Estleman) 149; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 28; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 362; "Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 83, 95; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 34; "The Adventure of the Other Woman" (Michael Mallory) 21; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 15; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 147; "The Adventure In Border Country" (Gwen Moffat) 85; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 121-122, 127; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 189; Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David Altamont) 85; "The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective " (Ralph Vaughan) 35; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 3, 63-65, 81-84, 86
Sphinx-like: "The Adventure of the Grice-Paterson Curse" (August Derleth) 133; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 349; Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 297; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 320; "The Case of the Open and Shut" (Douglas Moreton) 107; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 100

Spicer, Robert (Police Constable - Ripper Case)
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 77-82, 103, 134

Spider, The(Richard Wentworth) (The Spider series - Grant Stockbridge)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 25-38; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 94-104; "God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 303-309, 311-312
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 59

Spielberg, Steven (American Film-maker, 1947- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 180

Spillane, Mickey (American Author, 1918-)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 126; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 154; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 32, 74, 209
"The Adventure of the Cripple Parade" (John L. DeAndrea) (Written as if by Spillane)

Spilsbury, Sir Bernard (British Forensics Expert, 1877-1947)
Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 202, 205, 211; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 18, 28; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 82-83, 191, 196
Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 60; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 172; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 65, 79, 98

Spinoza, Baruch (Dutch Philosopher, 1632-1677)
Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 21; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 23, 79; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 128

Spock, Mr. (Star Trek - TV series)
"Everything Comes In Circles" (Dana Martin Batory) 13, 15-18, 25; "A Nostalgic Country of the Mind" (Dana Martin Batory) 5-6, 11-12; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 1-4, 7-12, 14-19, 21-22, 37, 42, 54-55, 70-71, 73-78, 104, 109, 126, 135, 154-155, 157, 162-164, 171, 173-183, 194-195, 201-202, 204-205, 207-210
"The Captive Bride" (Dana Martin Batory) 68; "The Mechanical Pup" (Dana Martin Batory) 92; The Case of the Disappearing Dragon (Narinder Dhami) 23; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 200

Spode, Josiah (English Potter)
Spode China: Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 47; "How A Hermit Was Disturbed In His Retirement" (Julian Symons) 257

Spofforth, Frederick R. (Australian Cricketer, 1853-1926)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 17, 69, 77, 158, 214, 216; Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 14

Spontini, Gasparo (Italian Composer, 1774-1851)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 19

Spoon, The (Hey Diddle Diddle - Nursey Rhyme)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 219

Spooner, Reverend William (Warden of New College, Oxford, 1844-1930)
"The Bothersome Business of the Dutch Nativity" (Derek Wilson) 10-12, 18, 23-25
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 55; "The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 180; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 28
Reverend Algernon Spooner; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 26-32, 37, 39, 141-143, 147, 209, 214, 241, 280, 282-284

Sprague, Calvin (Scientific Sprague - Francis Lynde)
"The Adventure of the Clothes-line" (Carolyn Wells) 60, 62

Sprat, Jack: see Jack Sprat

Spratling, Inspector John (Ripper Case, 1840-1934)
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 127; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 35-36, 45-47, 49-50

Spratling, Mrs. (John Spratling's Wife)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 46-47

Spring, William H. (Soldier at Balaclava)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 208

Spring-Heeled Jack (Victorian Legend (1837))
 "A Study In Emerald" (Neil Gaiman) 19; Moriarty (John Gardner) 52; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 47; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 123; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 158; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 138; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 282; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 149; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 18; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 566; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 259; "The Adventure of the Green Skull" (Mark Valentine) 49

Springer, Jerry (American Television Personality, 1944- )
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 219

Springsteen, Bruce (American Singer & Songwriter, 1949- )
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 211

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (British Theologian, 1834-1892)
Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 33, 79, 126
Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 178; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 94

Square, A (Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 280-286

Squeers, Wackford (Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens)
"The Enchanted Garden" (H.F.Heard) 123

Sri Bajarinda (Queen of Thailand, 1864-1919)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 225, 230, 248, 253, 481, 486

Stachel, Bruno (The Blue Max - Movie)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 64, 103, 162, 164-166

Stack, Sir Lee (British Governor of the Sudan, ?-1924)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 49, 56, 67-68, 231

Stalhein, Erich Von (Biggles series - Capt. W.E.Johns)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 61-69, 103-105, 107, 162-168, 228-229, 306-308, 321-326, 328-331

Stalin, Josef (Soviet President (1922-53), 1879-1953)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 54-55, 73-79, 82, 84-86, 89, 94, 101, 109, 115, 135-136, 143, 150, 155, 243-244, 263, 274, 295, 297; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 140, 155, 176-177
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 17, 261; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 159; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 15; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 12; The Spy who Fell off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 44; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 151; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 106, 284; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 87; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 231
Nilats!: "Xenolith" (Dana Martin Batory) 46, 49
Stalinist: Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 106
Staln: "The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 80

Stalker, John (English Police Officer, 1940- )
Constable Stalker: Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 15, 18, 20-21, 23, 43, 89, 126, 131-136, 139, 162, 205, 207, 211, 222

Stambolov, Stefan (Bulgarian Premier (1887-94), 1854-1895)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 95

Stamfordham, Lord: see Arthur Bigge

Stanford, Leland (American Statesman, 1824-1893)
"Cross of Gold" (Michael Collins) 347-348; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 75

Stanford, Sally (American Madam and Mayor, 1903-1982)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 64

Stanford Family
Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 333; Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 24

Stanhope, Lord (British Politician)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 84

Stanislaus II (King of Poland (1764-95), 1732-1798)
The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 27-28

Stanislaus, Saint (?-1079)
Chapel of St. Stanislaus: Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 149
Order of St Stanislaus: The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 59, 131

Stanislavski, Konstantin (Russian Actor & Director, 1863-1938)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 107

Stanley, Aileen (American Singer, 1897-1982)
Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 122

Stanley, Edward, Lord (British Foreign Secretary (1866-68 & 74-78), 1826-1893)
The Foreign Secretary: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 190-191

Stanley, Frederick Trent (American Industrialist)
Stanley Knife: My Hero (Tom Holt) 17

Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (British Journalist & Explorer, 1841-1904)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 132; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 102; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Daniel Gracely) 65; "The Manor House Case" (Edward D. Hoch) 264; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 165; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 16

Stanley, Thomas (Rector of Eyam Plague Village)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Tick Tock Man" (Roy Templeman) 121

Stanton, Edwin M (US Civil War Union War Minister, 1814-1869)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 62, 70-71, 138-139, 156-157, 182, 200-201, 203, 207, 235-236, 240, 293-294, 297, 319
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 114-116; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 120

Stanwyck, Barbara (American Actress, 1907-1990)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 43, 67-69

Staples, John (Lord Mayor of London (1885-86))
The Mayor: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 162

Starkey, Gentleman (Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 34-35

Starnes, Professor (Star Trek - TV series "And The Children Shall Lead" episode)
"Quadrumvirate" (Dana Martin Batory) 27

Starr, Belle (American Outlaw)
The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 65-73, 75, 83-94, 96-102, 104, 107-109, 113, 121, 124, 127-130, 132-134, 137, 141, 150-162, 165-173

Starr, Ellen (American Prostitute)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 189

Starr, H.W. (American Sherlockian)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 7, 9, 11-12, 213, 217-219, 221; "Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 60

Starr, Ringo (British Musician, 1940- )
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 220

Starrett, Vincent (American Sherlockian Writer, 1886-1974)
 The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 12, 20; Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 38; "The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time" (Wolcott Gibbs) 146; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 4; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 27; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 15; "Daydream" (Basil Rathbone) 497; The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 77
Vincent Christopher Smith: The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 175-181, 190, 198-199
Vincenzo Starretti: Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 37, 39, 48, 61 Basil and the Pygmy Cats (Eve Titus) 21-23, 55, 82; Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 77
Start: "The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 81

Starry Wisdom Cult, The (The Haunter of the Dark - H.P.Lovecraft)
"The Adventure of the Ancient Gods" (Ralph Vaughan) 20-23, 26-33

Stashower, Daniel (American Author)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 88

Staunton, Howard (British Chess Player, 1810-1874)
"The Moriarty Gambit" (Fritz Leiber) 297
Staunton Chess Set: "The Moriarty Gambit" (Fritz Leiber) 302; "The Case of the Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 13

Stead, Wiliam.T. (British Publisher, 1849-1912)
The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow); Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 47-49, 222, 244; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 9-10, 15-16; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 141, 168, 175-177, 179-189, 193-194, 199-200, 227, 250-252
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 148; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 30, 170; "The Puzzle of the Vanishing Laboratory" (Peter Calamai) 9; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 18, 24; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 106, 310; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 84

Steadman, Ralph (British Artist, 1936- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 312

Stearns, John Goddard, Jr. (American Architect, 1843-1917)
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 125

Steed, John (The Avengers - TV series)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 43-44

Steel, Danielle (American Author, 1947- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 244

Steel, R. (British Chess Player)
"The Moriarty Gambit" (Fritz Leiber) 299

Steele, Dr. (Charles Dickens' Doctor)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 391, 419

Steele, Frederic Dorr (American Artist, 1874-1944)
"The Adventure of the Murdered Art Editor" (Frederic Dorr Steele)

Steele, Sir Richard (British Writer & Statesman, 1672-1729)
"The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time" (Wolcott Gibbs) 147

Steele, Sir Samuel Benfield (Canadian Mounted Police officer, 1849-1919)
"The Mystery of Headless Valley (Ronald C. Weyman); "The Lady of the Camellias" (Ronald C. Weyman)

Steeleye Span (British Folk-Rock Group)
Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 89

Steenstrup, Johannes (Danish Historian, 1844-1935)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 176

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

Steffens, Lincoln (American Journalist, 1866-1936)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 15; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 2

Steichen, Edward (American Photographer, 1879-1973)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 147

Stein, Sir Marc Aurel (Hungarian-British Explorer, 1862-1943)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 20-21
Reply Paid (H.F.Heard) 60; "The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 48, 55

Stein, Gertrude (American Writer, 1874-1946)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 65; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 26; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 296; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 14; The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 393; The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 38

Steinbeck, John (American Author, 1902-1968)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 77

Steinheil, Adolphe (French Artist, Husband of Marguerite Stenheil, 1850-1908)
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 123, 145-149, 151-153
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 248

Steinheil, Marguerite (Mistress of Felix Faure, 1869-?)
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 121-135, 137-138, 140-141, 145-150, 152-153, 155-157
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 248

Steinheil, Marguerite's Daughter
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 121-122

Steinitz, Wilhelm (German Chess Master, 1836-1900)
"The Moriarty Gambit" (Fritz Leiber) 300

Steinway, Henry (German Piano Maker, 1797-1871)
Steinway Baby: Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 314, 317
Steinway Piano: The Final Solution (Michael Chabon) 3

Stenbock, Count Eric (German Poet, 1858-1895)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 79-80, 151

Stengel, Casey (American Baseball Player, 1890-1975)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 230, 292

Stent (The War of the Worlds - H.G.Wells)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 27, 30-32; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 44-47, 54-56, 97-100, 113, 142, 154, 190

Stéphane, Théodore (French Actor, Father of Inessa Armand)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 175

Stephen, Harry Lushington (British Barrister, J.K.Stephen's Brother)
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 246, 261
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 261

Stephen, Herbert (British Barrister, J.K.Stephen's Brother)
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 261; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 261

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames (British Jurist, 1829 -1894)
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 23, 261, 302-303
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 277

Stephen, James Kenneth (British Poet, Tutor to the Duke of Clarence, 1859-1892)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 208-209, 220, 249, 251, 266, 276-285, 292-293, 329-332, 340, 342-350, 353; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 23-312; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 232-239, 261

Stephen, Julia Duckworth (Mother of Virginia Woolf, 1846-1895)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 113-116
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 118

Stephen, Sir Leslie (British Writer, 1832-1904)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 113-116
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 118; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 261; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 393

Stephen, St (Pope (254-57), 200(?)-257)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 179; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 159
Feast of Stephen: "The Case of the Rajah's Emerald" (Carolyn Wheat) 107
St Stephen's Cathedral: Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 105-106, 133, 135, 313, 323
St Stephen's Chapel: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 3
St Stephen's Day: "A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 52; "The Human Mystery" (Tanith Lee) 224; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 159
St Stephen's Green: "The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 221
St Stephen's Hall: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 274
St Stephen's Home for Boys: The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 142
St Stephen's Parish School: "The Sinister Cheesecake" (Craig Shaw Gardner) 444
St Stephen's Porch: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 270
Treaty of San Stefano: "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 32, 34

Stephen, Thoby (Brother of Virginia Woolf, 1880-1906)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 114-116

Stephen, Vanessa; see Bell, Vanessa

Stephen, Virginia: see Woolf, Virginia

Stephen of Blois (King of England (1135-54), c.1097-1154)
"A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 59

Stephens, Andrew (British Cabman, Testified in Leon Beron Murder Trial)
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 137

Stephenson, George (British Railway Pioneer, 1781-1848)
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 70; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 82; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 83

Stephenson, Mrs (Wife of Roslyn Donston Stephenson)
Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 109

Stephenson, Dr Roslyn Donston (British Doctor, Suspect in Ripper Murders, 1841-?)
Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 76-86, 88-91, 95-96, 98-99, 102, 107-109

Stephenson, Sir William "Intrepid" (Canadian-British Spy, 1896-1989)
The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective (Ralph E. Vaughan) 5

Steptoe, Albert (Steptoe & Son - TV Series)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 103

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

Sterne, Laurence (British Author, 1713-1768)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 422

Stetson, John Batterson (American Hat Manufacturer, 1830-1906)
The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 23, 103
Stetson Hat: The Quest for Bowie's Blade (J.T. Edson) 23, 33, 38, 86, 94; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 8; Elementary, Mr Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 139; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 2, 9, 35, 76, 95, 221, 253-254, 289; My Hero (Tom Holt) 10; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 107, 125; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 71; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 211-212

Steunenberg, Frank (Governor of Idaho, Assassinated, 1861-1905)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 301

Stevens, Alfred (Belgian Artist, 1823-1906)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 199

Stevens, Alfred Peck: see Alfred Vance

Stevens, Colonel Holman (British Railway Owner)
"The Wealden Pullman Blackmailer" (Richard Stannoy) 1-5, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 19-21, 23-26

Stevens, Joshua (American Gunsmith, 1814-?)
Stevens Arms Co: Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 102
Mr Stevens: Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 103, 118, 247, 259

Stevens, William (Witness in Annie Chapman Ripper Murder)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 40

Stevenson, Adlai (US Politician, 1900-1965)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 88; "My Dear Uncle Sherlock" (Hugh Pentecost) 11-12; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 294

Stevenson, Alan (Scottish Lighthouse Engineer, 1807-1865)
"The Adventure of Bell Rock Light" (Rick Boyer) 81; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 45

Stevenson, Robert (Scottish Engineer, 1772-1850)
"The Adventure of Bell Rock Light" (Rick Boyer) 50, 81

Stevenson, Robert Louis (Scottish Author, 1850-1894)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 22-23, 245-249
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 84; "Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 215; The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 22; "The Adventure of Bell Rock Light" (Rick Boyer) 81; The Adventure of the Dead Rabbits Society (Philip J. Carraher) 25; "The Adventure of the Haunted Rectory" (Basil Copper) 23; Arthur and the Purple Panic (Alan Coren) 7-8; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 82; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 16; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 65; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 132; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 3, 97;"The Case of the Suicidal Lawyer" (Martin Edwards) 399; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 155; "The Adventure of the Final Problem " (Robert L. Fish) 99; The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 136-137, 422; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 35; "The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes" (Leslie Halliwell) 238; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 17; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 33; "The Adventure of the Sally Martin" (H. Paul Jeffers) 168-169; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 81; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 67; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 117; The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 368; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 162; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 119;"Mouse and the Master" (Brian M. Thomsen) 141; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 82; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 290-291; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 146
Stevensonian: Locked Rooms (Laurie R. King) 327

Stevenson, Thomas (Scottish Lighthouse Engineer, 1818-1887)
"The Adventure of Bell Rock Light" (Rick Boyer) 81

Stevenson, Dr. Thomas (British Home Office Pathologist)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 206; "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 249-251, 258, 296-297

Stewart, James (American Actor, 1908-1997)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 108, 121; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 137

Stewart, Richard (American Doctor, John Wilkes Booth Sought His Help)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 165

Stewer, Jan (Widdecombe Fair - Song)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 168, 233, 238

Stilicho, Flavius (Roman General, 359-408)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 379

Stillman, Marie Spartali (British Artist, 1844-1927)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 310

Stinson, Eddie (American Aviator, 1894-1932)
Stinson Aircraft: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 255

Stivey, William (office Messenger, Irish Crown Jewels Affair)
"The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 67-70, 76, 78-82, 95-96

Stix, Thomas L., Sr. (American Sherlockian)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 217, 219-220

Stockton, Frank R. (American Writer, 1834-1902)
"Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 127

Stoddart, Joseph Marshall (American Publisher, Lippincott's Magazine)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 111
Robert Townsend: Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 130-132
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 10, 29; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 79