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Peabody, George (American Financier, 1795-1869)
The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 106

Peabody, Henry O. (American Gunsmith, 1826-1903)
Peabody Rifle: "The Monster of Hell’s Gate" (Paul Finch) 39
Peabody-Martini-Henry

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

Peace, Addington (Addington Peace series - Bertram Fletcher Robinson)
Baskerville (John O'Connell) 27, 39-40, 66, 79, 98-99

Peace, Charlie (British Burglar, 1832-1879)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 93-99
"The Case of the Substitute Strangler" (Douglas Moreton) 43, 45-46, 48-49
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 35-36
 "The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 65-66, 68
The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 702-705
"The Puzzle of the Vanishing Laboratory" (Peter Calamai) 13, 24; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 63; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 147; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 65; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 78; "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 61, 63; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 26; Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer (J.M.Gregson) 53; A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 77; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 80; "The Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys" (H. Paul Jeffers) 159; Holmes Coming (Kenneth Johnson) 204-205; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 108; "The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 139; Seven Stars (Kim Newman) 49; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 92; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 19; "The Remarkable Worm" (Carolyn Wheat) 205, 228
Charlie Peak: "The Case of the Gustaffson Stone" (June Thomson) 194-202, 211, 216

Peachum (The Beggar's Opera - John Gay)
"The Adventure of the Eccentric Inventor" (Eugene D. Goodwin) 109; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 220

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

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

Peacock, Thomas Love (British Writer, 1785-1866)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 28; The Final Page of Baker Street (Daniel D. Victor) 136

Peaky Blinders (British Street Gang)
Holmes Coming (Kenneth Johnson) 215

Peanut John: see Joseph Burroughs

Pearce, Alexander (Irish Convict, 1790-1824)
Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (Barrie Roberts) 77

Pearce, Richard (Ripper Case, Police Constable Living in Mitre Square)
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 145; A Knife in the Fog (Bradley Harper) 152, 162

Pearce, Tom ("Widdecombe Fair" Song)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 144; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 168, 223, 230, 232-233, 238

Pearce, William (British Food Manufacturer)
Pearce Duffer: "The Mystery of the Custard Club" (Daniel Bonney) 488

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

Pearl, Cora (English Society Diva, 1835-1886)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 38; Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 279

Pears, Andrew (English Barber & Soap Manufacturer, 1766-1845)
Mr Pears' Soap: "The Adventure of the Six Maledictions" (Kim Newman) 265
Pears: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 56; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 122
Pears Soap: "Murder To Music" (Anthony Burgess) 193; Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 17, 61; Moriarty (John Gardner) 79; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 200; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 352; "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman' (Michael Harrison) 115-116, 121, 127; The Irregular (H.B. Lyle) 11; The Case of the Vanishing Corpse (Robert Newman) 147; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 172; Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 202; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 93; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 118; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 126

Pearse, Patrick (Irish Republican, 1879-1916)
The Year of the Gun (H.B. Lyle) 41, 89-91

Pearson, Charles H. (British-Australian Politician & Journalist, 1830-1894)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 312-313

Pearson, Sir Cyril Arthur (British Publisher, 1866-1921)
Baskerville (John O'Connell) 53-58, 88-91, 93-95, 128
The Case of the Grave Accusation (Dicky Neely) 73

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

Peart, Fred, Baron Peart (British Politician, 1914-1988)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Underground Car Park" (Alan Watkins) 308

Peasant Mother (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania (Gerry O’Hara) 61-62

Peasants (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania (Gerry O’Hara) 30-31

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

Peat, Mathilde (Companion of Lillie Langtry, 1888-1965)
Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 35-37, 81, 138, 140-141, 143-144, 167, 174, 275, 325

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

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

Peckinpah, Sam (American Director, 1925-1984)
And Then There Was One (Gilbert Adair) 19; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 23

Pecksniff, Seth (Martin Chuzzlewit - Charles Dickens)
A Pecksniff: The Private Life of Dr Watson (Michael Hardwick) 39

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

Pedaiah (Bible - Kings)
"Who’s Your Mama?" (Len Bailey) 171

Pedler, Sir Eustace (The Man in the Brown Suit - Agatha Christie)
Sir Eustace Pedder: "The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 66, 68

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

Pedro II (Emperor of Brazil (1831-89), 1825-1891)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 5, 7-11, 13-15, 19-22, 25-27, 29-31, 35, 39, 44, 64, 75, 80-84, 86-92, 94, 107, 123-124, 135-136, 174, 191-192, 194, 198-201, 205, 208-211, 213, 218, 227, 231-232, 244, 253-256
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 118; "The Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer" (Tony Reynolds) 57, 66-67
Pedro II Asylum: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 137, 182-190
Petrópolis: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 192, 194, 197-198, 204, 209, 253

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

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

Peek, James (British Biscuit Manufacturer)
Peak, Frean & Co.: "The Peculiar Case of Sweetly’s Luck" (Alison Littlewood) 57; The Three Winter Terrors (James Lovegrove) 201
Peek Freans: Art in the Blood (Bonnie MacBird) 236; The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 245; Arrowood (Mick Finlay) 195, 337; Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 16, 28, 99-100, 206, 233; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J. Trow) 47; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 108, 111

Peel, Emma (The Avengers - TV series)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 43-44
"Bad Penny" (Leo Baxendale) 4

Peel, Sir Robert (British Prime Minister (1834-35 / 1841-46) & Founder of British Police Force, 1788-1850)
 Enraptured (Katherine Deauxville) 389; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 246; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 18, 29; "The Little Problem of the Grosvenor Square Furniture Van" (Patrick LoBrutto) 203; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 70; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 26; "Everything Flows and Nothing Stays" (John Soanes) 34; Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 220 "The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 67; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 183; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 409; Lestrade and theDead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 205; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 28, 145, 150; Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 148; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 8; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 14; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 579; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 16; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 81; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 212; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 131

Peeping Tom (Lady Godiva Legend)
Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 193

Peer, Sarah (British Servant)
Theresa Steele: "The Adventure of the Arsenic Dumplings" (Bob Byrne) 220, 224-226, 228-230, 232, 234-235

Peg Powler (English Folklore)
"Song from Dark Annie’s Bower" (Angela Slatter) 369

Pegana, Gods of (Gods of Pegana - Lord Dunsany)
Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 86

Pegasus (Flying Horse in Greek Mythology)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 131; Sherlock Holmes and the Queen of Diamonds (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 171; "The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 18; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 271

Pegler, Edith Mabel (Bigamous Wife of George Joseph Smith)
"The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 193-194, 196, 199-200, 215

Pégoud, Adolphe (French Aviator, 1889-1915)
Gods of War (James Lovegrove) 134

Pei, I.M. (Chinese-American Architect, 1917-2019)
Holmes Coming (Kenneth Johnson) 206

Peirce, Charles S. (American Philosopher, 1839-1914)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 23-24; "The Rubber Bend" (Gene Wolfe) 128-129, 144-145

Peixoto, Floriano (President of Brazil (1891-94), 1839-1895)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 455

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

Peko (Fu Manchu series - Sax Rohmer)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 34, 152
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 87, 89
"The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 390, 394
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 412-413, 432
Mr K'ing's marmoset: The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 270
"The Adventure of the Six Maledictions" (Kim Newman) 216; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 171

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

Peleus (Greek Mythology)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 90

Pelletier, David (American Skater, 1982- )
The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case (Elizabeth Eulberg) 118

Pelletier, Pierre (French Chemist, 1788-1842)
The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes (Leonard Goldberg) 259

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

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

Pemberton, John Stith (Aerican Pharmacist, 1831-1888)
"The Adventure of the Millford Silkworms" (Lavie Tidhar) 29

Pemberton, Max (British Author, 1863-1950)
The Case of the Grave Accusation (Dicky Neely) 76-78; Masters of Lies (Philip Purser-Hallard) 55, 250; "The Missing Group" (A.S.Reeve) 152

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

Pena, Orest (Cuban-American Bar Owner)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 124-125

Pena, Ruperto (Cuban-American Bar Owner)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 124-125

Pendergast, William (Dr Nikola series - Guy Boothby)
"The Adventure of the Empty Throne" (Brad Mengel) 95, 98

Pendleton, Alice Key (Wife of George H. Pendleton, 1823-1886)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 142

Pendragons, The (Jonthan & Charlotte) (American Illusionists)
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 49

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

Penfold, Sarah Ann (British Murder Victim, ?-1898)
Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 9, 168-169

Pengelly, William (British Geologist, 1812-1894)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 361-363

Penhaligon, William Henry (English Barber & Perfumer)
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet: Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 126

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

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

Pennant, Thomas (Welsh Antiquary & Naturalist, 1726-1798)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 22

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

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

Pennett, William (British Police Officer)
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 161

Penney, James Cash (American Businessman, 1875-1971)
J.C. Penney: Dragons on the Town (Thorarinn Gunnarsson) 211

Pennington, William Henry (British Actor & Soldier at Balaclava, 1833-1923)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 205-207, 209-210, 358-359, 364, 366-367, 369, 371-374, 405

Pennyworth, Alfred (Batman series)
"Hell Is for Heroes" (Bob Haney, Ric Estrada & Dick Giordano) 30-31, 34

Penrose, Boies (Pennsylvania Senator, 1860-1921)
The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 119

Pepe Le Pew (Cartoon Character)
Dragons on the Town (Thorarinn Gunnarsson) 200

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

Pepper, Dr Augustus J. (British Pathologist)
Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 8, 98-99
Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 23

Pepper, John Henry (British Scientist, 1821-1900)
"The Case of the Ghosts at Bly" (Donald Thomas) 192-193; "The Case of the Yokohama Club" (Donald Thomas) 325-326, 328, 337; "Dead Man's Manuscript" (I.A. Watson) 169
Pepper's Ghost: "The Strange Case of the Displaced Detective" (Roy Gill) 166; The Three Winter Terrors (James Lovegrove) 242; Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 310; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 34, 36, 41; "The Adventure of the Haunted Showman" (Christopher Sequeira) 377, 384; "Dead Man's Manuscript" (I.A. Watson) 169

Pepper, Sergeant (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles)
The Mystery of the Scarlet Rose (Irene Adler) 171; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 112-113; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 7-8
"Sergeant Pepper still there? It must have been twenty years ago today...": Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 165

Peps (Richard Wagner's Dog)
"A Death in Venice" (Ted Riccardi) 152, 154

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

Pepys, Samuel (British Diarist, 1633-1703)
Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 84; "The Devil’s Enterprise" (Len Bailey) 68; "The Adventure of the Purloined Bunyip" (Philip Cornell) 302-303; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 14; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Paul D. Gilbert) 39; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 64; The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) ix; "The Victory Match" (Barry Perowne) 5; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 70
Pepys Street: Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Paul D. Gilbert) 39, 68, 80, 143, 145, 149, 153-154, 156

Pequod, The (Moby Dick - Herman Melville)

Pequod, Crew of the (Moby Dick - Herman Melville)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 17-20, 26, 30

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

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

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

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

Perault, Charles (French Writer, 1628-1703)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 250; The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 323

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

Perceval, Spencer (British Prime Minister (1809-12), 1762-1812)
Time for Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 104, 106-107, 123, 192
The House of Smoke (Sam Christer) 200; "Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 48-50; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 116

Percival, A.P. (British Forest Officer in India)
"The Naga Baiga of Moogli Hills" (Vithal Rajan) 117-121

Percy (Prince Louis Napoleon's Horse)
Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 125, 180

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

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

Percy, Papa (Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Oscar Wilde)
"The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 27-34, 37-38, 48-50

Perdicaris, Ion (Greek-American Playboy, 1840-1925)
Garment of Shadows (Laurie R. King) 42, 140, 145, 195

Père Fouettard (Companion of St Nicholas)
 The Christmas Demon (James Lovegrove) 85, 123

Perec, Georges (French Writer, 1936-1982)
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 120

Peregrinus, St (Bishop of Amitemum, ?-600)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 120

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

Perelman, Charles (London Photographer & Landlord)
The Red Ribbon (H.B. Lyle) 288-290

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

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

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

Pericles (Athenian Statesman, 495-429BC)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 56; The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 258
Periclean: Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 17

Pérignon, Dom Pierre (French Monk)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 305, 307
Dom Pérignon Champagne: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 123, 258; Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein’s Diary (Barry Grant) 183; Holmes Entangled (Gordon McAlpine) 163; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 77, 80; "The Case of the Greek Key (Donald Thomas) 128; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 72; Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 45

Perkin, Richard (American Entrepreneur, 1906-1969)
Perkin-Elmer: "The Case of the Chemist’s Cache" (Thomas R. Dulski) 84

Perkhin, Mikhail (Russian Jeweller, 1860-1903)
"The Adventure of the Walk-Out Wardrobe" (Julie Ditrich) 252

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

Perkins, John (British Brewer)
Barclay, Perkins Brewery: Arrowood (Mick Finlay) 354; The Secret Fiend (Shane Peacock) 157

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

Perkins, William (British Soldier at Balaclava, 1829-1899)
Brigade (M.J. Trow) 204-205

Perkins, John (British Clerk)
Barclay and Perkins Brewery: The Secret Fiend (Shane Peacock) 157

Pernod, Henri-Louis (French Distiller)
Pernod: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 80; Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 63

Peron, Eva (Wife of Juan Peron, 1919-1952)
Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Robert Rankin) 107-108

Peron, Juan (President of Argentina (1946-55, 73-74), 1895-1974)
Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Robert Rankin) 107-108

Petrofsky (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 40

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

Perovsky-Petrovo-Solovovo (Russian Psychic Researcher, 1868-1954)
"The Case of the Ghosts at Bly" (Donald Thomas) 184

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

Perrier, Dr Louis (French Physician)
Perrier Water: "Sherlock Holmes and the Obligatory Love Scene" (Lee Duigon) 110; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 179; Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein’s Diary (Barry Grant) 50; "The Adventure of the Talking Board" (John Grant) 93-94

Perrier-Jou ët, Pierre-Nicolas-Marie (French Winemaker)
Perrier-Jouët Champagne: Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 7, 210, 259, 262; Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 36

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

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

Perrine, Effie (The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 162

Perrugia, Vincenzio (Stole the Mona Lisa, 1881-1925)
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 53, 60

Perry, Abner (At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 37-40, 42, 135, 140, 193-194, 263

Perry, Anne (British Writer, 1938- )
Elementary, She Read (Vicki Delany) 198

Perry, Dr Malcolm (American Physician, 1929-2009)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 158

Perry, George (Kate Shugak series - Dana Stabenow)
"The Eyak Interpreter" (Dana Stabenow) 311

Perry, William 'The Tipton Slasher' (British Boxer, 1819-1881)
Vanishing Girl (Shane Peacock) 156-157

Persephone (Greek Mythology)
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 171; A Study in Darkness (Emma Jane Holloway) 171; Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 121; "The Fallen Financier" (James Lovegrove) 346; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 184; "The Kidnapping of Alice Braddon" (Katie Raynes) 57

Perseus (Greek Mythology)
Young Sherlock: The Adventure At Ferryman's Creek (Gerald Frow) 64-65; "The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 211-212; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 346, 348; The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 288, 291-292, 295, 297; "The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 203, 205, 209; "Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 177; "The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 455; "Sherlock Holmes and the Gorgon’s Head" (Margaret Paulus) 18-19; "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 123; "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 93, 106-107, 109-111, 113-114
Perseids: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 77, 234, 281, 345, 354, 410

Pershing, John (American General, 1860-1948)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 318-320, 332, 334
"The Adventure of the Mooning Sentry" (Jon L. Breen) 57; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 209; The Sign of Fear (Robert Ryan) 79; "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 301, 304; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 153; Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 174
Pershing Square: Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 153

Persian, The (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
"Adventure of the Opera Ghost" (Steven Philip Jones & Aldin Baroza) 29, 31-32, 38-41, 43, 46-47, 49-50, 55
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 152-154, 156, 158-163, 166-169, 174, 179-180
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 60-61, 94, 126-132, 143, 152-153, 155, 168, 176, 178, 180-181, 183-186, 205-206, 210-212, 214, 224-227, 229-235, 237-239, 245

Persimmon (Racehorse owned by Edward VII, Won Derby 1896)
"The Adventure of the Unique Holmes" (Jon L. Breen) 101; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 229; Love Is the Winner (Janet Templeton) 9, 18; Brigade (M.J. Trow) 295

Perelote (The Nun's Priest's Tale - Chaucer)
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 26

Perugia, Vincenzo (Stole the Mona Lisa)
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 169; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 146; The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 11, 28; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 89

Perugini, Kate: see Dickens, Kate

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

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

Peskett, Leonard (Naval Architect, 1861-1924)
Sherlock Holmes and the Lusitania (Lorraine Daly) 23

Pessoa, Fernando (Portuguese Poet, 1888-1935)
Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 36-37, 46, 48, 50-54, 58, 60-70, 77-80, 86-95, 98-99, 105-108, 110, 112-114, 119, 123-126, 128, 141-145, 162-165, 170-171, 186, 194-195, 205-206, 223, 235, 255-256

Pest, King (King Pest - Edgar Allan Poe)
"Father of the Man" (Stephen Volk) 72

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

Pestle, Mr (Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Oscar Wilde)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 16

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

Peter, St. (Disciple of Christ)
 "The Devil’s Enterprise" (Len Bailey) 77-78; An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) 211, 217; "The Adventure of the Pearly Gates" (Mike Resnick) 369-374
"Pain, Locks and Romans" (Len Bailey) 95; The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 137; Mrs Hudson and the Irish Invincibles (Barry S. Brown) 122; The Instrument of Death (David Stuart Davies) 232; Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 48; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 77-78, 487; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 237; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 36; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 383; Moriarty (John Gardner) 180; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 168; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 247; Sherlock Holmes and the Unholy Trinity (Paul D. Gilbert) 108, 110-111; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113; A Study in Ashes (Emma Jane Holloway) 465; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 204; The Bartered Brides (Mercedes Lackey) 36; Allan Quatermain at the Dawn of Time (Thos. Kent Miller) cxxviii; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 105, 213; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 224; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 269; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 51; The Holmes Affair (Graham Moore) 209, 272; "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 218, 227; Sherlock Holmes and the King’s Governess (Barrie Roberts) 114; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 68; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 267; Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 338; "Curtain Call" (J. Scherpenhuizen) 276; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 92; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 262, 264, 275; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 226; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 49; Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 36
Ayot St Peter: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 52
Basilica di Pietro: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 212
Castle of St Peter: "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 228-229, 232, 237
Cathedral of St Peter: Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 37
Cathedral of St Peter & St Paul: Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J. Trow) 147
Church of St Peter: The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 136, 179, 326; Sherlock Holmes and the Unholy Trinity (Paul D. Gilbert) 42; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 145
Church of St Peter & St Paul: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Paul Cornell) 239
Fortress of Peter & Paul: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 60, 113, 208, 235; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 261; "The Case of the Old Russian Woman" (June Thomson) 137
In the name of St Peter!: The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 287
Petronion: "The Eight Pointed Cross" (Bill Paxton) 218, 227, 230-231, 233-234, 237
Sao Pedro: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 5, 27, 33, 36
San Pedro Springs: "The Case of Colonel Crockett’s Violin" (Gillian Linscott) 155, 157, 161, 166
St Peter & Paul Church: The Bughouse Affair (Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini) 168
St Peter Port: "A Case of Identity" (Randall Garrett) 51
St Peter Street: The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 90, 97, 179; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 7, 131, 141, 203, 228, 231, 279
St Peter's Alley: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 125
St Peter's Basilica: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 112, 116; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 223; "The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 215; "The Adventure of the Unknown Worm" (Daniel McGachey) 71; Watson’s Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 8; Allan Quatermain at the Dawn of Time  (Thos. Kent Miller) cxxix; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 121; "An Affair in Ravello" (Ted Riccardi) 3; "The Case of the Vermilion Face" (Ted Riccardi) 198, 200; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 261; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 20; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 48
St Peter's Church: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 144-145; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 127, 136; "Murder Games" (Michael Kurland) 19; The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 5, 30, 33, 97, 114-115, 146, 168, 180, 187-188, 191-192, 209, 211, 233, 238-239; The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 153
St Peter's Hospital: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 79
St Peter's Needle: The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 137
St Peter's Square: "The Case of the Vermilion Face" (Ted Riccardi) 217
St Peter's Street: The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 85; "The Spy's Retirement" (John Courtenay Grimwood) 276
St Peter's, Westminster: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 57

Peter of Alcantara, St.
S ão Pedro de Alcântara Theater: A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 230

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

Peter Pan (Peter Pan - J.M.Barrie)
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder) 454
"The Lost Boy" (Barbara Hambly) 15-39
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 8, 19, 22, 25, 28, 32, 34, 40, 42, 55-56, 66, 85, 88, 124, 127, 133, 135-136, 138-139, 144-145, 148, 152-153, 156, 164, 168, 176-177, 180, 185-187, 189, 192, 199-204, 206, 212-215, 222, 237, 247
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 33; Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 350; Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 6-7, 120, 170-176, 178; Dragons on the Town (Thorarinn Gunnarsson) 55; The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 160; Bloodline (Jill Jones) 76; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 21; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 86; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 121; Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 75, 82; Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 86
Peter Pan Collar: A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 130
Peter Pan Cup: A Scandal in Battersea (Mercedes Lackey) 96

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

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

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

Peter Rabbit (The Tale of Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 123
Double Trouble Squared (Kathryn Lasky) 74

Peter the Great (Russian Czar (1682-1725), 1672-1725)
 The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 15; "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 236; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 25; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 320; A Study in Murder (Robert Ryan) 2; Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 272; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 46; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 7; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 35

Peter the Painter: see Piatkow, Peter

Peters, Carl Friedrich (German Music Publisher, 1779-1827)
"The Execution of Sherlock Holmes" (Donald Thomas) 92
Edition Peters: "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 267

Peters, Jacob (British Anarchist, Member of the Houndsditch Bank Gang)
The Irregular (H.B. Lyle) 129-132, 158-160, 172, 183-187, 222-223, 230, 236-239, 265-268, 270, 277, 280-281, 283, 285, 290
"The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 238
The Red Ribbon (H.B. Lyle) 214, 276, 290, 298, 312; The Year of the Gun (H.B. Lyle) 66, 112, 127, 168; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts), 130

Peterson, Carl (Bulldog Drummond series - Sapper)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 163, 182-183, 193
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 66-68

Peterson, Charles (Latvian Pipe Manufacturer)
Peterson Pipes: "The Rajah’s Ruby" (A.B.) 83; "The Peculiar Adventure of the Paradol Chamber" (Jack Grochot) 107

Peterson, Irma (Bulldog Drummond series - Sapper)
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 66

Petion, Captain Eugene (The New Doctor Who Adventures: White Darkness - David A. McIntee)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 257-258

Peto (Henry IV - William Shakespeare)
Call the Turn (Zeke Masters) 127

Peto, Dorothy (British Police Officer, 1886-1974)
Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 97

Petrarch (Italian Poet, 1304-1374)
Mycroft Holmes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 31; And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 67; Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 184; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 57, 394; The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 112; "The Loss of Chapter Twenty-One" (Mark Hodder) 12; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 31; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 56; "The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 95; "A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 227; "The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 70; The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 176; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 331; "The Pale Reflection" (L.C. Tyler) 256; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 108
Petrarchan: The Christmas Demon (James Lovegrove) 52

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

Petri, Julius Richard (German Bacteriologist, 1853-1921)
Petri Dish: The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 24, 79; "The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 6; "The Case of the Missing Belle Fille" (June Thomson) 200

Petri, Raphaelo (American Winemaker)
Petri Wine: "Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24-26

Petrie, Dr. (Fu Manchu series - Sax Rohmer)
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 99-133, 160, 236, 244-246, 262, 268, 273-275, 279, 284, 310, 314
Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) ix-xii, 3-434
"The Riddle of the Golden Monkeys" (Loren D. Estleman) 142; Gods of War (James Lovegrove) 111

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

Petrie, Dr James A. (American Philatelist)
"The Mystery of the Department of State Cardboard Invert Proofs" (Stanley M. Bierman) 158

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders (British Egyptologist, 1853-1942)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Mummy's Curse" (H. Paul Jeffers) 86-92, 98-100
 European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 637; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 113; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 14-15; The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 30; The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 166; Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 13; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 123; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 73; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 164

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

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

Petronius, Gaius (Roman Writer, c. 27-66)
Who Thinks Evil (Michael Kurland) 59; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 66-67, 162

Petronius, St (Bishop of Bologna, ?-450)
Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 158

Petrosino, Joseph (Italian-American Police Officer, 1860-1909)
"Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 152-153, 164, 166-172, 174, 177-180, 182-184, 186, 188, 190, 192-195, 198-199, 205-207
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Nine (Barrie Roberts) 26, 35-37, 55, 57-86, 105-110, 140, 149, 159-162, 164-169, 173-184, 192, 247, 257, 265-266, 268-270

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

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

Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 50-51; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 14; The Baker Street Letters (Michael Robertson) 23

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

Pettit, Curtis (American Banker, 1833-1914)
Strongwood (Larry Millett) 8, 43

Petty, Thomas (Australian Hotelier)
Petty's Hotel: "The Adventure of the Flash of Silver" (Doug Elliott) 239-240, 244, 248, 251, 255, 264

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

Peugeot, Armand (French Car Manufacturer, 1849-1915)
Peugeot Car: The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 458-460, 500, 567, 570, 580, 586; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 182, 189

Pfaff, Charles (Swiss-American Cafe Proprietor, 1813?-1890)
Pfaff's: Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 103, 105, 335

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

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

Phaeton (Greek God)
Vanishing Girl (Shane Peacock) 137

Phanfasms (The Emerald City of Oz - L. Frank Baum)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 160

Phantom The (The Phantom series - Lee Falk)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 105; Prophecy (Ron Marz & Walter Geovani) 15, 141

Phantom of the Opera / Erik (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
"Adventure of the Opera Ghost" (Steven Philip Jones & Aldin Baroza) 1, 4, 9-14, 16-18, 20-21, 24-33, 35-42, 44-52, 55
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 12, 28, 51, 54, 58-60, 72-73, 76-78, 80-81, 87-90, 95-109, 112-113, 116-117, 121-126, 129, 131, 134-137, 139-140, 149, 151-155, 158-164, 170-173, 176-177, 180-188, 192, 194-195, 197-207, 209-217, 219-221
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 152-160, 163, 165-167, 169-173, 176-181
"The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 418
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 4, 20-24, 26-27, 30, 35-38, 40-44, 46-47, 50-53, 61-62, 64-65, 73-88, 90, 92, 94-99, 102-105, 107-119, 123-125, 128-133, 135-136, 138, 142-148, 151-152, 157-174, 178-179, 181-186, 188, 190-191, 193-214, 217, 219-255
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 11, 46, 109, 211; The Martian Menace (Eric Brown) 162; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 73; "MS Found in a Cruet Set" (Sharon N. Farber) 138; The Adventure of the Three Madmen (Philip José Farmer) 116; The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (H.G. Parry) 9; The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 26, 204; The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 387; "The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 34; "The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 232, 234, 252, 254-256, 258-259, 263, 266-267, 273, 275-277, 281, 284-285; "The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman" (Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh) 252
NOTE: The Fantom in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by K.J. Anderson (10-13, 15-19, 46-47, 54, 66-80, 83, 109-110, 113-119, 124, 136-138, 145-147, 150, 159, 161-163, 165-167, 169-170, 172-176, 179, 182, 185-186, 189-190, 193, 208, 211, 217-218, 228, 236, 239, 241-244, 247-250, 256, 259, 261-263, 271-273, 276, 279, 282, 286-288, 292) is modelled on, but is not, the Phantom of the Opera.

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

Phantom of the Truth, The (The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers)
"The Adventure of the Pallid Mask" (Daniel McGachey) 245

Pharaoh's Magicians (Bible - Exodus)
"The Devil’s Enterprise" (Len Bailey) 68

Phares (Bible - Luke)
"Who’s Your Mama?" (Len Bailey) 176

Pharisees (Bible - John)
"Dignified Harlots" (Len Bailey) 22-26, 28-42
"Righteous Blood Is Red" (Len Bailey) 54, 62

Phayre, Sir Robert (British Military Commander, 1820-1897)
Watson's Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 195

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

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

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

Pheneas (Jean Leckie's Spirit Guide)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 80-88, 90-92, 95, 135, 156, 161, 182, 204-206, 211-213, 215, 256, 263, 287, 289, 300
"By Any Other Name" (Michael Dirda) 212; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 260

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

Philadelphia Phillies (American Baseball Team)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 85, 90-91, 105

Philagrius (Greek Author of Philogelos)
 "A Study in Ha Ha" (Colin Mochrie) 9

Philben, Francis M (American Civil Rights Activist & Missionary, 1918-1994)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 5, 14

Philby (The Time Machine - H.G. Wells)
Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 4-5
"The Small World of 221B" (Ian Edginton) 170

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

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

Philetas, Theodorus (The History of the Necronomicon - H.P. Lovecraft)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (James Lovegrove) 265; "The Adventure of the Arab's Manuscript" (Michael Reaves) 272

Philidor, François-André (French Composer & Chess Player, 1726-1795)
"The Adventure of the Obstruent Chessmen" (Thomas F. Mosimann) 598
"The Puzzling Adventure of the Misunderstood Monkey Business" (Maxwell Bukofzer) 62

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

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

Philip II (King of Spain (1556-98) 1527-1598)
The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 100; Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Thefts of Christmas (Tim Major) 22; "The Case of the Lion Countermark" (Gilbert S. Perez) 246; Shadowblood (Tracy Revels) 263; The Affair of the Incognito Tenant (Lora Roberts) 183; Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train (Frank Thomas) 215; "The Angel of Truth" (I.A. Watson) 159

Philip IV (King of France (1285-1314), 1268-1314)
Sherlock’s Logic (William Neblett) 26, 35-36

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

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

Philip, Prince (Duke of Edinburgh, Husband of Elizabeth II 1921-2021)
"Hell Is for Heroes" (Bob Haney, Ric Estrada & Dick Giordano) 34
The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we Know It (John Cleese, Jack Hobbs & Joe McGrath) 83, 85; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Franklin W. Dixon) 81; Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Robert Rankin) 192; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 276
Phil the Greek: Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 30-35

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

Philipp of Württeemberg, Duke (German Prince, 1838-1917)
Mycroft & Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 43

Philippe I (Duke of Orleans, Brother of Louis XIV, 1640-1701)
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 86, 95; "Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 122

Philippe II (Duke of Orleans, 1674-1723)
"The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 287

Philippe, Comte de Chagny: see de Chagny, Philippe

Philippe, Nizier Anthelme / Philippe de Lyon (French Faith Healer, 1849-1905)
"The Adventure of the Spiritualist Detective" (Stuart Douglas) 14

Philippe, Prince (Count of Flanders, 1837-1905)
Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 260-261, 270

Philippian Jailer (Bible - Acts)
"Pain, Locks and Romans" (Len Bailey) 96-98, 112
The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 160

Philips, Annie (Daughter of Catherine Eddowes)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 56; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 143; Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 127, 130

Philips, Dr. George Bagster (British Police Surgeon)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 104
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 30-31, 40
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 54
The Whitechapel Horrors (Edward B. Hanna) 53, 304, 307, 310-311
A Knife in the Fog (Bradley Harper) 59, 68, 117-121, 154, 159-161, 178, 188, 198, 221, 226
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 52-53, 170
Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire (Dean P. Turnbloom) 68-69, 71-73
"The Case of the Baker Street Dozen" (Arthur Douglas) 64-65; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 47; Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 167; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 32

Philips, Gerard (Dutch Industrialist, 1858-1942)
Philips LDK Camera: The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 16

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

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

Phillips, Coles (American Illustrator, 1880-1927)
 "The Mystery of Murdered Marmaduke” (Cuthbert Q. Mutt) 12

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

Phillips, Emma: see Emma Vowles

Phillips, Dr Howard (The New Doctor Who Adventures: White Darkness - David A. McIntee)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 257

Phillips, J.B. (English Bible Scholar, 1906-1982)
The Case of the Frozen Scream (Thomas Brace Haughey) 22-24

Phillips, James F. "The Fox" (American Environmental Activist, 1930-2001)
"Sherlock Holmes on the Environment" (Norman M. Davis) 31

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

Phillips, Percival (American-English Journalist, 1877-1937)
The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 25

Phillips, Whipple Van Buren (American Businesman, Grandfather of H.P. Lovecraft, 1833-1904)
Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 53

Phillips, William Hallett (American Lawyer)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 65, 269

Phillpotts, Eden (English Writer, 1862-1960)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 157

Philo (Jewish Philosopher, c.20BC - 50)
Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 40

Philolaus (Greek Philosopher, 470-385 BC)
Allan Quatermain at the Dawn of Time  (Thos. Kent Miller) cxc

Philosopher's Stone, The (Legendary Alchemical Relic)
“The Case of the Sabotaged Scientist” (Colin Bruce) 79; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 127; Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell (Paul Kane) 261; Shadowblood (Tracy Revels) 81; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 175; Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 216, 239; "The Book of 1900" (Edgar Turner) 14, 16, 18, 21-22

Phipps (An Ideal Husband - Oscar Wilde)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 235-236

Phipps, Sir Charles Beaumont (British Soldier & Courtier, 1801-1866)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J. Trow) 7

Phipps, James (First Person Innoculated Against Smallpox, 1788-1853)
Thrice Burned (Angela Misri) 156

Phiz: see Hablot Knight Browne

Phlegyas (Mythological King of the Lapiths)
The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 139

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

Phoebe (Titan)
The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 139

Phoebe the Strange Girl (British Sideshow Performer)
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 349

Phoebus (Greek Sun God)
Island of the Mad (Laurie R. King) 253
Phoebus Match Co: "The Adventure of the Green Skull" (Mark Valentine) 54

Phol (Norse Mythology)
The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 171

Phong (Witness - Computer Game)
"Murder Games" (Michael Kurland) 21

Phractons (The New Doctor Who Adventures: Infinite Requiem - Daniel Blythe)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 206, 211

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

Phyllis of Thrace (Daughter of Lycurgus)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 182

Physick, Emlen, Jr. (Grandson of Philip Syng Physick, 1855-1916)
"The Circle of Blood" (Steve Leadley) 13-14, 26-43, 45-46, 48-49, 52-59, 61-63, 65-67

Physick, Emlen, Sr. (son of Philip Syng Physick)
"The Circle of Blood" (Steve Leadley) 29, 37

Physick, Philip Syng (American Physician, 1768-1837)
"The Circle of Blood" (Steve Leadley) 13-14, 38, 44