A listing of disguises donned by Sherlock Holmes in pastiches & parodies. Titles in regular type are those in which the disguise is actually worn. Titles in italics indicate that it is merely mentioned. Page numbers indicate the page on which the disguise appears or is mentioned.

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Accountant, Out-Of-Work: "The Adventure Of The Indiscreet Agent" (Peter Spielmann & Aaron Zelman) 30

Ambassador, Spanish: The Mystery of the Conjured Man (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 153, 155, 157-158, 161-162, 166-167, 169-173

Andorian, Blue-skinned: "Quadrumvirate" (Dana Martin Batory) 37

Arab: The Case Of The Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 64-68; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 169, 171

Arab, Old: "The Curse Of Nectanebo" (Ron Weighell) 69-70

Archaeologist, Old: "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 135-136, 139

Art Expert, French: "The Case of the Girl with the Gazelle" (Ken Greenwald) 172-175

Artisan: The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 186-187
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 165

Artist, Elderly: "The Sect Of The Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 95-96

Astrologer: Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 296-298

Bahrashri Pilgrim: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 153, 156, 158

Bahrashri Tribesman: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 132

Bandleader, German: The Case of the Haunted Horrors (Anthony Read) 16, 55, 139, 145, 147

Banker: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 110

Bargee: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 23

Bargee, Unemployed: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 149-153

Bearded Man: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 113-115; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 15, 19

Beggar: Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster (Don W. Baranowski) 56-59; "Mr. Sigerson" (Peter Beagle) 71-73; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 93-95; "The Case of the Amateur Mendicants" (Ken Greenwald) 51-52; The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Nancy Springer) 162, 164-166; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 85
"The Adventure Of The Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 375; "Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 85

Beggar, Blind: The Secret Diary Of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 204; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 62-63, 65

Beggar, Decrepit: "The Adventure Of The Aluminum Crutch" (S.E. Dahlinger) 17

Beggar, Legless Veteran: Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 78, 81-82, 90, 98

Beggar, One-armed: "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 68-71, 79, 87

Beggar with a Brooklyn Accent: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 107-110

Beggar with a Twisted Lip: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 163

Belgian Gen Broker: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 26

Bhotia Trader: The Mandala Of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 98-101

Billycock hat, mutton-chop whiskers and a big, thick moustache: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 36-37

Blind Irish Fiddler: A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 84-91, 95-112, 118, 125

Blind Man: "The Lady Downstairs" (Christopher Fowler) 64; "Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 85

Bookseller, Itinerant: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 23

Bookseller, Old: The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 224; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 28; The Secret Diary Of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 245; "The Adventure of the Concert Pianist" (Margaret Maron) 248; Sherlock Holmes & The Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 128-131, 133; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 53-56, 60-61; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 202; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 20, 100-101
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 58; Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 66; Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 125; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 107; "The Adventure of the Conscientious Constable" (Paul D. Gilbert) 178; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 158; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 80; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 125; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227; "You See But You Do Not Observe" (Robert J. Sawyer) 355; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 76; "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 335

Buddhist Ascetic: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 139

Bureaucrat, Tired: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 158

Busker: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 57-58

Cab Driver: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 238-240; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 199-200; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 60-61; "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 298; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 74, 78

Cabman: "Sherlock Holmes: The Actor" (Donald Thomas)

Cabman, Bewhiskered: The Second War Of The Worlds (George H. Smith) 39-40, 46-48, 51, 54

Cabman, Elderly: "My Dear Holmes" (Michael Green) 42

Captain, Ship's: Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 346-351

Carol Singer: "The Adventure Of The Man Who Never Laughed" (J.N.Williamson) 153-154

Carpenter: "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 287

Chimney Sweep: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 236; Young Sherlock: The Adventure at Ferryman's Creek (Gerald Frow) 121-122; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 207-208; Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 74-75, 80

Chinaman: The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 5

Chinaman, Old: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 441

Chinese Scoundrel: "The Dollmaker Of Marigold Walk" (Barbara Hambly) 36

Church Deacon: The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 5

Clergyman: The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 57; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 132-133, 142-143, 151-154
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 459; Irene At Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 169, 187-188; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 165

Clergyman, Nonconformist:The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 139, 144-147; Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 376-379, 382, 388, 392
"The Strange Case of the Voodoo Priestess" (Carole Buggé) 287; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 106; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 326; Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 42, 87-88, 91, 261; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 25; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 157; "Mrs. Hudson Reminisces" (Linda Robertson) 216; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227; "The Adventure Of The Indiscreet Agent" (Peter Spielmann & Aaron Zelman) 30; The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 71; "Sherlock Holmes: The Actor" (Donald Thomas) 274

Clergyman, Simple-Minded: "The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 40

Cleric, Elderly: Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 66-68, 72-73, 82, 113
Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of God (Guy Adams) 92

Clerk: "The Case of the Aluminium Crutch" (June Thomson) 49

Clown: "The Adventure Of The Missing Countess" (Jon Koons) 313-319

Coachman: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 365-366, 374; "Victor Lynch the Forger" (Terry McGarry) 35

Coalman: W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Coalminer: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 115, 196

Colourman, Itinerant : Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 178

Comic-Paper Gambler: "The Mystery Of Pinkham's Diamond Stud" (John Kendrick Bangs) 48

Commissionaire: "The Adventure of the Greatest Gift" (Loren D. Estleman) 101-102

Common Loafer: Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 130
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 92; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 157; The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 53; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Constable: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 74-75

Convict: Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 151-152, 155, 179

Costermonger: "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 123-124
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 106; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 77

Countryman, Bluff: "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 287

Curate, Unemployed: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 80

Cypriot Olive Oil Merchant: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 210

Daily Mail Correspondent: Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 44

Charles Darwin: "The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (John L. Breen) 191-195

Dean,. Rural: "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 287

Deliveryman: Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 122-125; "The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi)

Derelict: No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 255

Dock Worker: The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 104-121

Dosser, Old: The Dragon Tattoo (Tim Pigott-Smith) 48, 53, 106, 137, 139-142, 145-146, 150

Doxy: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 77-78, 85, 160, 172, 221

Drainpipe: "The Episode of the Bold Bad Undergraduate and the Postage Stamps" (P) 99-100

Driver: "Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 85

Drunk: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 224, 226

East End Rough: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 169

Elderly Man: Sherlock Holmes & The Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 163-164; Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 76, 96
The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 37

Elderly Woman: The Case of Emily V. (Keith Oatley) 205, 209-210, 215-216, 228-230
Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David) 241

Escapologist: Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 102-109

Farmer: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 25-27; Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 3-4, 161; The Affair of the Incognito Tenant (Lora Roberts)175, 179

Fiacre Driver: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 158

Father Finley: Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David) 119-129

Fisherman, Drunken: The Waters Of Death (Kel Richards) 81-82

Flatland Woman: The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 285-293

Flower-Seller:"The Adventure Of The Unique Holmes" (Jon L. Breen) 105-106; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 145
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 105

Footman: "The Two Footmen" (Michael Gilbert) 197-198, 200-201, 204-206

Footman, Out-of-Work: "The Adventure of the Richmond Horror" (Denis O. Smith) 18-19

Frog Footman: Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 87-88, 91-94, 98

Fu Manchu: Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 410-413

Furniture Remover: "The Case of the Uneasy Easy Chair" (Ken Greenwald) 107-109

Gardener: "A Trifling Affair" (H.R.F. Keating) 205

Gas Company Supervisor: "The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 253

Gas Inspector's Assistant: The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 153-160, 169, 175

Gendarme, Tall Moustachioed: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 200

Ghost of Oscar Leyland: "Sherlock Holmes and the Ghost of Christmas Past" (David Stuart Davies) 327-329

Girl: "The English Señor" (Marta Randall) 277-279

Golden Dawn Initiate: "The Hidden Church" (Watkin Jones) 44-45

Groom, Disreputable Young: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 159

Groom, Drunken: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 139
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 165; "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 25; "The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 40; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 29; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Groom, Out-Of-Work: "My Silk Umbrella" (Darryl Brock) 56-57; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 157; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 81-84, 106, 109-110
The Secret Diary Of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 155; "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 122; "Mrs. Hudson Reminisces" (Linda Robertson) 216

Guinea Sack: Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 140

Gypsy: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 144-145, 231; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 105-114, 116-161; "The Adventure of the Gypsy Girl" (Tony Reynolds) 43-45

Gypsy Woman: A Samba For Sherlock (Jô Soares) 42

Hansom Driver: Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 149-157, 160, 164; The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 221

Harden, Colonel John Vincent: Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 85-87

Hasidic Jew: The Case of the Stolen Sparklers (Anthony Read) 124, 131-135, 141, 144-145

Hebrew Scholar: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 6-8

Highlander: "Purple Peanut" (Anon.) 132

Horse Dealer: The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 185-189, 200-202, 214-218, 221, 229-231, 269, 271, 293, 328-329, 348, 399

Hobo: "In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 25

Hospital Porter: "The Mystery of the Mumbling Duellist" (Paul D. Gilbert) 214-218, 220

Hostler: The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 5

Humphries, Mark: "The Case of the Demon Barber" (Ken Greenwald) 79-81

Imam: "The Fairy Thieves" (Dana Martin Batory) 154

Indian, Deaf & Dumb: The Case Of The Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 152, 154-155, 161, 167, 184

Indian Bearer: "The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 246-247

Insurance Broker: "The Adventure Of The Indiscreet Agent" (Peter Spielmann & Aaron Zelman) 31, 47

Iroquois: "The Startling Events in the Electrified City" (Thomas Perry) 137

Italian: "The Startling Events in the Electrified City" (Thomas Perry) 133-134

Italian, Aged: "The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 40

Italian Tout: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 79

Journalist: Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 115-176, 180, 362-365

Kashmiri Brahman: "The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 48-81; "The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 94-118

Labourer: "Cross of Gold" (Michael Collins) 342; Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 280; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 144-146, 149; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 314-317; "The Elusive Gang" (P. Nikitin) 125; "The Railroad Thieves" (P. Orlovetz) 63-68, 72; The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Nancy Springer) 124, 133; "Colonel Warburton's Madness" (Norman W. Ward) 65

Labourer, Dockland: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 201-202, 211, 216, 242

Labourer, Irish: "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (Ian Charnock) 97, 109; "Recalled To Life" (Paula Cohen) 203-204

Ladakhi: The Mandala Of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 115

Lama, Tibetan: "The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 43, 47-48

Lascar: Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 70-88; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 231-243, 279; "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" (Dorothy B. Hughes) 214-215; The Vampire Serpent (Kel Richards) 46-47, 52; Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 25-29, 62
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 140; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day), 106

Laundryman's Slow Son: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 120, 150

Lean and hungry looking bloke: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 58

Loafer: "The Long Man" (Rafe McGregor) 123, 126; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 99-102, 115

Lounger: Sherlock Holmes & The Adler Papers (John Hall) 147-149

Magician, Indian: The Game (Laurie R. King) 104-161, 239-243, 250-251, 253-265, 272, 276-278, 282, 291-297, 308-317

Magma Tender: Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 161

Major of Rifles: "The Adventure of the Lost World" (Dominic Green) 303

Man of Commerce: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 110

Master Mariner, Old Asthmatic: "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 157

Match Worker: "The Adventure of the Lost World" (Dominic Green) 307

Matchseller, Old: The Case of the Disappearing Detective (Anthony Read) 36-40, 44-46, 49, 54-56, 90, 102

Matchwoman, Old: "The Adventure Of The Left-Behind Wife" (Michael Mallory) 11-14

Medium: "The Adventure Of The Canine Ventriloquist" (Jon L. Breen) 138-139

Merchant: "The Commercial Centre Mystery" (P. Nikitin) 178

Merchant Seaman: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 150; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 105

Methodist Preacher: "The Adventure of the Sinister Chinaman" (Barbara Hambly) 138-139

Military Officer, German: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 205

Monk: "The English Señor" (Marta Randall) 286-287, 289

Moran, Colonel: Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 3-8

Mountain Climber, French: Arthur and the Purple Panic (Alan Coren) 26-30

Municipal Surveyor: "The Adventure Of The Unique Hamlet" (Vincent Starrett) 88

Musician, American: Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (Barrie Roberts) 113-114, 117, 127-129, 164

Mycroft Holmes: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 226-228

Naval Officer: Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies)

Naval Officer, Disengaged: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 120

Navvy, Out-of-work: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 23

Newsboy, Elderly: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 189

Nun: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 189

Nurse, Elderly Practical: "The Adventure of the Sinister Chinaman" (Barbara Hambly) 138-139

Old Crone: Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 12

Old Man: Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 80, 144-146; The Affair of the Incognito Tenant (Lora Roberts) 93-94, 109; The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 141

Old Salt: W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Old Tom: Sherlock Holmes: Draco, Draconis (Brett Spencer & Dorian David) 167-170

Old Woman: "The Dollmaker Of Marigold Walk" (Barbara Hambly) 34, 38-39, 41; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 178-179, 183-185, 187, 198-201, 203; Sherlock Holmes and the Masquerade Murders (Frank Thomas) 193
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 92; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227; "Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 85; The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Nancy Springer) 227; "The Case of the Gustaffson Stone" (June Thomson) 203

Old, Wrinkled Brown-Faced Fellow: "The Adventure Of The Suffering Ruler" (H.R.F.Keating) 329-330, 338

Opium Addict: "Jack El Destripador" (Anonymous) 193; "The Men with the Twisted Lips" (S.J. Rozan) 57
"In Flanders Field" (H. Paul Jeffers) 25; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 157; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 29; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Ouvrier, French: A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 92; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 86; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Painter & Decorator: Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 26-27, 29, 43

Parson, Nonconformist: "The Adventure of the Second Generation" (Ken Greenwald) 20-23, 26

Parson, Poor: "The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman" (Ian Charnock) 97

Pavement Artist: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 61-66

Peasant: "The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes" (H. Paul Jeffers) 118

Peasant Violinist, Norwegian: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 231, 236, 264

Peddler: "The Ball of Twine" (Miles Elward) 63

Peddler, Irish: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 144-145, 244, 250

Persian Silk Merchant: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 143-145

Peter the Painter: "The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 221-223, 228-229, 258-259; "Sherlock Holmes: The Actor" (Donald Thomas) 278

Petty Thief: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 77

Phillips, David Graham: The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 160-165, 168

Pirate: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 13-19

Plumber: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 200-212
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton)

Police Inspector: A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 125, 128

Policeman: The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 207-208, 251

Postman: "The Adventure Of The Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 375

Prelate, Elderly: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 158

Priest: "The Revenge of the Fenian Brotherhood" (Carole Buggé) 138, 141; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 132, 136; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 260, 262, 264-265, 267-268, 273, 276; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 265-268, 273, 279-283, 300-302, 304, 308-312

Priest, Italian: Chronicles Of The Lost Years (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 19-20; The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 209-210; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 99; The Secret Diary Of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 200, 202, 205; "Reichenbach" (Michael Kurland) 218; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 29, 143; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 141
A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 92; Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 125; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 144; "Years Ago & In A Different Place" (Michael Kurland) 165; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227; "The Case of the Gustaffson Stone" (June Thomson) 203

Priest, Old: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 324-338; The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 354, 359-363

Priest, Reformed Anglican: The Second War Of The Worlds (George H. Smith) 53-55

Prison Guard: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 240-242

Professor of Philosophy: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 23

Prostitute: "The Singular Habits of Wasps" (Geoffrey A. Landis) 240-242; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 67-76, 84, 88

Prussian Officer: "The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin" (Richard A. Lupoff) 225-226, 228

Rabbi, Aged: Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 102-104

Ragamuffin: "The Bughouse Caper" (Bill Pronzini) 161, 169, 171

Rat catcher: Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 73

Religious Fanatic: Sherlock Holmes in New York (D.R. Bensen) 135-139

Roustabout: "The Adventure of the Haunted Showman" (Christopher Sequeira) 376-377, 380

Ruffian: "The Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant" (Craig Shaw Gardner) 112-113

Sailor: "The Strange Case of the Haunted Freighter" (Carole Buggé) 56-69; Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 131-132, 136; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 244-252, 283; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 165, 201, 209, 211, 274, 278; "The Pearl of the Emir" (P. Nikitin) 155-161; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 50-57

Sailor, French: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 164

Sailor, Old: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 29-30, 32-33, 42-43; "The Adventure of the Missing Detective" (Gary Lovisi) 309-312, 319-321, 329-330; Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 139-142; "Our American Cousins" (Roberta Rogow) 397-398; A Samba For Sherlock (Jô Soares) 182-190
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 29

Sailor, One-Eyed: The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 170-172, 187, 189

Salesman, Young: The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 120, 122-123, 125-127, 129-131

Salvation Army Officer: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 59

Scholar, Elderly: "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 287

Scene-Shifter: "Adventure of the Opera Ghost" (Steven Philip Jones & Aldin Baroza) 41

Sea Captain: Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 137

Sea Captain, Asthmatic: "The Adventure Of The Indiscreet Agent" (Peter Spielmann & Aaron Zelman) 30

Sea Dog, Old: "The Adventure of the Cutter Alicia" (Paul D. Gilbert) 152, 159

Seaman: "The Adventure Of The Suffering Ruler" (H.R.F.Keating) 335-336; Sherlock Holmes & The Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts)120; "The Case of the Vanishing Barque" (June Thomson) 161; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 2-3
The Monster of St. Marylebone (Wayne Worcester) 5

Secretary, Young: Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 156-158

Senior Clerk: The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Barry S. Brown) 31-90

Servant: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 245

Servant, Italian: Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster (Don W. Baranowski) 124-133

Sewer Scavenger: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 58; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 214

Shepherd: Young Sherlock: The Adventure at Ferryman's Creek (Gerald Frow) 101, 103

Singer Midget: "The Affair Of The Politician, The Lighthouse, & The Trained Cormorant" (Howard Collins) 200-203

Space Veteran, Grizzled Old: Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 134-136, 138, 147

Spanish Peasant: "The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 41, 43

Sporting Man, Old: "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 157

Stable Boy: "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 335

Royston Steel: Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 104-111

Street Loafer: "The Oppressed Tragedian" (Alan Stockwell) 134

Street Musician: Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 101, 106, 109, 125, 214, 219

Street Musician, Elderly, Bespectacled: Sherlock Holmes & The Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 125-128, 131

Street Pedlar: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 189

Street Ruffian: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 158

Street Sweeper: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 181-183

Sunburned Old Colonial Gentleman: The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 27, 36

Tatterdemalion: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 42

Tibetan Monk: "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 151

Ticket Seller: "The Adventure Of The Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 377-378

Tramp: The Headless Monk (Kel Richards) 2-3
"The Lady Downstairs" (Christopher Fowler) 64

Transport Driver: Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 161

Trinket Salesman: The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 15

Turk: Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 197-199

Vagabond: Sherlock Holmes ~ The Way of All Flesh (Daniel Ward) 57-60

Vagrant: "The Commercial Centre Mystery" (P. Nikitin) 181-185; "The Aristotelian" (Steve Poling) 25, 33, 64-66

Vicious Criminal: "The Adventure of the Conscientious Constable" (Paul D. Gilbert) 178-180

Violinist: "The Phantom Of The Barbary Coast" (Frank M. Robinson) 124-125; "The Adventure Of The Parisian Gentleman" (Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh) 253

Wagoner, Itinerant: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 90-114, 129-137, 158, 177-178

Waiter: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 137-138, 141, 144-145, 152, 160-162; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 88-89; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 111; The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 236

War Veteran: "The Lady Downstairs" (Christopher Fowler) 64

Washerwoman: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 46

Watson, Mrs.: "The Adventure Of The Other Woman" (Michael Mallory) 24-27

Welsh Villager: Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 136-137

Woman: "The Quality of Mercy" (William Meikle) 71, 73-74
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 3, 11

Working Man: "The Dead Tree" (Alan Stockwell) 155; "The Eccentric Gentleman" (Alan Stockwell) 10

Workman: Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 373-374, 450-451, 457; Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 67, 71-72, 77-84; "The Singular Habits of Wasps" (Geoffrey A. Landis) 228; In Search of Watson (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 146, 158-159, 163-168; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 136; "The Case Of The Fiery Messengers" (Ron Weighell) 19-20
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 227

Workman, French: "The Case of the Gustaffson Stone" (June Thomson) 203

Workman, Irish: Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 135-140, 145

Workman, Moustachioed: "Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 85-86