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Bubb, Robert (Soldier at Balaclava, ?-1854)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 207

Buccleuch, William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of (Scottish Politician, 1831-1914)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J. Trow) 144

Buchan, John (British Author, 1875-1940)
Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 142-147, 149-152, 154-155, 159, 161-162, 165, 173, 180-183, 186-188
"By Any Other Name" (Michael Dirda) 213
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 199-205, 239-240
The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 29, 68; The Sign of Fear (Robert Ryan) 379
Buchan-ish: Dead Man’s Land (Robert Ryan) 290

Buchan, John (Scottish Free Church Minister, Father of John Buchan)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 203

Buchan, Susan, Baroness Tweedsmuir (Wife of John Buchan, 1882-1977)
Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 201

Buchanan, Sir George (British Diplomat, 1854-1924)
Watson’s Last Case (Ian Charnock) 70, 79-81, 89, 99-101, 103, 105-107, 116, 121
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 269

Buchanan, James (British Distiller, 1849-1935)
Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J. Trow) 155
Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 47-48, 214, 488

Buchanan, James (American President (1857-61), 1791-1868)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 199, 282; Red Leech (Andrew Lane) 260

Buchanan, Maria (Schoolfriend of Lola Montez, 1816-?)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 199-201, 204, 217, 219, 261, 282, 284

Buchanan, Pat (American Political Commentator, 1938- )
"The Crime of the Century" (Art Buchwald) 293

Bũchner, Ernst (German Chemist, 1850-1924)
Buchner Funnel: "The Case of the Chemist’s Cache" (Thomas R. Dulski) 97

Buck, Rev. Edwin (American Clergyman, 1824-1903)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Lizzie Borden Connection" (William Schley-Ulrich) II: 10, 12
Sherlock Holmes and the Fall River Tragedy (Owen Haskell) 127

Buck, General James H. (American Cavalry Officer)
Deadly Season (Tim Champlin) 16

Bucket, Inspector (Bleak House - Charles Dickens)
"Philo Vance's Last Mystery" (Anonymous) 14
"Ten Lords A-Leaping" (Jake Arnott) 319-320, 326
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 19, 232-235, 239, 373, 377, 381, 395, 403
Mycroft Holmes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 67; Mycroft & Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 83, 85; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 31, 127; "Sherlock Holmes" (An Idle Quill) 107; The Dragon Turn (Shane Peacock) 22

Buckingham, Duke of (Unspecified)
The Pursuit of the House-Boat (John Kendrick Bangs) 150

Buckingham, George Villiers, First Duke of (British Statesman, 1592-1628)
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 90, 153-154; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 2; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 112; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 80

Buckingham, George Villiers, Second Duke of (British Statesman, 1628-1687)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 70

Buckingham, Henry Stafford, Second Duke of (British Nobleman, 1455-1483)
"The Sycamore Seed" (L.F.E. Coombs) 127

Buckingham, Lady Jennifer (Dr. Who: The War Games - TV series)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 90, 93

Buckingham, John Sheffield, 1st Duke of (English Poet & Politician, 1648-1721)
Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 116

Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Third Duke of (British Politician & Soldier, 1823-1889)
 "The Dark Carnival" (Andrew Lane) 279

Buckland, C.T. (British Colonial Administrator)
Vanishing Girl (Shane Peacock) 266

Bucklaw, Lord Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor - Gaetano Donnizetti)
The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 201

Buckle, George Earle (Editor of the Times, 1854-1935)
Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 15; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 44

Buckle, Henry Thomas (British Historian, 1821-1862)
"Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 217

Buckley, Christopher A. "Blind Boss" (American Saloonkeeper & Political Boss, 1845-1922)
Deadly Season (Tim Champlin) 38, 44-46, 77, 97, 99-105, 153-155, 238-242
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 74-75

Bucks Fizz (British Pop Group)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 76

Buckton, Corporal John (Soldier at Balaclava, ?-1906)
Brigade (M.J. Trow) 384-385, 389-391, 401

Bud, Rosa (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 25, 27, 35, 41, 48, 85, 104-105, 112, 120-121, 130
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 35-408
"At the Sign of the Ship" (Andrew Lang) 479
"Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 156-157, 161
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 15-17, 21-23, 43, 59, 61-66, 70-71, 89, 92, 103-104, 106-111, 114, 127-129, 131-133, 135, 139-140, 143-144, 146-150, 152-156, 158-159, 162-166, 168, 170, 172-173
"Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 215, 218-222, 224
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 59
Rose: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 112-116

Bud, Rosa's Father (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 326-327
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 15-16, 66, 146
"Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 156; "Sherlock Holmes Solves the Mystery of Edwin Drood" (Harry B. Smith) 215

Bud Rosa's Mother (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 135, 146

Budd, Billy (Billy Budd - Herman Melville)
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 79

Budd, Edward G. (American Inventor, 1870-1946)
Budd Automobile: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 60

Budd, George Turnavine (British Doctor, in Early Partnership with Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 100-101, 150-155, 162, 206
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 80; The Problem of the Missing Miss (Roberta Rogow) 136

Budden, Reverend John (British Missionary, 1813-1890)
"Kim and Kim Again" (Vithal Rajan) 135-137, 141, 152

Budden, Mary (British Educator)
"Kim and Kim Again" (Vithal Rajan) 135-141, 146, 152-153, 155, 159, 162-163

Buddha (Indian Mystic, Founder of Buddhism, 563-483BC)
"The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi) 172-175, 180-181, 187, 190-191
"The Rajah’s Ruby" (A.B.) 84; "The Queen of Air & Darkness" (Poul Anderson) 50; "The Dragon of Lea Lane" (Matthew Booth) 340; The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Barry S. Brown) 148; "The Problem of the Sussex Scalping" (David N. Cisler) 126; Elementary, She Read (Vicki Delany) 76; The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 149; "The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist" (Loren D. Estleman) 118; "The Adventure of the Magical Menagerie" (Lindsay Faye) 27; "The Adventure of the Stopped Clocks" (Lyndsay Faye) 47; San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 12; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 255; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Daniel Gracely) 85, 92, 101; Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein’s Diary (Barry Grant) 44; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 140, 196; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 19, 22-23, 41, 84, 103, 116-118; The Dracula Caper (Simon Hawke) 169; Sherlock and the Disappearing Diamond Mystery (Sam Hearn) 46; "The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 267-268, 271; "The Tranquility of the Morning" (Mike Hogan) 119; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 18-19, 22, 25, 33, 43-44, 46-48, 51-53, 56, 76-77, 84, 117, 119-120, 150, 155, 165, 176-177, 187, 196-197, 214-215; The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 16; Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 59, 91, 95, 108, 144, 188; Dreaming Spies (Laurie R. King) 174, 213; The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 224; Death By Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 137; "E=mc2" (Ted Kuzminski) 204; Snake Bite (Andrew Lane) 107, 145; "The Zen Garden Murder" (Andrew Lane) 257; "Further Memoirs of Chubblock Holes: The Bangkok Affair" (H.F. Lawson) 338; Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities (James Lovegrove) 7, 96; "The Adventure of the Missing Detective" (Gary Lovisi) 325; Holmes Entangled (Gordon McAlpine) 157; "The Adventure of the Fellow Traveller" (Daniel McGachey) 352; "The Adventure of the Other Woman" (Michael Mallory) 20; "The Adventure of the Tangled Web" (Michael Mallory) 87; The Spirit Box (George Mann) 143; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 90, 100, 113; Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 35, 39, 44, 46; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 113; 221; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 44, 125; Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 1-2, 79, 148-149, 152, 154, 203-206, 209-210, 212-213, 270; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 244; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 54; The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 89, 128, 147, 154, 168, 176, 204, 206, 232, 255, 257; "Messengers of Chaos" (G. David Nordley) 99; “The Case of Spare Libs, Flied Lice and Plawn Clackers” (Kevin O’Neill) 36; "The Adventure of la Soupe Chinoise" (MacLean O’Spelin) 89, 92; "The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 160; "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 139; The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 249; "The Case of the Murdering Saint" (Vithal Rajan) 24, 45; "The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 63; "A Death in Venice" (Ted Riccardi) 133, 147, 153; "An Envoy to Lhasa" (Ted Riccardi) 141, 148, 163; Sherlock Holmes’s Tibetan Adventure (John F. Rice) 25, 89, 136, 139-141, 144, 155-156, 158, 161, 163-164, 181-192, 209-210; The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 167; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 26; Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 20; "The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 467; Aunt Edna’s Guide to Paradise (Keith Sharp) 58; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 255; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 331; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 109; Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 221, 226, 255; Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 41; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 33-35, 130; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 117; Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 231; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 27, 265; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 14; Camera Obscura (Lavie Tidhar) 326, 419, 461; The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 783; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 29; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 228; "The First Footers" (Stephen Volk) 224; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 3, 134; "The Shadow of the Wolf" (Ron Weighell) 38; "The Case of the Smiling Buddha" (Ronald C. Weyman) 116, 125, 133-134;"Water from the Moon" (Carolyn Wheat) 53; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 134; Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 40
Amitabh Buddha: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 159
Emerald Buddha: Camera Obscura (Lavie Tidhar) 454-455, 457, 461, 512, 514-515, 532-533, 597; The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 761, 787, 817
Sakyamuni: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 76

Budge, Don (American Tennis Player, 1915-2000)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 35

Budge, Sir Ernest (British Archaeologist, 1857-1934)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 53, 64, 75
A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 107

Buer (Demon)
"Exalted are the Forces of Darkness" (Leigh Blackmore) 196

Buffalo Bill: see William Cody

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de (French Naturalist, 1707-1788)
Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 70, 133

Bugatti, Ettore (Italian Car Designer, 1881-1947)
Bugatti Car: "Mrs Farintosh and an Opal Tiara" (Ian Charnock) 176; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 94

Bugs Bunny (Cartoon Character)
The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 56; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 2

Buguet, Jean (French Medium)
The Baker Street Phantom (Patrice Bourland) 44
Boguet: "The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 285

Buick, David Dunbar (Scottish-American Inventor, 1854-1929)
Buick Automobile: Fire in the Blood (P.N. Elrod) 33, 79, 179; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 267
Buick Roadster: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 53

Buksh, Mohammed (Indian Servant to Queen Victoria)
"The Importance of Porlock" (Amy Myers) 96-97

Buktanoos (Djinn named in Kim - Rudyard Kipling)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 144

Bulfinch, Thomas (American Author, 1796-1867)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 107

Bulger, Jamie (English Child Murder Victim, 1990-1993)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 402

Bull, Caroline (Foyster) (nee Foyster, Wife of Henry Bull of Borley Rectory)
Fanny Bull: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 127, 129, 131-132, 134-136

Bull, Ethel (Daughter of Henry Bull of Borley Rectory)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 131-135, 137

Bull, Harry (Son of Henry Bull of Borley Rectory)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 122-128, 130-133, 135-140, 142-143

Bull, Reverend Henry (British Clergyman, Built Borley Rectory)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 122-127, 129-137, 142

Bull, John (Personification of England)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 123
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 174; "Mystery of Warlike Note" (Anonymous) 7; "The Rummy Affair of Young Charlie" (P.H. Cannon) 54; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 14; The Spy Who Fell Off the Back of a Bus (Marc Lovell) 152-153; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 1; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 49; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 49; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 55; "The Man Who Was Not Sherlock Holmes" (Ralph E. Vaughan) 130
Bulldom: Love Is the Winner (Janet Templeton) 22
John Bull's Other Isle: "The Adventure of the Six Maledictions" (Kim Newman) 239

Bull, John, Jr (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 28-29

Bull, Millie (Daughter of Henry Bull of Borley Rectory)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 131-137

Bull, Ole (Norwegian Violinist, 1810-1880)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 233; The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 275

Bull, William S. (American Police Officer)
"The Startling Events in the Electrified City" (Thomas Perry) 115, 118-120, 132-133, 137

Bulldozer (Sgt Rock comics)
"Hell Is for Heroes" (Bob Haney, Ric Estrada & Dick Giordano) 5-9, 12-13, 15-16, 20-21, 23, 25-27, 29-30, 34

Bulleid, Arthur (British Archaeologist, 1862-1951)
Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J. Trow) 34-36, 38, 40, 42-45, 60-63, 68, 149, 227

Buller, General Redvers (British Soldier, 1839-1908)
Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 126, 217
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 79, 223

Bulling, Thomas (British Journalist, 1846-1934)
Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 61-64, 195, 207, 239-240

Bulloch, James D. (American Confederate Spy, 1823-1901)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 119-120

Bullseye (Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens)
Moriarty (John Gardner) 207; The Dragon Turn (Shane Peacock) 21

Bullwinkle (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle - TV series)
Dragons on the Town (Thorarinn Gunnarsson) 95

Bulot (French Advocate General, Object of Assassination Attempt by Ravachol)
"The Matter of the Assassination League" (David L. Hammer) 49

Bülow, Bernhard Von (German Statesman, 1849-1929)
The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 94, 129; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 15

Bülow, Cosima Von (Wife of Hans Von Bülow & Richard Wagner)
San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 98

Bülow, Hans Guido Von (German Composer, 1830-1894)
The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 106

Bulstrode & Sons (That's Your Funeral - TV series)
"The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 386, 408, 428

Bultmann, Rudolf (German Bible Scholar, 1884-1976)
The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 63-64, 152

Buluc Chabtan (Mayan God of War)
Prophecy (Ron Marz & Walter Geovani) 41-42, 49-51, 53, 55, 60, 75, 86, 94, 98-102

Bulwer, Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne (British Colonial Administrator, 1836-1914)
Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 55

Bulwer-Lytton, Sir Edward (British Author, 1803-1873)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 38-39
The Baker Street Phantom (Fabrice Bourland) 116; Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 50; "The Adventure of the Haunted Room" (Mike Chinn) 378; The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 69; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 330; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 128, 132; Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 224; Lestrade and the Guardian Angel (M.J.Trow) 188; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J.Trow) 131; Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 18
Edward Bulwer: Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 129
Lord Lynton: "The Adventure of the Abominable Wife" (Paul D. Gilbert) 98

Bulwer-Lytton, Sir Robert (Viceroy of India (1876-80), 1831-1891)
"Watson’s Wound" (Bruce I. Kilstein) 59-61, 63
Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 54, 224, 228-229

Bumble, Mr. (Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 75; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 98

Bumppo, Natty (Hawkeye) (Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 44, 53, 81-82, 84-85
The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 195; Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 147; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 47; The White Worm (Sam Siciliano) 45, 95, 226, 297

Bunbury (The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 90-91, 124, 135-136, 191, 202, 257, 278
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 346

Bunbury, Sir Henry Charles John (British Naval Officer, 1855-1930)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 78

Bunbury, Thomas (British Soldier, 1783-1857)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 78

Bunbury, Thomas (British Soldier, 1791-1862)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 78

Bunbury, Thomas (Irish Bishop, 1830-1907)
The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 78

Bundelcund, Rajah of (Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 18-21, 27, 44, 46, 48-49, 51-54, 56-57, 59-60, 62-66, 68-70, 73, 76, 82, 85, 110
"The Very First Affair" (Johan Heliot) 266; The Bookman (Lavie Tidhar) 164

Bundelcund, Rajah's Funeral Procession (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 63, 66-69

Bundelkund, Rajah of (Mysterious Island - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 18-21, 27, 44, 46, 48-49, 51-54, 56-57, 59-60, 62-66, 68-70, 73, 76, 82, 85, 110

Bunduki / James Allenvale Gunn (Bunduki series - J.T. Edson)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 61

Bung the Brewer, Mr. (Happy Families - card game)
"A Matter of Murder In Hampstead" (David L. Hammer) 35

Bunin, Ivan (Russian Writer, 1870-1953)
And Then There Was One (Gilbert Adair) 3

Bunker, Chang & Eng (Siamese Twins, 1811-1874)
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 171; "The Adventure of the Plated Spoon" (Loren D. Estleman) 206; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 120

Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm (German Chemist, 1811-1899)
The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 240, 242; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 66

Bunter (Peter Wimsey series - Dorothy L. Sayers)
"International Investigators, Inc." (E.G. Ashton) 72; The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 116-117
His...Bunter: San Francisco Kills (Denny Martin Flinn) 34

Bunter, Billy (Billy Bunter series - Charles Hamilton)
Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (Val Andrews) 10-106
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 127; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 65

Bunthorne, Reginald (Patience - Gilbert & Sullivan, character based on Oscar Wilde)
"A Unique Collection" (Coggeshall Macy) 283; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 45-48, 63; "The Haunted House" (Alan Stockwell) 215, Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 91, 259, 261

Bunting (13th Century German Ratcatcher)
Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 192

Buntline, Ned (American Novelist, 1823-1886)
"The Adventure of the White City" (Bill Crider) 178; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 292; "The Adventure of the Diamond Stickpin" (Michael Mallory) 186; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 133; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 45, 49; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 123
Buntline Special: "The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 145, 149

Bunyan, John (British Writer, 1628-1688)
Footsteps in the Fog (Kel Richards) 163; The Vampire Serpent (Kel Richards) 1; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 227-228; Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 266; "The Case of the King’s Evil" (Donald Thomas) 66; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 12; "Voiceover" (Edward Wellen) 226

Bunyan, Paul (Legendary American Hero)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 202; "...But with a Whimper" (Greg Wilson) 63
Bunyanesque: The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 114

Buquet, Joseph (Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux)
"Adventure of the Opera Ghost" (Steven Philip Jones & Aldin Baroza) 1, 4, 10, 14, 17, 31, 41, 46, 52
The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 58, 68-71, 76-80, 82, 84, 86-87, 90-91, 94, 99, 103-104, 107, 109, 112-113, 117, 126, 141, 173, 181, 196
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 23, 26, 42, 52, 82, 138, 178, 207, 211, 214, 227

Buraq (Mohammed's Horse)
O Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 333

Burbage, Cuthbert (British Theatre Manager, 1566-1636)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 98-101

Burbage, James (British Actor, 1531-1597)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 98, 101; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 145
The Burbage Theatre: "The Adventure of the Second Round" (Mark Wardecker) 65

Burbage, Richard (British Actor, 1567-1619)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 98-101; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 251-252, 254, 256; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 145

Burbank (The Shadow series - Maxwell Grant)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 306

Burbank, Luther (American Botanist, 1849-1926)
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 156; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 51; "The Adventure of the Angel's Trumpet" (Carolyn Wheat) 276

Burberry, Thomas (English Draper, 1835-1926)
Burberry Coat: Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 22, 133, 154; Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 14
Burberry Jacket: "He Who Howls" (O’Neil De Noux) 152

Burbidge, Richard (British Merchant, 1847-1917)
A Study in Murder (Robert Ryan) 11

Burchard, Samuel D. (American Clergyman, 1812-1891)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 265-268, 273, 275, 297, 300-302, 304, 308-311

Burckhardt, Gottlieb (Swiss Psychiatrist, 1836-1907)
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 59

Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig (John Lewis) (Swiss Explorer, 1784-1817)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 164

Burden, Jane (William Morris's wife)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 57

Burdett-Coutts, Angela (British Philanthropist, 1814-1906)
The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 106; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 75; The Dons and Mr Dickens (William J. Palmer) 6, 23, 66; Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Nine (Barrie Roberts) 124

Burdon-Sanderson, John (British Physiologist, 1828-1905)
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania (Gerry O’Hara) 78

Bürger, Gottfried (German Poet, 1747-1794)
"A Ballad of the White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 212; Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania (Gerry O’Hara) 34

Burgers, Thomas Francois (President of the South African Republic (1872-77), 1834-1881)
Murder at Sorrow’s Crown (Steven Savile & Robert Greenberger) 61

Burgess, Clinton (American Writer)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 77

Burgess, Frederick (Manager of the Christy Minstrels)
"An Interrupted Honeymoon" (C.C. Rothwell) 24

Burgess, Guy (British Diploma & Spy, 1911-1963)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 72; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 78

Burghley, William Cecil,1st Baron  (English Statesman, 1520-1598)
"The Angel of Truth" (I.A. Watson) 138, 141-146, 149, 154-157, 161
The Adventures of Young Stamford (Richard M. Caplan, M.D.) 52; "The Adventure of the Eminent Collector" (Tony Reynolds) 124
See also: Burleigh, Lord

Burgoyne, John (British Army Officer, 1722-1792)
Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (Barrie Roberts) 96-98, 160, 168
Ghosts and the Machine (Lloyd Rose) 31

Buri, Fritz (German Theologian, 1907-1995)
The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 64

Burke, Billie (American Actor, 1884-1970)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 119

Burke, David (British Actor, 1934- )
"As to ‘An Exact Knowledge of London’" (Tony Broadbent) 31

Burke, Edmund (Irish Politician & Writer, 1729-1797)
"Mr Homes Tackles a Hard Case" (John Kendrick Bangs) 7
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 41, 85, 146

Burke, Major "Arizona" John (Buffalo Bill's Partner)
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 132-133, 139-145, 152, 168
Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 24-25, 34, 51-54, 56-57, 59-60, 63-64, 66-67, 75-80, 84, 92, 94-98, 103-114, 116-118, 120-134, 136-137, 142-143, 146
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 35-37, 39, 42-44, 46, 53-54, 201

Burke, Thomas (Permanent Secretary to Lord Frederick Cavendish, ?-1882)
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 65, 76
"The Kidnapping of Mycroft Holmes" (Peter Tremayne) 218, 220, 226-227, 230
Mrs Hudson and the Irish Invincibles (Barry S. Brown) 32-33, 140; "Fair Play" (L.F.E. Coombs) 164, 166; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 52, 103, 169; "The Case of the Uncommon Necklace" (Jane Rubino) 70

Burke, Thomas (British Writer, 1887-1945)
"The Mystery of the Worm" (John Pelan) 201

Burke & Hare (Scottish Grave Robbers)
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 66, 68
Morris & MacCab: A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny) 9, 13, 20, 22-23, 41, 43, 60, 77, 84, 89, 113, 119, 122, 150, 210, 215, 223, 257, 262-268, 271-273, 275, 278
"Authors at Bow Street" (Anonymous) 333; Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster (Don W. Baranowski) 88; "The Case of the Christmas Star" (S.F. Bennett) 251; "The Case of the Ancient Mariner" (Colin Bruce) 68; "The Adventure of the St Marylebone Ghoul" (Bill Crider) 155; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 32; "The Adventure of the Reluctant Corpse" (Matthew J. Elliott) 229; "The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 154; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 130; "Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 125; Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 54; A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 77; My Hero (Tom Holt) 35; "The Case of the Lost Soul" (Paul Kane) 339; "The Dead House” (Bruce Kilstein) 50-51; Fire Storm (Andrew Lane) 175-179, 290; Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors (James Lovegrove) 19; Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (James Lovegrove) 135; Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 140; Seven Stars (Kim Newman) 49; The Werewolf Club Meets The Hound of the Basketballs (Daniel & Jill Pinkwater) {The Famous Architects} 17; The Night Calls (David Pirie) 134; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 54; The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 113; "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 295; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 35; Lestrade and theGift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 41; "The Remarkable Worm" (Carolyn Wheat) 205, 219; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 129
A Burke: "Murder at the Diogenes Club" (John L. French) 105

Burleigh, Bennet (British Journalist, c.1840-1914)
Baskerville (John O'Connell) 24

Burleigh, Lord (The Critic - Richard Brinsley Sheridan)
Lord Burleigh Nod: "The Enchanted Garden" (H.F. Heard) 131
See also: Burghley, William Cecil, Lord

Burlesdon, Lady Amelia, Countess (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 11-12; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 10-11, 43

Burlesdon, James, the Fifth Earl of (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 11; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 10-11

Burlesdon, The Sixth Earl of (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 12; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 10

Burlesdon, Lady: See Rassendyll, Rose

Burlesdon, Lord: See Rassendyll, Robert

Burnacini, Lodovico (Italian Architect, 1636-1707)
Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 8

Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley (English Writer, 1836-1917)
Black Ice (Andrew Lane) 82

Burne-Jones, Edward (British Artist, 1833-1898)
The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 75
"Exalted are the Forces of Darkness" (Leigh Blackmore) 190; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 41; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 22; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas)296; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 26, 103; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 37; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 234; A Study in Darkness (Emma Jane Holloway) 381; Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 134; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 84; The Grimswell Curse (Sam Siciliano) 93; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 153; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 31, 88, 324, 357

Burnes, Sir Alexander (Scottish Explorer, 1805-1841)
Watson's Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 34

Burnes, Lt Charles (Brother of Alexander Burnes, ?-1841)
Watson's Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 34

Burnham, Alice (Brides in the Bath Murder Victim, 1888?-1913)
"The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 181-182, 185, 198-199, 208, 217, 219-220, 222

Burnham, Charles (Father of Alice Burnham)
"The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 181-182, 219-220

Burnham, Daniel (American Architect, 1846-1912)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 455, 471, 515-516, 522, 565, 575, 589, 600

Burnham, Elizabeth (Mother of Alice Burnham)
"The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 181

Burnham Wood (Macbeth - William Shakespeare)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 254

Burning Bush (Biblical Manifestation of God)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 20-21
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 52-53, 197
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 64; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 455; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 206; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 141; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 94

Burnquist, Joseph A.A. (American Politician, 1879-1961)
The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 97, 285, 291, 293, 340

Burns, John (British Trades Unionist & Politician, 1858-1943)
 "The Tranquility of the Morning" (Mike Hogan) 108, 120; Brigade (M.J. Trow) 242

Burns, Kit (American Saloon Keeper)
"The Adventure of the Magic Alibi" (Philip J. Carraher) 52

Burns, Mary (Wife of Friedrich Engels)
The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 111

Burns, Robert (Scottish Poet, 1759-1796)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 129; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 12; "The Adventure of the Purloined Bunyip" (Philip Cornell) 302; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 176; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 70, 151; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 142; The Counterfeit Detective (Stuart Douglas) 205; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 91-92, 159, 177; The Case of the Missing Stradivarius (Emanuel E. Garcia) 119; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter (Barry Grant) 98, 115, 165-166; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 14; A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 11; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 28; "How Holmes Tried Politics" (His Friend Watson) 65; "The Case of the Dishonoured Professor" (Roger Jaynes) 10; "The Adventure of the Grand Old Man" (H. Paul Jeffers) 199; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 222; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 150; "The Adventure of the Stomach Club Papers" (Bill Peschel) 326, 330; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 75; Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 309; The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 110, 326; Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus) 54; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J.Trow) 43, 118; The Probability Pad (T.A.Waters) 53
Burns Club: "The Provost’s Chain" (Alistair MacIan) 2
Burns Night: "The Provost’s Chain" (Alistair MacIan) 2

Burns, William J. (American Private Detective, 1860-1932)
The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 97, 101
Burns Detective Agency: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 134, 226; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 171

Burnside, Ambrose (American Soldier & Politician, 1824-1881)
On the Wrong Track (Steve Hockensmith) 20; "The Circle of Blood" (Steve Leadley) 51; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 177

Burr, Aaron (American Statesman, 1756-1836)
Mycroft Holmes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 152-153, 175; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 2; Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (Barrie Roberts) 31, 92; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 295

Burr, Raymond (American Actor, 1917-1993)
Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 138; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 117

Burrell, Mary (American Biographer)
"A Death in Venice" (Ted Riccardi) 140-141, 157-159

Burroughs, Edgar Rice (American Author, 1875-1950)
"The Case of the Doctor Who Had No Business" (Richard A. Lupoff) 66-75
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 204-205, 250
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 33; "The Rummy Affair of Young Charlie" (P.H. Cannon) 44; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 20, 75-78, 97-100, 102; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 5
 "The Politician, The Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant" (Craig Shaw Gardner) (Written as if by Burroughs)

Burroughs, Emma Hulbert (Wife of Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1876-1944)
"The Case of the Doctor Who Had No Business" (Richard A. Lupoff) 69

Burroughs, George Stockton (American Educator, 1855-1901)
"The Crawfordsville Case" (Dr Watson) 173

Burroughs, Joseph "Peanut John" (American Theatre Hand)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 135, 146, 292

Burroughs, William S. (American Writer, 1914-1997)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 152

Burrows, Brigadier General George (British Army Commander, 1827-1917)
Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 4, 8, 11-13, 74, 181
The Private Life of Dr Watson (Michael Hardwick) 266, 268, 270
Watson's Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 149, 153, 155, 160, 164, 168, 182-183, 185-187
"The Two Footmen" (Michael Gilbert) 195; "Watson’s Wound" (Bruce I. Kilstein) 54; Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (James Lovegrove) 183; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 51; Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 79-80; "The First Footers" (Stephen Volk) 188

Burrows, Winfrid Oldfield (British Churchman, Bishop of Chichester (1919-29))
The Bishop of Chichester: Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 67

Burtchaell, George D (Secretary to Sir Arthur Vicars)
"The Case of the Crown Jewels" (Donald Thomas) 69, 76, 92

Burton, Sir Frederick William (Irish Painter, 1816-1900)
"Moriarty’s Fiendish Plan" (Roger Jaynes) 270

Burton, Harry (British Archaeological Photographer, 1879-1940)
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 74-76, 83, 95-98, 102, 106, 109-110, 114-115, 121-122, 159, 163, 222, 227, 235

Burton, Lady Isabel Arundel (Wife of Sir Richard Burton, 1840-1896)
"The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 155-157, 159-161, 165
"The Loss of Chapter Twenty-One" (Mark Hodder) 13-14, 16-22, 25-34
"The Case of the Cannibal Club" (Carole Johnstone) 213-217, 219-220, 227, 243-244, 250-253
The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 112; "The Case of the Naked Bicyclists" (Donald Thomas) 91

Burton, Maria Katherine Elizabeth (Sister of Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1823-1893)
"The Case of the Cannibal Club" (Carole Johnstone) 219, 236

Burton, Sir Richard Francis (British Explorer & Translator, 1821-1890)
"The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 148-165
"The Loss of Chapter Twenty-One" (Mark Hodder) 12-28, 30-34
"The Case of the Cannibal Club" (Carole Johnstone) 212-217, 219-223, 225-229, 234-237, 240, 242-245, 250-252, 255-256
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 85-89, 92, 94-95, 97-98, 102-106, 109, 140, 152, 154-156, 161-162, 166, 170-171, 175, 178, 180-182, 186-187, 192, 196, 206, 212
Sherlock Holmes and the Zombie Problem (Nick S. Thomas) 9-10, 131, 136-141
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 43; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 187, 467; Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 123; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 69; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 135-136; "The Hooded Man" (Paul D. Gilbert) 111; The Travels of Sherlock Holmes (John Hall) 257-260; Most Baffling, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 55; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 214, 241; Dreaming Spies (Laurie R. King) 291-292; Who Thinks Evil (Michael Kurland) 59; Death Cloud (Andrew Lane) 46; "The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes" (Shariann Lewitt) 258-259, 271; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 31; The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 14, 112; Death in the Air (Shane Peacock) 107; The Dragon Turn (Shane Peacock) 3, 36; "The Mystery of the Worm" (John Pelan) 197; "Dynamics of a Hanging" (Tony Pi) 335, 339; A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen) 81; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 163-164, 166; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 120; "The Adventure of the Death-Fetch" (Darrell Schweitzer) 469; "His Last Arrow" (Christopher Sequeira) 45; The Venerable Tiger (Sam Siciliano) 87-89, 181, 194; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 30, 102; "The Case of the Naked Bicyclists" (Donald Thomas) 91-92; Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 102; Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 414; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 104

Burton, Robert (British Cleric & Writer, 1577-1640)
"The Anomaly of the Empty Man" (Anthony Boucher) 31; "Shady Sinners of the Styx" (Lawrence Daniel Fogg) 12

Bush, Captain (Bangkok Harbour Master)
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 227, 422

Bush, David V. (American Writer, 1882-1959)
Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 27

Bush, George H.W. (American President (1989-93), 1924-2018)
"The Crime of the Century" (Art Buchwald) 294; "The Great Media Mystery" (Art Buchwald) 220; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 9

Bush, George W. (American President (2001-2009), 1946- )
And Then There Was One (Gilbert Adair) 6, 8-10, 13, 36-38, 56; "The Suspicious Closure of the Wig & Pen" (Peter Calamai) 164; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter (Barry Grant) 80; The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 40-41

Bush, Kate (British Singer-Songwriter, 1958- )
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 166

Buss, Robert William (British Artist, 1804-1875)
The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 46

Bute, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquis of (British Scholar, 1847-1900)
Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 98

Butler, Edward Scannell (American Propagandist, 1934- )
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 119

Butler, Elizabeth Thompson, Lady  (British Artist, 1850-1933)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 359, 363-365
"It's Clever, But Is It Art?" (M.J.Trow) 117
The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 78

Butler, Frank (American Sharpshooter, Husband of Annie Oakley)
"The Adventure of the White City" (Bill Crider) 182-186, 188, 193-194
Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 8, 12, 15, 18-38, 47, 66-67, 69, 73, 75, 78, 112-119, 121-125, 128-129, 131-134, 142-144, 146
"The Adventure of the Copper Breechloads" (Zakariah Johnson) 40, 45, 52

Butler, Rhett (Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell)
"Kim and Kim Again" (Vithal Rajan) 138-141, 145-146, 151-153, 159, 161-163
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 40
Rhett, the old butler: "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarters" (Robert L. Fish) 135-137

Butler, Sir Richard (British General, 1870-1935)
The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 391

Butler, Samuel (English Novelist, 1835-1902)
"The Adventure of the Naturalist's Stock Pin" (Jon L. Breen) 197; The Case of the Missing Stradivarius (Emanuel E. Garcia) 20-21; Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 28; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 132; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 356

Butler, Samuel (English Poet, 1612-1680)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 40

Butler, Sir William (Irish Army Officer, 1838-1910)
Brigade (M.J. Trow) 364

Butler Bulldogs (American Baseball Team)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 200

Butt, Major Archibald (American Military Presidential Aide, Passenger Aboard the Titanic, ?-1912)
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 206, 208
The Adventure of the Incognita Countess (Cynthia Ward) 1, 6, 8, 13, 20, 22-23, 27-31, 33-34, 37, 44-45, 54-59, 61, 66, 101

Butt, Clara (British Singer, 1872-1936)
The Sign of Fear (Robert Ryan) 316

Butt, Isaac (Irish Barrister & Politician, 1813-1879)
"The Reluctant Assassin" (Peter Tremayne) 219

Butter, Dr John Kerr (British Police Surgeon)
"The Adventure of the Parson’s Son" (Bob Byrne) 266-267

Butterfield, William (British Architect, 1814-1900)
"Jerusalem Keep" (Mark Valentine & John Howard) 360

Butterworth, Amelia (Ebenezer Gryce series - Anna Katherine Green)
"The Curious Affair of the Italian Art Dealer" (Sara Paretsky)19, 21, 24-26, 28-36

Butterworth, Benjamin (American Politician, 1837-1898)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Anexationist Conspiracy" (Jack Batten & Michael Bliss) 76-77

Button-Bright (Sky Island - L. Frank Baum)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 7, 12-13
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 259

Buxtehude, Dietrich (German Composer, c.1637-1707)
A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 26

Byakhee (Cthulhu Mythos)
Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors (James Lovegrove) 100, 124
Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities (James Lovegrove) 92-95, 99, 113, 181
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter (Alexis Hall) 131; Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea Devils (James Lovegrove) 73, 422

Byelobog (Slavic Sun God)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 145

Byerley Turk (Racehorse, c.1690-c.1703)
"The Case of the Unquiet Grave" (John Hall) 245

Byfield, Sergeant James (British Police Officer, c.1848-?)
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 71, 128-130, 210-211, 213, 283, 290-291, 293-294, 318-319, 337

Bynum, William D. (American Politician, 1846-1927)
The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Byrd, Richard Evelyn (American Explorer, 1888-1957)
The Book of Changes (R.H.W.Dillard) 88; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 310

Byrd, William (English Composer, 1540-1623)
The Holmes Affair (Graham Moore) 102

Byrne, Charles, The Irish Giant (Irish Sideshow Performer, 1761-1783)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 115-116, 124

Byrnes, Thomas (Irish-American Police Inspector, 1842-1910)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 18, 32-35, 38-39, 50, 57, 124, 128-131, 143, 180, 182, 188-189, 196, 200
Winter at Death’s Hotel (Kenneth Cameron) 153; "The Strange Missive of Germaine Wilkes" (Mark Mower) 239; "The Song at Twilight" (Michael Walsh) 327

Byron, Allegra (Daughter of Lord Byron, 1817-1822)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 397-398

Byron, Lady Annabella (British Mathematician, Wife of Lord Byron)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 15, 24-28, 43-44, 46, 48-49, 51-53, 65-66, 69-72, 84-86, 88, 150, 153-154, 211-214, 220-221, 228-229, 241, 247

Byron, George Gordon, Lord (British Poet, 1788-1824)
"Peter Sims" (Maurice Baring) 180
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 9, 12-15, 17-19, 23-28, 33, 49, 51-53, 65-67, 69, 71-73, 85-86, 148, 150-152, 154, 163, 168, 183-185, 188, 190, 196, 217-222, 238-239, 241, 246-252, 254
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 134-138, 154-155, 213, 220-224, 243-251, 254-267, 275, 282, 287, 290-291, 297, 310-311, 313, 324-325, 327-335, 337, 341, 346-350, 367-372 {as Lord Ruthven} 82-83, 164, 368-369, 459, 461, 468, 472, 474-501 {as Lord Byron}
"The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 137, 149-150, 156, 162-168, 170, 172-173, 175-176, 185
The Bookman (Lavie Tidhar) 22, 34, 67-73, 107, 121, 129, 170, 200, 212, 280, 292, 294-301, 316
The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 719-723, 725-730, 734-737, 740, 759, 896, 921, 958, 963, 1005-1007, 1019
"The Stoker Memorandum" (Lavie Tidhar) 330
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper (Anonymous) 68, 81; The House at Baker Street (Michelle Birkby) 154; Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 118; Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 297; The Star of India (Carole Buggé) 76; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 108; "The Case of the Vanished Vampire" (Bill Crider) 253; From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 83; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 1, 25; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 23, 73-74; "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Hamlet" (Emanuel E. Garcia) 26; The Carnelian Crow (Colleen Gleason) 64; European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 485, 659; The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 396-399; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 189; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 15; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 3; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 4; A Study in Ashes (Emma Jane Holloway) 34; Island of the Mad (Laurie R. King) 170-171, 186; Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 32, 63, 184, 300; The Bartered Brides (Mercedes Lackey) 241; Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 41; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 210; Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 214; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66; The Dons and Mr Dickens (William J. Palmer) 53; The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (H.G. Parry) 207; The Dark Water (David Pirie) 327; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 17; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 24; Sherlock Holmes Meets Annie Oakley (Stanley Shaw) 49-50; The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 82; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 28; Disquiet at Albany (N.M. Scott) 7; Aunt Edna’s Guide to Paradise (Keith Sharp) 125; Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 215; The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 135; "Sherlock Holmes and the Tick Tock Man" (Roy Templeman) 94-95; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 15; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 221; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 147; "Miss Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (M.J. Trow) 366; Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 103; "The Adventure of the Aspen Papers" (Daniel D. Victor) 278; "The Shadow of the Wolf" (Ron Weighell) 51
Byronesque: Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 114
Byronic: The Pursuit of the House-Boat (John Kendrick Bangs) 79-80; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 171; The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 109; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 114; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 48, 162; A Study in Darkness (Emma Jane Holloway) 223; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 22; Island of the Mad (Laurie R. King) 4, 169; A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 60; Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 33; Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 43; The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 45, 81; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 210; The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (H.G. Parry) 63; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 165; The White Worm (Sam Siciliano) 296
Lord Byron Hotel: "Whom God Destroys" (Ruth Sims) 232
Villa Lord Byron: The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow (G. Randolph Holms) 101

Byron, Henry James (British Playwright, 1834-1884)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 184-185; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 24

Bywater, Hector Charles (British Writer, 1884-1940)
The Red Ribbon (H.B. Lyle) 5, 150-151, 153-164
Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 235-242, 244-248, 250, 254, 258, 283

Byzas (King of the Mengarians)
Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 87