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Wesley, John (British Theologian, Founder of Methodism, 1703-1791)
Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (Gerald Frow) 13; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 227; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 6
Wesleyan: "The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 234, 236, 244; "The Siren of Sennen Cove" (Peter Tremayne) 54; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 38
Wesley's Chapel: "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 83

Wesley, Mary (British Author, 1912-2002)
The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 164

Wessel, Horst (Nazi Hero, 1907-1930)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 196
Horst Wessel Song: Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 181

Wesson, Daniel B. (American Gunsmith, 1825-1906)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 17
Smith & Wesson: The Case of the Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 108; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 57, 103, 153, 163; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 208, 222, 267, 281, 324; Moriarty (John Gardner) 26, 102; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 60; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 185; My Hero (Tom Holt) 9, 218, 314; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 169; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 183; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 12, 147, 151, 172, 276, 281, 338; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 104, 176
Smith-Wesson: Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 199-200, 203, 212

West, Herbert (Herbert West: Re-Animator - H.P.Lovecraft)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 114-119

West, James (Wild Wild West - TV series)
"The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 276
Major James West III: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 53-54, 56

West, Mae (American Actress, 1892-1980)
Me Uess-tt: "The Greatest Tertian" (Anthony Boucher) 80

West, Inspector Roger (Inspector West series - John Creasey)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 23-28

Westbury, Lord (Father of Richard Bethell)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 235

Westcott, William Wynn (British Founder of the Order of the Golden Dawn, 1848-1925)
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 136

Westenra, Lucy (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 20-21, 63-64, 66-67, 70, 76-77, 79-83, 86-88, 91-98, 100-101, 113, 129, 142, 182
The Dracula Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 83-85, 88, 92-93, 101, 103, 105, 113
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 7-8, 10, 62, 97, 111-118, 139, 141-147, 163, 179-185, 221, 257-258, 276, 325, 327-328, 338-342, 359-360, 403, 405-406, 409-412, 416-417, 422, 443-444, 451
Scarlet In Gaslight (Martin Powell & Seppo Makinen)
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 6, 90-92, 95-96, 98-99, 103, 114-129, 169, 172, 174-176, 179-180, 182, 191, 195, 208
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 518; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 121; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 102, 351; "The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 16
NOTE: In Tom Holland's Supping with Vampires, Lucy Ruthven (later, Westcote) (96-99, 104, 106, 110-111, 113-114, 116, 124-129, 131-158, 160, 168-170, 173-177, 190, 212-223, 227, 236-238, 244, 262-265, 275, 292-297, 300-301, 312-313, 318-319, 326-329, 332-333, 341-343, 350-351, 358-366, 369-372, 374-375, 377, 379-400, 402-403, 406-408, 410-417, 419-421, 451, 461-462, 467-471, 476, 480-483, 497-499) is presented to us as the original of Stoker's Lucy Westenra.

Westenra, Mrs. (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 94
The Dracula Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 83, 92, 101-103, 105
Scarlet In Gaslight (Martin Powell & Seppo Makinen)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 116

Western, Helen (American Actress, 1843-1868)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 183, 206

Westinghouse, George (American Inventor, 1846-1914)
"The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective " (Ralph Vaughan) 6, 12, 29

Westmeath, Earl of (Irish Peer)
"The Affray at the Kildare Street Club" (Peter Tremayne) 30

Westminster, Robert Grosvenor, First Marquess of (English Patron of the Arts, 1767-1845)
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 185

Weston, Edward (American Photographer, 1886-1958)
The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 147

Westphalen, Edgar Von (Brother-in-Law of Karl Marx, 1819-1890)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 157

Westphalen, Ludwig Von (Father-in-Law of Karl Marx)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 122-123

Westwood, John Obadiah (British Entomologist, 1805-1893)
"The Case of Young Vamberry, the Wine Merchant" (Ian Charnock) 67

Wexford, Chief Inspector Reginald (Wexford series - Ruth Rendell)
Constable Wexford: Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 25

Wexler, Haskell (American Cinematographer, 1926- )
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 186

Weyerhaeuser, Frederick (German-American Timber Magnate)
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 123, 127

Weyland, Edward (The Vampire Tapestry - Suzy McKee Charnas)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67

Weymouth, Inspector (Fu Manchu Series - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 6-12, 16, 23-24, 29-30, 33, 43, 52, 57, 60-67, 69-71, 83, 117-119, 137, 179, 287, 326, 334, 395

Weymouth, Mrs. (The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu - Sax Rohmer)
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 7

Whalen, Grover A. (American Businessman & Politician)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 232

Whalen, James (American Murder Victim)
The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Whalen, Mrs. (Wife of Grover A. Whalen)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 232

Wham (British Pop Group)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 224

Wharton, Harry (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 12, 28-29, 35

Whateley, Wilbur (The Dunwich Horror - H.P. Lovecraft)
The Whateley case: "The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece" (Barbara Hambly) 170

Wheatstone, Sir Charles (British Inventor, 1802-1875)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 38

Whewell, William (British Philosopher & Mathematician, 1794-1866)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 15, 86

Whicher, Jonathan (Scotland Yard Detective Inspector)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 91; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 206-207; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 95

Whiddon, Dan'l (Widdecombe Fair - Song)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 168-169, 238

Whilldin, Alexander (American Merchant)
"The Circle of Blood" (Steve Leadley) 28

Whistler, James McNeill (American Artist, 1834-1903)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77, 79-82, 84-85, 114, 349-350
"The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 25-31, 33-34
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 24-25, 32-33, 162
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 83
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 144-145
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 57, 61, 219; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 150; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 32; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 49; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 254, 427; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 198, 202, 208, 215; "And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 354; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 202; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 89; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 49; "The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 204; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 15; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 118; "The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 53, 62; "The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 171; "A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 13; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 70; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 149, 277; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 19; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 44; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 211; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 31, 33-34, 120, 122, 258-259, 289

Whistler's Mother (Painting)
"The Adventure of the Disappearance of Whistler's Mother" (Robert L. Fish) 141-148
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 254; "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 28; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 83; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 19

Whitby Coastguard, The (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 35-36

White, Daisy (Friend of the Houdinis)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 66, 71, 76, 82, 89, 109, 116

White, Francis (Francesco Bianco) (Italian Founder of White's Club)
White's: Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 39

White, Gilbert (British Naturalist, 1720-1793)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 218-219

White, Henry (American Anbassador, 1888-1970)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 84

White, José (Cuban Violinist & Composer, 1836-1912)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 15, 25, 88-90, 193, 197-201, 254

White, Stanford (American Architect, 1853-1906)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 66; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 39, 92; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 171; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 95, 124-125

White, Detective Inspector Stephen (Police officer involved in Ripper Case)
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 423-424, 467

White, Tim (American Anthropologist, 1950- )
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 16

White, William Allen (American Newspaper Editor, 1868-1944)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 63

White Company, The (14th Century English Mercenaries)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 260

White Knight, The (Alice Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 302

White Rabbit, The (Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 116, 120-121, 135
"Alimentary, My Dear Watson" (Lawrence Schimel) 208-210
Stanley Bagshaw and the Frantic Film Fiasco (Bob Wilson)
"The Case of the Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 24; "The Case of the Unmarked Graves" (Colin Bruce) 101; The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 26-27, 29-32, 37; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 39-40, 43, 84; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 62, 67; The Case of the Disappearing Dragon (Narinder Dhami) 56; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 52; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 382, 393; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 177; "The Adventure of the Ripper's Scrawl" (Michael Mallory) 44; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 134; "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 41; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 44, 147; Basil in the Wild West (Eve Titus) 53

Whitehead (Student whose punch killed Houdini)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 58, 66-68, 104, 112-112, 122
Japanese Guy: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 23-27, 33-34, 320
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 48

Whitehead, Alfred (British Clergyman, Father of Alfred North Whitehead)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 16

Whitehead, Alfred North (British Mathematician & Philosopher, 1861-1947)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) v, 3, 13, 16, 26-29, 32, 46-47, 61-62, 64-65, 80, 97-98, 152
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 214; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 40; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 213

Whitehead, James (Lord Mayor of London (1888-89))
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 102
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 111; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 223, 285; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 300; "My Three Ripping Years at the Yard" (Douglas Moreton) 32; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 60
Lord Mayor's Procession: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 99; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 285; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 58-59, 77
Lord Mayor's Show: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 101; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 99

Whiteman, Paul (American Bandleader, 1891-1967)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 231

Whiting, Richard (Last Abbot of Glastonbury, ?-1539)
Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 75

Whitman, Walt (American Poet, 1819-1892)
"Eve Times Four" (Poul Anderson) 164; A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 73, 76; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 123; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 90; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost)136; "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 172; "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 146, 183, 186; Basil and the Lost Colony (Eve Titus) 102; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 259

Whitney Family (American Socialites)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 31, 33

Whittier, Pollyanna: see Pollyanna

Whittington, Richard "Dick" (Lord Mayor of London (1397-99, 1406-7, 1419-20), 1358-1423)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 273; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 17; "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 225
The Whittington Sanction: Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 17-18

Whittle, Frank (British Engineer, Developed Jet Engine, 1907-1996)
"The Sound of the Buskervilles" (Douglas Moreton) 116-124
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 108, 231-232, 272

Who, The (British Rock Group)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 99

Whore of Babylon (Bible - Revelations)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 75; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 130; "The Scarlet Woman" (Watkin Jones) 122; "Angel Down, Sussex" (Kim Newman) 130; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 248, 251; "The Oppressed Tragedian" (Alan Stockwell) 144; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 153

Whymper, Edward (British Mountaineer, 1840-1911)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 31

Whyos, The (New York Gang)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 44-45, 127, 188-190, 223-224, 241

Wibley, William (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 19-21

Wicked Witch of the West, The (The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 125

Wicker, Henry (English Cowherd who discovered Epsom Spa (1618))
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 65

Wickham, Edward C. (English Academic)
The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 98

Wickham, George (Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 149

Wicksteed, Reverend Philip Henry (British Minister & Economist, 1844-1927)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 39

Widener, Eleanor (Wife of George D. Widener)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 201, 206

Widener, George (American Financier, ?-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 201, 206

Widener, Harry (Son of George D. Widener, ?-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 201, 206, 208

Widener Family (American Financiers)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 7

Widmark, Richard (American Actor, 1914- )
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 7

Wiechmann, Louis (Mary Surratt Trial Witness)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) , 255, 257, 288

Wieniawski, Henry (Polish Violinist & Composer, 1835-1880)
The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 275

Wilberforce, Samuel (English Bishop, 1805-1873)
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 166

Wilcox, Collin (American Author, 1924-1996)
Pronzini and Wilcox: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 119

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (American Poet, 1850-1919)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R.Bensen) 36

Wilcox, Henry (Howard's End - E.M.Forster)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 255-256, 258, 260, 262, 340, 409, 435

Wilcox, Stephen (American Inventor, 1830-1893)
See: George Herman Babcock

Wild, Sir Ernest (British Barrister)
"The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 178-190, 198, 202, 214, 226-228

Wild, Jonathan (British Master Criminal, c.1689-1725)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 216-217, 220, 222-227, 230-234, 241, 295
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 7, 131, 166-167, 178-182, 186, 211-212, 229, 234-235
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 44; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 77; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 221; "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 269, 275
The Wild Gang: Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 167

Wild Hunt, The (Celtic Mythology)
From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 143

Wild Men of Borneo, Waino & Plutano, The (American Sideshow Act, Hiram (?-1905) & Barney (?-1912) Davis)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 217

Wilde, Constance (Wife of Oscar Wilde, 1858-1898)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 10, 16, 33, 41-43, 57-63, 68, 71-72, 102-103, 141, 145, 147-159, 162-164, 170, 194, 227, 250, 264, 300, 303, 308, 314-315, 318-320, 322, 330
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 19-20, 23, 28, 63, 71, 74, 158, 170
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 347-352, 355, 359, 365
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 175-176, 298; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 74; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 202, 215; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 39; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 136; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 176
Florence Wilde: Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 156

Wilde, Cyril (Holland) (Son of Oscar Wilde, 1885-1915)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 10, 16, 30, 33, 55, 58, 60, 62-63, 148, 150-152, 320
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 21-23, 34, 158, 170
"Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 351; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 39

Wilde, Henry Tingle (Chief officer Aboard the Titanic, ?-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 220-221, 223, 234, 237

Wilde, Isola (Sister of Oscar Wilde, 1857-1867)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 29, 151, 258, 332

Wilde, Lady Jane (Irish Author, Mother of Oscar Wilde, 1821-1896)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 72-73, 151-152, 275
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 8, 23, 32, 71, 160, 170; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 42; "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 29; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 15; "The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 55; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 87-88, 238

Wilde, Oscar (Irish Writer, 1854-1900)
The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 115-119, 130, 168
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 1-83, 86-120, 122-133, 135-333
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) xiv-xv, 7-15, 18-53, 59-64, 68, 70-77, 79-82, 89, 92-100, 102-113, 122, 134, 142-147, 149-165, 167, 169-171
"The Adventure of the Christmas Bear" (Bill Crider) 168-183
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 60-63, 65-68, 79, 82, 109, 112-117, 119, 124-127, 159-163, 165-166, 168-174, 176, 182, 184, 186-187, 189
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 39, 48-51, 55, 72-77, 79, 94, 213, 230, 283, 386
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77, 80-85, 92-97, 110, 113-117, 169-170, 325, 339, 347-354, 358-361, 363, 365, 371
"Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 197-225
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 313-316, 319
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 185-187
"Jack The Ripper" (Graeme Garden & Bill Oddie) 71
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 96
The Dracula Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 137
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 43, 201-202, 284
The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 38-43, 47, 135, 146
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 138, 294, 301, 326-331
"The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 24-26, 28-29, 31, 34
The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 148
Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 126, 130-137
The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 29, 45-50, 52-59, 61-62, 71, 73, 78, 90, 97-100, 107, 156
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 64-65, 100-102
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 112, 125-126, 182-183, 194-195, 210
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 203, 205, 210-211, 213-220, 222-223, 226, 229, 236-238, 246, 271-272
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 12-24, 31, 35-37, 49, 56, 63, 79, 82-83, 108, 119, 124, 127-138, 143-151, 153-156, 169-171, 176-180, 182-183, 189, 191, 193-194
"A Letter To Posterity From John H. Watson, M.D." (Donald Thomas) 6-7, 13
"The Two Failures of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 3, 9-19
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 165-168
"Exit Centre Stage" (M.J.Trow) 232-253
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 17-21, 31-37, 41-43, 45-59, 61, 64-76, 84-95, 103-126, 128, 130-134, 141-143, 147-166, 172-183, 186, 189-194, 205-210, 212-213, 215, 219-224, 231, 235-240, 248-249, 253-262, 269-278, 285-294, 297, 299-310, 312-315, 324, 327, 329, 331-332, 334-337, 343, 353
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 62-63; Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 141; The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 210; "Cabaret Aux Assassins" (Cara Black) 223; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 54; "The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese" (Jon L. Breen) 167; "The Adventure of the Noble Husband" (Peter Cannon) 51-52; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 24; The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 13; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 188; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 65; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 127; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 93, 148; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 40, 43, 70; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 70-71, 199; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 241, 302, 309; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 175-176, 291, 298; "Dracula on the Rocks" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 22, 25; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 26, 155, 188, 191, 256, 317-318; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 58-59, 61, 70; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 48, 93, 147, 188, 345; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 90, 147, 155-156; "The Finishing Stroke" (M.J. Elliott) 110; "The Mystery of the Mumbling Duellist" (Paul D. Gilbert) 213; Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 88; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 131; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 155; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 87, 90; The Notched Hairpin (H.F.Heard) 90; A Taste for Honey (H.F.Heard) 36; Holmes on the Range (Steve Hockensmith) 108; "The Accidental Murderess" (H. Paul Jeffers) 65; "The Adventure of the Grand Old Man" (H. Paul Jeffers) 186; "The Darlington Substitution" (H. Paul Jeffers) 215; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 50; "The Man From Capetown" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 12; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 216; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 345; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 208; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 207; "The Doctor's Case" (Stephen King) 312-313; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 123; "Reichenbach" (Michael Kurland) 227; "Years Ago & In A Different Place" (Michael Kurland) 169; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 157; "The Adventure of the Left-Behind Wife" (Michael Mallory) 9; Murder in the Bath (Michael Mallory) 182; Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 54; "The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 204; "The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 27; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 111; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 22; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 95; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 178; The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22; "Did Sherlock Holmes Meet Hercule -?" (Julian Symons) 168; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 79; "The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 186; "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 28; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 227; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 70; "Mouse and the Master" (Brian M. Thomsen) 137, 141; "A Study In Lavender Lace" (Larry Townsend) 37; "The Affray at the Kildare Street Club" (Peter Tremayne) 28-30; "The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 212; "The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 55; "A Study In Orange" (Peter Tremayne) 252; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 170, 172, 174, 176-178, 189-190; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 31, 53, 188; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 117; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 81; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 413, 575; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 220; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 181; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 138; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 9; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 38; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 39; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 239
Wildean: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 242

Wilde, Vyvyan (Holland) (Son of Oscar Wilde, 1886-1967)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 10, 16, 30, 33, 55, 58, 60, 62-63, 148, 150-152, 320
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 22-23, 34, 158; "Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 351; Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 202; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 39

Wilde, William "Willie" (Brother of Oscar Wilde, 1852-1899)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 27-28, 151-153, 254
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 23

Wilde, Sir William (Irish Doctor, Father of Oscar Wilde, 1815-1876)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 72-73, 151, 188, 202, 254; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 7-8, 23, 29, 32, 97, 160; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 15; "The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey" (Peter Tremayne) 55; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 36

Wildhair, Sir Harry (The Constant Couple - George Farquhar)
"Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 223

Wildman, James Clark 'Doc', Jr. (Tarzan Alive - Philip José Farmer)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 15-23, 25-28, 31, 35, 39-40, 47, 50, 57-58, 62-63, 69-72, 76, 79-82, 89-90, 93, 99, 106, 109-111, 119-120, 131-132, 139-146, 151, 173-174, 179, 192-193, 197-198, 201-205
Doc Ardan: "The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 14, 35-37, 40; "The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 59-73

Wildman, James Clark, Sr. (Tarzan Alive - Philip José Farmer)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 14, 35-37, 40
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 25-27, 63, 69-72, 80, 111, 119-121, 139, 141-144, 193-195, 197-199

Wildman, Patricia Clark (Tarzan Alive - Philip José Farmer)
"The Shades of Pemberley" (Win Scott Eckert) 36-37

Wilhelm I, Kaiser (Emperor of Germany (1871-88) & King of Prussia (1861-88), 1797-1888)
"Holmes and the Loss of the British Barque Sophy Anderson" (Peter Cannon) 81; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 325; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 113-114, 159, 293, 323; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 11-12, 23, 223, 232, 302; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 107
Agent of the Kaiser: "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (H. Paul Jeffers) 33
The Kaiser: "The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 49
King of Germany: The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 33

Wilhelm II, Kaiser (Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1888-1918), 1859-1941)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 99, 109-112, 171, 186, 213, 238, 334, 344, 386, 412
The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 101, 253, 276-278, 281, 283-284, 286, 288-289, 293
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 26-27, 51, 63, 69, 71, 73, 80, 82, 127, 240
Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 46-47, 60, 62-63, 66, 74, 77, 83, 91, 101-102, 115, 134, 144, 155, 158-159, 162-163, 170-171, 174-175, 181-184, 218-219
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 242-244
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 261-264, 327-328, 349, 393, 407
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 28-30, 119
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 10, 14, 16-17, 45; Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 31, 73, 97, 104, 106, 110; Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself (Val Andrews) 64, 106; The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 33, 41; Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 6, 16, 78; "Cabaret Aux Assassins" (Cara Black) 236-237, 245; The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 12, 106-107; "The Case of the Lugubrious Manservant" (Rhys Bowen) 109; "The Adventure of the Mooning Sentry" (Jon L. Breen) 54; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 70-72, 79-80, 204; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 70-71; Chronicles of the Lost Years (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 201; "Our Mr. Smith" (Oswald Crawfurd) 239; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 25; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 99; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 152; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 24, 44, 62-63, 78, 186, 191-192; The Adventure of the Christmas Tree" (John DeAndrea) 180, 183, 188; From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 205, 208-211; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 115; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 86, 124; "The Adventure of the Honourable Cracksman" (M J Elliott) 29; "The Devil and Sherlock Holmes" (Loren D. Estleman) 11, 17; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 14, 125; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 87, 168; Embassy Row (Quinn Fawcett) 233, 313; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 57-58, 71; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 33, 58, 98, 127, 221; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 26-29, 52, 80, 131, 155, 157, 165, 167, 273, 303, 320; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 41; "The Case of the Bearded Baritone" (S.M.Ghatak) 15; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 112; "The Case of the Last Battle" (L.B.Greenwood) 485, 490-491, 493; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 221; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 24, 27, 41, 50, 86, 90, 94, 129-130, 174, 210, 217-218, 220-221; The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 193, 216; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 108; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 94, 132-133, 244; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Michael & Mollie Hardwick) 158; "Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 114; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 28; "Too Many Stains" (Marvin Kaye) 298-299; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 26, 64, 82; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 86, 112, 257, 262; O, Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 285; "The Case of the Missing Navy" (Miles Kington) 54; "Reichenbach" (Michael Kurland) 224; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 95; "A Matter Without Gravity" (Alain le Bussy) 130, 134; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 17, 83, 144, 150-151, 156; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 202; "The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin" (Richard A. Lupoff) 225, 227-228; "The Adventure of the Illustrious Patient" (Michael Mallory) 75; The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 187; The Case of the Second Séance (Sam McCarver) 32, 57, 129; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 172-175, 180, 210, 213; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 64, 68; "The Sound of the Buskervilles" (Douglas Moreton) 116; "The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 366, 370, 376; "Angel Down, Sussex" (Kim Newman) 128; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 9, 15-17, 19, 30, 32, 36, 38-39, 45, 49, 62, 70, 77, 80, 83, 88, 92, 97, 130, 132, 159, 163-164, 187-188, 190, 215, 219, 276, 280, 295, 303, 306, 327, 335, 341, 350, 355; The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 140, 190-192; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 149; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 226; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 48-50, 81, 83, 87, 99, 110, 113-114, 123, 139, 141, 148-149, 154, 164, 183; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 75, 81, 97, 122, 141, 149, 154, 158, 171, 194-195, 199, 222; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 282; "Did Sherlock Holmes Meet Hercule -?" (Julian Symons) 158; "The Case of the Greek Key (Donald Thomas) 100-101, 163; "The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 130, 134, 141; "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 299, 303, 317-318; "The Four Detectives" (Frank Thomas) 139; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 203; "The Case of the Abandoned Lighthouse" (June Thomson) 189, 191; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 76; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 461-462, 542, 564, 626; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 141, 151, 229; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) ix, 223; No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 34, 61, 160, 171, 234, 269; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 107, 152, 191, 195, 254, 264; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 116; "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 334; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 264, 269; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 16, 51, 93-94, 163
Agents / Spies of the All Highest: Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts)64, 107
Agents of / for the Kaiser: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 161; "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 182; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 151, 180; "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 337
The Café Kaiser: Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 123
The Emperor of Germany: Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (Maurice Leblanc) 196
His Imperial Majesty's Airship: From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 65
Kaiser Agent: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 294
Kaiser's Helmet: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 185
The Kaiser's Intelligence Service: Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 109
The Kaiser's Madman: Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 105
The Kaiser's Men / Minions / Agents etc.: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 16-18; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 68, 73, 74, 76, 91, 99, 107, 119, 142-143
Kaiser's Vengeance Two: From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 211
The Kaiser's Web: Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 142
Kaiser Wilhelm Dome: The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 188

Wilhelmina (Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948), 1880-1962)
"A Case of Royal Blood" (Steven-Elliot Altman) 63, 65-66, 68-80, 86, 88-90, 92-93
"A Matter of Royal Honour" (David L. Hammer) 78