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Draco (Athenian Lawgiver, c.650-621BC)
"The Adventure of the Giant’s Hand" (Matthew Booth) 5
Draconian: "The Adventure of the Haunted Bagpipes" (Carla Coupe) 195; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 120; "The Adventure of the Devil’s Father" (Morris Hershman) 119; Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 47; The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 37; "The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 249; Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Cay Van Ash) 334

Draconians (Dr. Who - TV series)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 221

Dracula

Dracula's Brides (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 32-34
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 20-23, 128, 150
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 175, 178, 180-181
"The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 12, 19, 30, 38
Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 39, 62-63, 70-72, 74-75, 77-78, 118
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 19, 61, 134, 163, 450, 452-454, 456
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania (Gerry O’Hara) 56-59, 232-235
Ghosts of Dracula (Martin Powell & Seppo Makinen) v4: 25
Scarlet In Gaslight (Martin Powell & Seppo Makinen)
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 49-50, 54-60, 64-66, 104-106, 123, 180
The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 75; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 518; Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 267; Betrayal in Blood (Mark A. Latham) 79-80, 90, 106, 135; Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 197

Dräger, J. Heinrich (German Manufacturer, 1847-1917)
Dräger Scalpel: A Study in Murder (Robert Ryan)

Dragomiloff, Ivan (The Assassination Bureau - Jack London)
"The Adventure of the Ethical Assassin" (Matthew Baugh) 234-239, 241-242
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 44
Dragomilov: Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 181

Dragomin, Count (Harry Dickson and the Heir of Dracula - Anonymous)
"Behind the Mask of the Ripper" (Jean-Marc Mouiller) 190

Dragon (Bible - Revelations)
The Ritual (J.N. Williamson) 221-222

Dragon (Beowulf)
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (H.G. Parry) 399

Dragon (A Lion in the Meadow - Margaret Mahy)
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (H.G. Parry) 121, 399-400, 409, 413, 449-450

Dragonette, Jessica (American Singer, 1905-1980)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 118

Drahomíra (Bohemian Duchess, c.877 - after 935)
Shadowblood (Tracy Revels) 82

Drain, Vincent E. (American FBI Agent, 1919-2006)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 123-124, 166

Drake, Sir Francis (British Explorer, 1540-1596)
"Six Cups of Tea" (Len Bailey) 227; The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Barry S. Brown) 48; The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr) 32; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 178; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 177; "The Adventure of the Plated Spoon" (Loren D. Estleman) 213; Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 53; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter (Barry Grant) 116; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 98; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 6; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 130; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 103; The Case of the Spellbound Child (Mercedes Lackey) 282; Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors (James Lovegrove) 191; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 295; "All That Glitters" (Bill Paxton) 16; Shadowblood (Tracy Revels) 71; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 207; "The Angel of Truth" (I.A. Watson) 137, 145, 149, 155; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 85
Drake Term: "The Case of a Boy’s Honour" (Donald Thomas) 33
Drake's Hole: The Shadow of Evil (Tim Pigott-Smith) 99
HMS Drake: The Waters of Death (Kel Richards) 4, 6, 104
Sir Walter Drake: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 4

Drake, Dr Frank (American Astrophysicist, 1930- )
Drake Equation: "You See But You Do Not Observe" (Robert J. Sawyer) 347

Drake, Nick (British Singer-Songwriter, 1948-1974)
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 248, 364-365

Draupadi (Princess in Hindu Scripture)
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 103

Dravot, Sergeant Daniel (The Man Who Would Be King - Rudyard Kipling)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 85-91, 93, 97-98, 101, 107, 140, 150, 152, 160, 164, 166, 171, 178, 180, 186, 206, 212
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 46-47, 267, 270-272, 275, 296-297, 352-356, 375-379, 389-390, 400-405, 411, 425-428, 432-433, 435, 438
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 1-2, 8, 10, 24-25, 71-72, 76, 78, 89-95, 121, 141, 143, 150, 190, 193, 200, 203-205, 354-355
"The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 16-18
Wiggins uses the alias "Daniel Dravot" in The Thundering Underground (Jake & Luke Thoene), 70, 72, 74

Drayson, General (British Spiritualist, Friend of Arthur Conan Doyle, c.1826-1901)
The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 14-15, 22, 27-29, 31-34, 36, 39-40, 44-45, 52-55, 58-75, 77, 99, 104-106, 108, 126, 128, 130, 137, 140-149, 152, 185, 190, 193, 201, 207-215, 217, 232, 234, 237-238, 247, 252, 257, 262, 265, 269-270, 280

Drayson, Mary C. (Wife of General Drayson, c.1831-1915)
Harriet Drayson: The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 14-15, 34, 39, 43, 52-55, 60-64, 66-68, 71-73, 99, 141, 143-144, 146, 232-234, 237-239, 247-248, 251, 257-258, 264, 267, 269-270

Drayton, Michael (British Poet, 1563-1631)
"The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet" (Vincent Starrett) 82

Dreiser, Theodore (American Author, 1871-1945)
"Victor Lynch, The Forger" (Terry McGarry) (Written as if by Dreiser)

Drell (Sabrina The Teenage Witch - TV Series)
Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Hounded By Baskervilles (Mercer Warriner) 125-130

Dresser, Christopher (Scottish Designer, 1834-1904)
"Death of a Mudlark" (Stuart Douglas) 74

Dressler, Marie (Canadian Actress, 1868-1934)
“The Worcestershire Mystery” (Anonymous) 3

Dretzka, Dr Leo (American Physician)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 113

Dreux-Soubise Family (The Queen's Necklace - Maurice Leblanc)
The Dark Lady (Irene Adler) 225

Drew, John, Jr. (American Actor, 1853-1927)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 269

Drew, Loisa Lane (American Actress and theatre Manager, 1820-1897)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 245

Drew, Nancy (Nancy Drew series - Carolyn Keane)
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 22; Holmes Coming (Kenneth Johnson) 22; "The Last of Sheila-Locke Holmes" (Laura Lippman) 218

Drew, Sidney (American Actor, 1863-1919)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 185

Drewe, Major Adrian (Son of Sir Julius Drewe)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 153-154

Drewe, Frances (Wife ofJulius Drewe)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 154

Drewe, Frances (Daughter of Julius Drewe)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 158

Drewe, Julius (British Merchant, Builder of Castle Drogo)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 152-156, 158, 188

Drewe, Mary "Daisy" (Daughter of Julius Drewe)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 157-159, 185

Drexler, Anton (German Politician, 1884-1942)
The Firebird Mystery (Darrell Pitt) 142, 168, 189

Dreyer, Sir Frederic (British Naval Officer, 1878-1956)
"The Tiptree Typewriter" (L.F.E. Coombs) 175-176, 188-190

Dreyfus, Alfred (French Army officer convicted of treason, later reprieved, 1859-1935)
"Cabaret Aux Assassins" (Cara Black) 222-223, 229-230, 236, 244, 246
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 16-25, 32-38, 40-90, 92, 96, 98-104, 109, 111-113, 115, 117, 129, 138, 140-149, 157, 161-172, 175, 178, 180-189, 191-193, 195-197, 209-215, 227, 235-250, 252, 254, 259-262, 264, 267, 280, 282, 303,306-307, 309-310, 313-315, 319, 325-327, 329, 332-333, 335-338, 340-342, 348-349, 351, 361-365, 372, 374-377, 379, 381, 383, 387, 391, 395-399, 401, 405-413, 415
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 111-112, 114-116, 119-120, 122-125, 130, 134-135, 140-141, 143-144, 148, 157
"Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 133; The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 63-64, 101; The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow (G. Randolph Holms) 18; Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 71; Murder in the Bath (Michael Mallory) 21; The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) 22, 74-75; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 56-57; "The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 198; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 340; Lestrade and the Deadly Game (M.J.Trow) 131-132; "The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman" (Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh) 247-248, 251, 256-257
The Dreyfus Affair: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 235; The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 74; The Holmes-Dracula File (Fred Saberhagen) 184; "The Queen of the Night" (Donald Thomas) 298
The Dreyfus Business: "The Devil and Sherlock Holmes" (Loren D. Estleman) 10
The Dreyfus Case: Sherlock Holmes and the Lusitania (Lorraine Daly) 48

Dreyfus, Henriette (Sister of Alfred Dreyfus, 1848-1932)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 32

Dreyfus, Jacques (Brother of Alfred Dreyfus, 1844-1915)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 32-33

Dreyfus, Jeanne (Daughter of Alfred Dreyfus, 1900-1986)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 41-42, 48, 52-55, 77, 103, 162, 166, 184-185, 243, 259, 303, 408

Dreyfus, Jeannette (Mother of Alfred Dreyfus, 1817-1886)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 32

Dreyfus, Léon (Brother of Alfred Dreyfus, 1854-1911)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 32

Dreyfus, Louise (Sister of Alfred Dreyfus, 1850-1921)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 32

Dreyfus, Lucie (née Hadamard, Wife of Alfred Dreyfus, 1870-1945)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 35, 40-43, 48, 52-57, 59-60, 64-65, 69, 71, 76-77, 103-104, 1672, 166, 170, 172, 184-185, 187, 189, 191-193, 196, 200, 238, 242-247, 249-250, 252-253, 256, 259-267, 269, 275, 277, 279-282, 303, 349, 375, 384, 398, 407-408
Expo ’98: Sherlock Holmes in Omaha (Berkley Forsyth) 130-131

Dreyfus, Mathieu (Brother of Alfred Dreyfus, 1857-1930)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 18, 23-26, 28-39, 43, 55-63, 65, 71, 75-87, 101, 103, 113, 164-165, 168, 170, 172, 181-189, 193-201, 209-210, 227, 231, 238-245, 248-249, 251-253, 256, 259-262, 265, 267, 269, 275, 277, 280, 282, 328, 332-333, 337, 349, 384, 389, 398, 406
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) 22

Dreyfus, Pierre (Son of Alfred Dreyfus, 1891-1946)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 41-42, 48, 52-53, 55, 60, 77, 103, 162, 166, 184-185, 243, 259, 303, 408

Dreyfus, Rachel (Sister of Alfred Dreyfus, 1856-1942)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 32

Dreyfus, Raphael (French Textile Manufacturer, Father of Alfred Dreyfus, 1818-1893)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 31-33

Dreyse, Nikolaus von (German Firearms Manufacturer, 1787-1867)
Dreyse Needle-gun: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 124

Drieu la Rochelle, Pierre (French Writer, 1893-1945)
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 123

'Drink Me' Bottle (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
"Alimentary, My Dear Watson" (Lawrence Schimel) 210-211
The Moonstone’s Curse (Sam Siciliano) 275

Droeshout, Martin (English Engraver)
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 186

Drogo de Teigne (12th Century Norman Baron)
Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 153

Dromio (A Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare)
"The Adventure of the Boston Dromio" (Matthew Pearl) 268

Drood, Edwin (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 9, 11, 24-25, 30, 35, 41-42, 48, 58, 63, 72, 81, 84-85, 102, 104-105, 110, 112, 118-119, 124, 196
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 33-416
"At the Sign of the Ship" (Andrew Lang) 474-480
"Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 155-159, 161-162
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 9, 14-24, 26, 33, 42-44, 52-53, 55-57, 60-66, 70-73, 84-85, 89, 92, 99, 102-103, 107-111, 114, 119-122, 124, 127-130, 133-136, 138, 140-141, 145, 147-148, 150-170, 172-174
"Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 215-225
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 90 "What the Dickens!" (Rhys Hughes) 143-144, 148; ; The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 125, 129; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 58-59; "The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes" (Kim Newman) 17; Becoming Holmes (Shane Peacock) 179; The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 790
Droodian: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 9, 11, 98, 102, 110, 184
Droodiana: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 190
Droodist: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 192
Droo-id: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 196
Ned the Great: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 105, 109-116

Drood's Father (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 326, 402
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 13-16, 54, 57, 66
 "Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 156; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 215, 225

Drood's Mother (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 13-14, 57, 66, 168

Druce, Anna Maria (Claimed to be the wife of the 5th Duke of Portland, ?-1911)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 16

Druce, George Hollamby (Claimed to be heir of the 5th Duke of Portland)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Chinese Junk Affair" (Roy Templeman) 16

Druce, Herbert (English Furniture Retailer)
"The Strange Missive of Germaine Wilkes" (Mark Mower) 234

Druitt, Anne (Mother of M.J.Druitt)
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 19-21, 23-24, 27-29, 31, 35-36, 46-49, 51-56, 58-60, 64, 100-102, 201, 280-281, 310, 341
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 287-289; Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 239; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 190, 258; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 157

Druitt, Georgiana (Sister of M.J. Druitt)
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 232, 282, 288-290
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 19-21, 27-29, 33, 44, 52, 60, 100-102

Druitt, Lionel (British Doctor, Cousin to M.J.Druitt)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 77, 186-191, 212, 256-259

Druitt, Montague John (Ripper Suspect, 1857-1888)
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 56, 60-61, 133, 143, 154, 231-232, 287-290, 327-328, 339
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 113-117, 200
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 58, 60, 63-68
Bloodline (Jill Jones) 19, 159, 246-247
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 21, 77, 105-106, 185-188, 194, 284-285, 339-340, 343-348, 350, 357-359, 407-408, 415
Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 107-109
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 19-65, 100-102, 131-134, 199-201, 236-237, 266-270, 280, 283-287, 300-305, 309-313, 341-342, 344
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 188-191, 196, 212, 256-260, 287
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 155, 157
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 337; "The Monster of the Age" (Paul Finch) 395; "Sherlock Holmes and the Autumn of Terror" (J.G. Grimmer) 43; "The Case of the Substitute Strangler" (Douglas Moreton) 43, 46; "Behind the Mask of the Ripper" (Jean-Marc Mouiller) 171; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 39; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 262-263; "The Case of the Ghosts at Bly" (Donald Thomas) 197; Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 70, 78, 239, 288; "Father of the Man" (Stephen Volk) 96

Druitt, Mrs. (Mother of Lionel Druitt)
Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J.Trow) 258-259; The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 157

Druitt, Dr William (Father of M.J. Druitt)
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 20-21, 23-25, 29-36, 40-48, 51-53, 59-60, 63-64, 100-101, 133, 267, 269-270
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 289; Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 239; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 189

Druitt, William (Brother of M.J.Druitt)
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 20-23, 29, 36-37, 39, 47, 54, 200-201, 266-267, 270, 283-287, 301, 309-312, 341
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 155-156
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 289-290; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 108

Drum, Dr (Harry Dickson series - Anonymous)
"Behind the Mask of the Ripper" (Jean-Marc Mouiller) 190

Drumgoole, John Christopher (American Priest, Established a Boys' Home, 1816-1888)
The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 78-85

Drummond, Andrew L. (American Secret Service Chief, 1845-1921)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 281-286, 289-292, 452-455, 501-503, 521-524, 526-533, 538, 556-557, 566, 584-588, 590-591, 598-599, 601, 615-616

Drummond, Bulldog (Bulldog Drummond series - Sapper)
"Murder in the Library" (Harold Gray) 171, 173
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 96-99, 102
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 65, 67
Mr Drummond - "The family nickname is Bulldog": Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 7-13, 15-17, 19, 22, 25-27, 30-32, 39, 45, 50-51, 53, 61-67, 86, 89-90, 108, 124-125, 139, 142-145, 150
"Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 113; Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 85, 147, 152, 337-338; Seven Stars (Kim Newman) 176; "The Beast of Bubble City" (William F. Nolan) 65; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 103-106, 121, 181

Drummond, Henry (British Banker, 1786-1860)
"The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 186
Drummonds Bank: "The Adventure of the Willow Basket" (Lyndsay Faye) 212-213; "The Case of the Blood Royal" (Donald Thomas) 186-188, 198-199, 209

Drummond, Lieutenant Thomas (Scottish Inventor & Politician, 1797-1840)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 59
Drummond Apparatus: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 177

Drumont, Edouard (French Journalist, 1844-1917)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 197, 199, 227, 236

Drury-Lowe, Drury (British Military Officer, 1830-1908)
Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J. Trow) 52

Druscovich, Nat (Corrupt British Chief Inspector of Police, De Goncourt Affair)
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 145, 151, 167, 184-188, 204-206
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J.Trow) 115-116, 118-119, 124, 145, 217
Mr Drew: Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 31-32, 34-37, 39-41, 46, 50-51, 54-60, 69-73, 76, 78, 80-81, 83-84, 86-87, 89-90, 94-96, 119, 121, 125, 127, 131, 133-136, 138-139, 141, 153-154, 160-166, 170-173, 176, 179
Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J.Trow) 13, 16, 18

Dryasdust, Rev. Dr (Walter Scott novels)
"Peter Sims" (Maurice Baring) 178-179; "Drama in the Library!" (The Onlooker) 5

Dryden, John (British Poet, 1631-1700)
Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 37; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 71; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 58; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 168; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 204; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 64; The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 727

Dryden, Wheeler (English Actor, 1892-1957)
Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 37, 39, 59

Du Barry, Marie Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse (Mistress of Louis XV, 1743-1793)
"Mr. Homes Solves A Question of Authorship" (John Kendrick Bangs) 207
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 120
Madame DuBarry Salon de Beauté: "The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 85
Rose Du Barry: Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 242

Du Bois, W.E.B. (American Sociologist, 1868-1963)
Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 25, 44, 48, 57-58, 117-121, 124, 136-137, 150
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) 106

Du Chaillu, Paul (French-American Explorer, 1831-1903)
"The Adventure of the Improbable Intruder" (Peter K. Andersson) 486; The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (Philip José Farmer) 98; Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 76, 158-159

Du Guesclain, Bertrand (Constable of France, 1320-1380)
The Nine Wrong Answers (John Dickson Carr) 72

Du Maurier, George (British Illustrator & Author, 1834-1896)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 518; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 173; "Mesmerizing Bertie" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 285; "Sherlock Holmes & 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 113; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 182; "Nor Hell a Fury" (Cavan Scott) 158; "Sherlock Holmes: The Actor" (Donald Thomas) 281

Du Paty De Clam, Major (French Military officer, Dreyfus Affair)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 44-50, 53-55, 59-62, 64-65, 70, 79-80, 102, 398

Du Pont de Nemours, Eleuthère Irénée (French-American Industrialist, 1771-1834)
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 18, 21, 28; "The American Ambassador" (David Scott) 20

Du Temple de la Croix, Félix (French Naval Officer & Aviator, 1823-1890)
Camera Obscura (Lavie Tidhar) 650, 661

du Val, Rafael Merry (Spanish Cardinal, 1865-1930)
The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow (G. Randolph Holms) 4-5

Dube, John Langalibalele (South African Writer & Politician, 1871-1946)
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 150, 157

Dubinsky, David (American Union Leader, 1892-1982)
The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 158

Dubof, Yoserka (British Locksmith, Member of the Houndsditch Bank Gang)
"The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 238
The Red Ribbon (H.B. Lyle) 276; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts), 130; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 132

DuBois, Anna (Wife of Eugene DuBois)
Renee DuBois: Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 20, 87-91, 93-95

DuBois, Eugene (Dutch Anthropologist, 1858-1940)
Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 17, 19, 87-95
"A Father's Tale" (Sterling E. Lanier) 134; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 110

Ducasse, Isidore (French Poet, Le Comte de Lautréamont, 1846-1870)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 126-128, 141

Ducayne, Lady Adelina (Good Lady Ducayne - Mary Braddon)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67, 277, 305

Duchamp, Marcel (French Artist, 1887-1968)
The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 36; Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 48, 52, 217, 329; "Half There / All There" (Glen Mehn) 241; The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 35

Ducharme (Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu / Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Comics)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 72-73

Ducharme, Louise (The City of Gold and Lepers - Guy d'Armen)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 59, 61, 63-73

Duchenne de Boulogne, Guillaume (French Neurologist, 1806-1875)
Mycroft & Sherlock (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 52; The Adventure of the Neural Psychoses (Lois H. Gresh) 133

Duchess, The (Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 3, 52-54
"Amanda" (Katharine Baker) 22; Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 84, 89, 114-115

Duchovny, David (American Actor, 1960- )
Seven Stars (Kim Newman) 326

Duck Turpin (Krazy Comic)
"Duck Turpin" (Mike Lacey) 12

Duckworth, Reverend Robinson (British Cleric, 1834-1911)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 18, 20

Duckworth, Stella (Step-Sister of Virginia Woolf, 1869-1897)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 113-116

Ducrow, Andrew (British Circus Performer, 1793-1842)
Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself (Val Andrews) 61

Dude (Rio Bravo - movie)
The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 9

Dudley, Lady Georgiana (English Socialite)
"Sherlock Holmes and 'The Woman'" (Michael Harrison) 114

Dudley, Guildford (Husband of Lady Jane Grey, c.1534-1554)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 170; "The Riddle of the Young Protestor" (Michael Mallory) 290-291

Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester

Dudley, Tom (English Captain of the Mignonette, c.1853-?)
"The Dark Carnival" (Andrew Lane) 284

Duesenberg, Fred (1876-1932) & August (1879-1955) (German-American Automobile Manufacturers)
Duesenberg Automobile: "International Investigators, Inc." (E.G. Ashton) 71; Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 190
Duesenberg Convertible: Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 234-236, 238, 240, 246-247

Duff Cooper: see Duff Cooper

Duff, William Henry (English Cook, 1793-1874)
Pearce Duffer: "The Mystery of the Custard Club" (Daniel Bonney) 488

Dufferin, Lady (Vicereine of India (1884-88))
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 72

Dufferin, Lord (Viceroy of India (1884-88), 1826-1902)
Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 6-7, 20, 43-44, 47-50, 144, 216, 223, 276, 288--290
"The Case of Hodgson's Ghost" (Ted Riccardi) 76, 81; "The Mystery of Jaisalmer" (Ted Riccardi) 277
Dufferin Bridge: The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 242
Dufferin Statue: "Art, Crime, and Enlightenment" (Vithal Rajan) 168

Duffy, Father Francis Patrick (Canadian-American Priest & Soldier, 1871-1932)
They Might Be Giants (James Goldman) 79

Duffy, Reid (American Broadcaster)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 67

Dufy, Raoul (French Artist, 1877-1953)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 120

Duggan, Jamshedji (Indian Ophthalmologist, 1884-1957)
"The Strange Case of Lady Nicotine and John Barleycorn" (Louis H. Schwartz) 63

Duguay-Trouin, René (French Pirate, 1673-1736)
The Dark Lady (Irene Adler) 14-16, 81, 196

Dujarier, Alexandre (French Publisher, 1815-1845)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 135, 137-138, 238-239, 276, 317-318

Duke, James Buchanan (American Industrialist, 1856-1925)
A Study in Murder (Robert Ryan) 174

Duke-Elder, Stewart (Scottish Ophthalmologist, 1898-1978)
"The Strange Case of Lady Nicotine and John Barleycorn" (Louis H. Schwartz) 62-64

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

Dumas, Alexandre (Either of two French Authors)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 57; The Three Winter Terrors (James Lovegrove) 16; Death's Angel (Kathleen Sky) 28

Dumas, Alexandre, fils (French Author, 1824-1895)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 318
Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 159; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 86; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 299; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 195; "A Ballad of the White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 219; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 199; "Call Me Wiggins" (Norman Schreiber) 83; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 6; "The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 246

Dumas, Alexandre, père (French Author, 1802-1870)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 109, 318
Mycroft Holmes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 101; The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (James Anderson) 35; Sherlock Holmes on the Western Front (Val Andrews) 202; The Crack in the Lens (Darlene A. Cypser) 66-67; Sherlock Holmes and the Apocalypse Murders (Barry Day) 159; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 57, 299; A Knife in the Fog (Bradley Harper) 277; "A Baker Street Fantasy" (Alfred Horrigan) 4; "The Adventure of the Glass House" (Michael Mallory) 64; "The Bite Worse Than Death" (Vithal Rajan) 84; Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 244; "Sherlock Holmes: The Actor" (Donald Thomas) 281

Dumas, Jean-Baptiste (French Chemist, 1800-1884)
The Childhood of Sherlock Holmes (Mona Morstein) 240

Dumas, Philomene (Canadian Girl, Client of Francis J. Tumblety)
The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 121

Dumbo (Dumbo - Movie)
Dumbo-sized: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 19

Dumont, Jethro: see Green Lama, The

Dun, Robert Graham (American Businessman, 1826-1900)
"The Modern Hawkshaw" (Frank Bill) 93

Dun Cow of Dunsmore (Creature from English Folklore)
"The Adventure of the Improbable Intruder" (Peter K. Andersson) 486

Dunbar, William (Scottish Poet, 1460-1520)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 91

Duncan (Macbeth - William Shakespeare)
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 411; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 201; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 333; Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 162; "Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 411; "The Strange Death of Matthew Tidmore" (Ned Hubbell) 79; "The Case of the Danish Prince" (Miles Kington) 133; The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 111, 207-208, 212, 221; Brigade (M.J.Trow) 366-367

Duncan's Servants (Macbeth - William Shakespeare)
The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 333

Duncan, Hetty (Who Poisoned Hetty Duncan - Dick Donovan)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 33

Duncan, Isadora (American Dancer, 1878-1927)
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 278; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 155; Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 101, 174; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 43; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 189

Duncan, Robert (Scottish Shipbuilder, ?-1841)
Robert Duncan & Co.: "The Death of Moriarty" (Peter Guttridge) 568

Duncan Sisters, The (American Musical Comedy Stars)
"Lord Camembert Smudged?" (Earle Ennis) 126

Dundee, Mick "Crocodile" (Crocodile Dundee movies)
Mr Dundee: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 12

Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount (Scottish Soldier, c.1649-1689)
Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 29

Dundreary, Lord (Our English Cousin - Tom Taylor)
Call the Turn (Zeke Masters) 88

Dunhill, Alfred (British Tobacconist, 1872-1959)
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 68
Alfred Dunhill Ltd: The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 12
Dunhill: "The Mystery of the Missing Pickle Fork" (Cuthbert Q. Mutt) 12
Dunhill's: And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 178, 237, 240, 250; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 238; The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 45, 50-52, 110; "Baz" (Julian Rathbone) 16, 29
Dunhill Coat: The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 22; A Study in Murder (Robert Ryan) 258
Dunhill Pipe: Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 226
Messrs Dunhill: Dead Man’s Land (Robert Ryan) 118, 154, 225, 420

Dunlop, John Boyd (Scottish Inventor, 1840-1921)
Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 43
Dunlop Soles: The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 78
Dunlop Tracks: "The Case of the Lady Bicyclist and the Postage Stamp" (C.D. Locock) 107
Dunlop Tyres: The Moor (Laurie R. King) 268, 296, 301; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 226; "The Case of the Barton Wood Murder" (June Thomson) 204
Dunlops: The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 104

Dunn, Alice McQuillan (American Murder Victim, 1990?-1917)
The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 12, 31-32, 75, 322

Dunlap, Jim (American Bank Robber)
Moriarty (Anthony Horowitz) 35

Dunn, Lieutenant Alexander Roberts (Canadian Soldier at Balaclava, 1833-1868)
Brigade (M.J. Trow) 203, 205-211, 311-313, 317-318, 321-324, 351, 355, 403

Dunn, Frank (Husband of Alice Dunn, ?-1958)
The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 32, 322

Dunn, James (Witness at the Trial of Alfred Monson)
"The Case of the Sporting Major" (Donald Thomas) 142, 148-149, 151, 163-164, 167

Dunne, Irene (American Actress, 1904-1990)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 6, 197

Dunne, J.W. (English Aeronautical Engineer & Writer, 1866-1949)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 96, 102, 109, 122-128, 151, 196

Dunning, Edward (Casting the Runes - M.R. James)
"The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 69-70, 72

Dunning's Servants (Casting the Runes - M.R. James)
"The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 69-70

Dunning, John (Lord Ashburton - British Jurist & Politician, 1731-1783)
The Moor (Laurie R. King) 275

Dunninger, Joseph (American Magician, 1892-1975)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 78-82, 101

Dunsany, Lord (British Author, 1878-1957)
"The Sainte-Geneviève Caper" (Alain le Bussy) 128-129
Pulptime (P.H.Cannon) 23; The Lazarus Machine (Paul Crilley) 34
"Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-Slayer" (Darrell Schweitzer) (Written as if by Dunsany)

Dunscombe, Reverend T.N. (British Clergyman Who Officiated at Catherine Eddowes's Funeral)
Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 197

Dunstan, St (10th Century English Archbishop)
"The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 62; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (Barrie Roberts) 80
Abbey of St Dunstan's: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 303
St Dunstan in the East: "The Adventure of the Beggar's Head" (Michael Mallory) 192, 195
St Dunstan's Blind Institution: Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 231
St Dunstan's Church: "The Ball of Twine" (Miles Elward) 57; Vanishing Girl (Shane Peacock) 189-190, 196; Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 15
St Dunstan's (club): "The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese" (Jon L. Breen) 169
St Dinstan's College: "Moriarty and the Two-Body Problem" (Alison Joseph) 1
St Dunstan's Hill: "The Ball of Twine" (Miles Elward) 54, 63

Dunsterville, Lionel Charles (British Military Leader, 1865-1946)
Evolution (John Peel) 44-48, 79-80, 84-86, 93-96, 100-105, 110-111, 115, 117, 190

Dunville, T.E. (British Entertainer, c.1870-1924)
Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 11, 16, 18

Dunwallo Malmutius (British King)
Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 4

Dupin, C. Auguste (Dupin stories - Edgar Allan Poe)
 "Philo Vance's Last Mystery" (Anonymous) 14
"The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes" (Arthur Chapman) 230-232
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 8-417
The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 6, 10-11, 13
"The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 4-22
Holmes Entangled (Gordon McAlpine) 97, 102-110, 115-117, 120-122, 175
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 15-19, 21-27, 29-30
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 67
"The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 13-17, 19-21, 23-24, 34
"Father of the Man" (Stephen Volk) 58, 60-61, 65, 67-68, 80, 88
"The Lunacy of Celestine Blot" (Stephen Volk) 363-413
"The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 231-285
"The Adventure of the Clothes-line" (Carolyn Wells) 59
"The Adventure of the Lost Baby" (Carolyn Wells) 12
"The Adventure of the Mona Lisa"(Carolyn Wells) 22-2
"Cherchez la Femme" (Carolyn Wells) 140, 142, 144
C. Septembre Duping: "The Adventure of the Disappearance of Whistler's Mother" (Robert L. Fish) 141-145, 147-148; "The Adventure of the Great Train Robbery" (Robert L. Fish) 170, 172, 177
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 33; "A Study in Scarborough" (Guy Adams) 140; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (K.J. Anderson) 90, 192; "M Is for Mystery" (Anonymous) 132; Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 49; "International Investigators, Inc." (E.G. Ashton) 71, 78; "The UltimateCrime" (Isaac Asimov) 343; "The Man Who "Bested" Sherlock Holmes" (Joseph Baron) 3; "Everything Comes In Circles" (Dana Martin Batory) 21; "Xenolith" (Dana Martin Batory) 48; The Legend of Lady Yue (Don Bosco) 17; The Baker Street Phantom (Patrice Bourland) 17; "The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters" (Jon L. Breen) 310; Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde (Russell A. Brown) 102; "The Last of Mr. Sherlock Holmes" (August Derleth) 4; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 55, 459; "The Adventure of the Locked Carriage" (Stuart Douglas) 205; "The Mary Queen of Scots Jewel" (William O. Fuller) 278; The Case of the Missing Stradivarius (Emanuel E. Garcia) 56; The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes (Leonard Goldberg) 17; The Private Life of Dr Watson (Michael Hardwick) 52; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 83; The House of Silk (Anthony Horowitz) 8; "The Hidden Church" (Watkin Jones) 36; All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 21; "The Disappearing Anarchist Trick" (Andrew Lane) 256; Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (Maurice Leblanc) 50, 83; "The Adventure of the Swiss Banker" (R.C. Lehmann) 139; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 57; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 149-150; Gods of War (James Lovegrove) 23-24; Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 73; "The Adventure of the Pallid Mask" (Daniel McGachey) 229; The Pandora Plague (Lee A. Matthias) 83; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 85; "The Case of the Two-Faced Transom" (Douglas Moreton) 88, 96; The Adventures of the Five Puce Map Tacks (Paul Nizza) 19; Baskerville (John O’Connell) 133; "The Adventure of the Deadly Interlude" (James O’Keefe) 166, 182; The Firebird Mystery (Darrell Pitt) 326; "Porlock’s Demise" (Ted Riccardi) 96; "The Two Umbrellas" (Martin Rosenstock) 391; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 13; "The Case of the Purloined L'Isitek" (Josepha Sherman) 327; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 9; "The Adventure of the Second William Wilson" (Daniel D. Victor) 60; The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 80; "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 115; "Water from the Moon" (Carolyn Wheat) 46; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 113
Dean Dupin: "A Case of Facsimile" (Viola Brothers Shore) 85-86, 93
The Dupin Principle: "The Case of the Plangent Colonel" (Ted Riccardi) 90
NOTE: Arséne Pupin, the Sureté detective, in "The Four Detectives" (Frank Thomas) (138, 141, 145-148, 155-164, 166) & Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) (129) appears to be derived, in part, from Dupin.

Dupin's Companion (Dupin series - Edgar Allan Poe)
"The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier" (Richard Lupoff) 3-8, 21-22
Holmes Entangled (Gordon McAlpine) 103-111, 114-117, 119-122
"The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes" (Arthur Chapman) 232; The Private Life of Dr Watson (Michael Hardwick) 52

Dupont, Charles-Joseph (French General, 1863-1935)
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 30

Dupont, Jonas (18th Century French Writer on Spontaneous Human Combustion)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 62

Duquesne, Blackie (The Skylark of Space - E.E. "Doc" Smith)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 307

Durand, Henry Mortimer (British Diplomat, 1850-1924)
The Durand Line: The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 144

D'Urberville, Alexander (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 139-140, 146, 156, 182, 212-213

D'Urberville, Mrs (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 145-146, 149, 182

D'Urberville, Sir Pagan (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 150-156, 160, 182, 194, 220

Durbeyfield, Abraham (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 146-149, 159-160, 172-173, 175-177, 181, 185-186, 188, 210-214

Durbeyfield, Eliza Louise (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 213

Durbeyfield, Joan (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 183

Durbeyfield, John (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 183

Durbeyfield, Modesty (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 148-149, 158-160, 175-176, 179-181, 183-186, 188, 191-192, 209-213, 216-220

Durbeyfield, Sorrow (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 140, 148-149, 158-159, 172-173, 175, 177, 180, 184, 186, 189, 191-198, 200, 202, 207, 209-210, 212-217, 219-220

Durbeyfield, Tess (Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy)
"The Hound of the D’Urbervilles" (Kim Newman) 139-140, 146, 150, 156, 171, 183, 190, 202-205, 212-213, 220

Dürckheim, Count (Aide-de-Camp to Ludwig II)
Sherlock in Love (Sena Jeter Naslund) 167-168, 173-177, 187

Durdles, Stoney (The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 77-78, 106, 193-194, 265, 324, 402, 407
"At the Sign of the Ship" (Andrew Lang) 477, 479
"Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 160-162
The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 71, 82, 159-160, 175
"Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Harry B. Smith) 215, 222, 224-225

Dürer, Albrecht (German Artist, 1471-1528)
The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 123, 127; "A Hitherto Unpublished Memoir of Sherlock Holmes" (Coland Oyle) 56

Durfee, Colonel Joseph (American Industrialist, 1750-1841)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Lizzie Borden Connection" (William Schley-Ulrich) I: 9

Durga (Hindu Warrior Goddess)
Supping with Panthers (Tom Holland) 39; "The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 226-227; Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (Barrie Roberts) 155; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 496, 580
Durga Temple: The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 24

Durkheim, Emile (French Sociologist, 1858-1917)
Durkheim Is Dead! (Arthur Asa Berger) 25, 35-44, 47-51, 55, 57, 61-67, 70, 77-78, 81, 88-89, 96-97, 99-100, 106, 117-118, 123, 128-129, 132-143, 146-151

Durnford, Colonel Anthony (British Soldier at Isandlwana, 1830-1879)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 297-298
Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 17-19, 22-23, 25-26, 33, 35

Duroy, Georges (Bel Ami - Guy de Maupassant)
"Angels of Music" (Kim Newman) 158

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich (Swiss Writer, 1921-1990)
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 172

Durtal (Là-Bas - J.K. Huysmans)
The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 49

Durward, Quentin (Quentin Durward - Walter Scott)
"Drama in the Library!" (The Onlooker) 5

Duryea, Charles (American Inventor, 1861-1938)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 166-167

Duryea, Dan (American Actor, 1907-1968)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 6-11, 20-25

Duryea, James (Brother of Charles Duryea)
"The Bab Deception" (Bill Paxton) 166-167

Duse, Eleanora (Italian Actress, 1859-1924)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 187-188, 307; "And The Rest" (C.D. Ewing) 354-355; Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 132; The King Edward Plot (Robert Lee Hall) 71; “The Problem of the Final Adventure†(Kim Newman) 387; "A Scandal in Drury Lane, or The Vampire Trap" (Carolyn Wheat) 77

Dutrey, Honore (American Jazz Trombonist, 1894-1935)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 242, 244-245

Dutt, Romesh Chunder (Indian Civil Servant, 1848-1909)
"The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 218

Dutton, Edward Payson (American Publisher, 1831-1923)
"The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 20

Duval, Amable (Father of Jean Lorrain)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 5

Duval, Armand (Camille - Alexandre Dumas)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 5, 12, 210

Duval's Father (Camille - Alexandre Dumas)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 12

Duval, Claude (French Highwayman, 1643-1670)
The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 25, 44

Duval, Count (El Vampiro - Movie)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 67

Duval, Jeanne (Haitian Actress, c.1820-1862)
"Fleurs du Mal" (Brian Stableford) 127-128

Duval, Pauline (Mulat) (Mother of Jean Lorrain)
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Brian Stableford) 11

Duvall, Ruby (The New Doctor Who Adventures: Iceberg - David Banks)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 73-74, 79-80, 84-86, 108, 111-112, 120, 124, 144, 172-173, 213, 251, 265, 273, 282-283

Dvo řák, Anton ín (Czech Composer, 1841-1904)
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 153-155, 157-160, 195-196, 199-200, 208, 217, 220-224, 240, 242-245, 247, 251, 257, 260-262, 267
Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 27, 58, 60-61, 97, 112, 436-437, 442, 448, 458, 461-462, 470
The Adventure of the Dead Rabbits Society (Philip J. Carraher) 52, 58; A Study in Charlotte (Brittany Cavallaro) 102; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 311; "Dracula on the Rocks" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 30; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 54; Irene at Large (Carole Nelson Douglas) 148; The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 23; "Inga Sigerson Weds" (Richard A. Lupoff) 18; "The Case of the Two Bohmes" (Ted Riccardi) 178; The Sign of Fear (Robert Ryan) 64

Dweller on the Threshold, The (The Dweller on the Threshold - Edward Bulwer Lytton)
The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 264-267, 358, 362-363

Dwight, Theodore F. (American Librarian, 1846-1917)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 270-271

Dyall, Valentine (British Actor, 1908-1985)
"The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield" (John Lennon) 229

Dyce, Major John Robert (British Royal Artillery Officer)
Watson's Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 77

Dyer, Amelia (British Serial Killer, 1837-1896)
The House of Smoke (Sam Christer) 15

Dyer, Bishop (Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey)
"A Volume in Vermilion" (Kim Newman) 75

Dyer, Ebenezer (The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective - Catherine Louisa Pirkis)
Dyer's Detective Agency: "The Things That Shall Come Upon Them" (Barbara Roden) 62

Dyer, General Edward H. (British Indian Colonial Officer, 1864-1927)
The Game (Laurie R. King) 10, 90-91

Dyer, Sir Reginald (British Army Officer, 1864-1927)
"The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 247-250, 253

Dykshoorn, Marinus B. (Dutch Psychic, 1920-2011)
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 128

Dylan, Bob (American Singer, 1941- )
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 101; Prophecy (Ron Marz & Walter Geovani) 140

Dymoke, Sir Francis Scamon (King's Champion to Edward VII, ?-1946)
William, Lord Dymoke: Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 591-592, 594-595, 598, 606, 612, 618, 627

Dymphna, St. (Irish Martyr)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 113; "The Case of the Vanishing Fratery" (T.S.P. Sweeney) 312, 321

Dyson, Arthur (Murdered by Charlie Peace, ?-1876)
The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 26

Dzerzhinsky, Felix (Russian KGB Chief, 1877-1926)
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 55; The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 156