R2-D2 (Star Wars series)
Sherlock Sam and the Sinister Letters in Bras Basah (A.J. Low) 81

Ra (Egyptian God)
Young Sherlock Holmes (Alan Arnold) 81, 138; The Case That Time Forgot (Tracy Barrett) 122; The Osiris Curse (Paul Crilley) 134, 174; From Prussia with Love (John DeChancie) 140, 182; "The Mystery of the Scarab Earrings" (Thomas Fortenberry) 363; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 53; The Clockwork Scarab (Colleen Gleason) 110; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 149; The Adamantine Sherlock Holmes (Hapi) 56, 69; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 25; Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 305; The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 15; The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 54, 242; The Case of the Alien Abductions (Sue Mongredien) 31; Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 34; Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 18; "The Mystery of the Worm" (John Pelan) 198; The Curse of the Pharoahs (Kel Richards) 20
Ra-Hoor-Khuit: The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 128
Temple of Ra: Masterminds of Falkenstein (John DeChancie) 20, 105, 222-223
See also: Amon-Ra

Rabbi (Death and the Compass - Jorge Luis Borges)
Holmes Entangled (Gordon McAlpine) 187

Rabelais, Francois (French Writer, 1494-1553)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) 129, 134; Sherlock Holmes and the Boulevard Assassin (John Hall) 39; The Devil’s Dust (James Lovegrove) 87
Rabelaisian: Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel (John Hall) 14; Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 168; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 120; 120; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J. Trow) Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J. Trow) 12

Race, Colonel (Colonel Race series - Agatha Christie)
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 67

Rachel (Bible - Genesis)
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 177
Rachel's Sisters: Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 64

Rachel (La Juive - Jacques Halevy)
The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 151

Rachel, Elisa (Swiss Actress, 1821-1858)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 295; The Private Life of Dr. Watson (Michael Hardwick) 178

Rachilde (French Author, 1862-1953)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 66

Rachkovsky, Pyotr Ivanovich (Russian Okhrana Chief, 1853-1910)
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) 70-72, 174-177, 196-200, 202, 204-207, 209, 211, 215-218, 222

Rachmaninoff, Sergei (Russian Composer, 1873-1943)
The Case of the Missing Stradivarius (Emanuel E. Garcia) 100-102, 105-106
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 160; Sherlock Holmes and the Holborn Emporium (Val Andrews) 110; The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 266; Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (Nicholas Meyer) 271-272; "Dr Blackadder’s Clients" (Arthur Porges) 59; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 123, 126

Racine, Jean-Baptiste (French Dramatist, 1639-1699)
"Peter Sims" (Maurice Baring) 185
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 235; "The Matter of the Furnival Curse" (David L. Hammer) 89; A Study in Silks (Emma Jane Holloway) 167, 169; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 87; A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 230; "The Adventure of the Campaign Issue" (Bert Leston Taylor) 298

Rackham, Arthur (English Artist, 1867-1939)
"The Curse of Carmody Grange" (Eric Brown) 56; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 135; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 89

Rackstraw, Ralph (HMS Pinafore - Gilbert & Sullivan)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 55-59, 64, 87

Radagaisius (Germanic Chieftain)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 379

Radames (Aïda - Verdi)
The Stuff of Nightmares (James Lovegrove) 142; The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 32, 241

Radcliff, Mr (Editor of The Statesman)
"The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 217

Radcliffe, Anne Ward, Mrs. (British Writer, 1764-1823)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 37; The Flying Scotsman (Quinn Fawcett) 220; The Scottish Ploy (Quinn Fawcett) 339; The Carnelian Crow (Colleen Gleason) 79; The Spiritglass Charade (Colleen Gleason) 108; European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 407, 525; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 16; A Study in Ashes (Emma Jane Holloway) 442; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 140; The Christmas Demon (James Lovegrove) 81
Ann Radcliffe Gumpshon: "The Stolen March" (R.C. Lehmann) 46-47

Radcliffe, John (British Physician, 1652-1714)
Radcliffe Camera: A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 222; The Dorking Gap Affair (Glen Petrie) 198
Radcliffe Infirmary: A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 226

Raddle, Mrs (Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens)
The Incredible Umbrella (Marvin Kaye) 155-159, 161, 165-166

Radek, Karl (Soviet Communist, 1885-1939)
"Herlock Sholmes Catches Reds" (A. Donan Coyle) 2; The Demon Device (Robert Saffron) 106

Radford, Basil (English Actor, 1897-1952)
A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 61

Radin Mas Ayu (Javanese Princess)
The Peranakan Princess (Don Bosco) 8-10

Radisson, Pierre-Esprit (French Explorer, c.1636-1710)
Radisson Hotel: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Paul Cornell) 235

Radu The Handsome (Ruler of Wallachia (1462-73))
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 411; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 64; The Holmes-Dracula File (Fred Saberhagen) 223

Raeburn, Harold (Scottish Mountaineer, 1865-1926)
"The Adventure of the Misplaced Eyeglasses" (Robin N. Campbell) 63-71
"The Case of the Great Grey Man" (Robin N. Campbell) 160

Raeburn, Sir Henry (Scottish Painter, 1756-1823)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 176, 178

Rafferty, Professor James (The New Doctor Who Adventures: The Dimension Riders - Daniel Blythe)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 247

Raffles, A.J. (Raffles series - Hornung)
"The Adventure of the Dorrington Ruby Seal" (John Kendrick Bangs) 22-23, 27-44
"The Elphberg Red" (Nicholas Boving) 23-24, 37-39
Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 101, 127, 160-168, 178, 300
"The Adventure of the Honourable Cracksman" (M J Elliott) 25-26, 29-30
"The Finishing Stroke" (M.J. Elliott) 110
"The Problem of the Sore Bridge - Among Others" (Philip Jose Farmer) 35-63
"Character Assassin" (Scott Gray & Adrian Salmon) 15, 17-19
"Too Many Stains" (Marvin Kaye) 326-327, 329
"The Ruby of Khitmandu" (Hugh Kingsmill)
Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 327-328
The Irregular (H.B. Lyle) 176
"The Case of the Hoodwinked Harriers" (Douglas Moreton) 69-77
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 85-86, 88, 92, 94, 345
"The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 389, 391, 393-398, 400, 403, 405, 409-410, 412, 427, 446, 459
"Raffles on the Trail of the Hound" (Barry Perowne)
"The Victory Match" (Barry Perowne) 1-19
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 63-83, 85-96, 132, 302-305, 310-311, 313-315
"The Last Detective Story in the World" (Maurice Richardson) 64-65, 68-69
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 10-11, 15, 38-42, 45-46, 51, 54-55, 58, 64-71, 74-75, 79-80, 94-120, 123, 125-129, 134-144, 172, 175, 181-182, 196-97, 223, 267-268, 273, 281-285
"How Sherlock Holmes Caught Raffles" (Maurice Smiley) 245-251
"The Adventure of the Clothes-line" (Carolyn Wells) 58, 60, 62
"The Adventure of the Lost Baby" (Carolyn Wells) 12
"The Adventure of the Mona Lisa" (Carolyn Wells) 22-23, 25-26
"Sure Way To Catch Every Criminal. Ha! Ha!" (Carolyn Wells) 106-108
"The Property of a Thief" (Mark Wright) 290-294, 297-302, 308-314
Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 102; Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself (Val Andrews) 22; Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (Val Andrews) 34; "International Investigators, Inc." (E.G. Ashton) 74; "Intercepted Communications" (John Kendrick Bangs) 131-132; "Introducing Mr. Raffles Holmes" (John Kendrick Bangs) 16-19; "The Adventure of the Brass Check" (John Kendrick Bangs) 93; "The Major General's Pepper-Pots" (John Kendrick Bangs) 224-225, 231; "The Nostalgia of Nervy Jim The Snatcher" (John Kendrick Bangs) 160-161; "A One Pipe Problem" (Dana Martin Batory) 65; "Colonel Warburton’s Madness" (Rolfe Boswell) 98; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (Anthony Boucher) 29; "The Adventure of the Noble Husband" (Peter Cannon) 45; The Case of the Blackmail Boys (Terrance Dicks) 80; The Cop Catchers (Terrance Dicks) 37; "By Any Other Name" (Michael Dirda) 202; "MS Found in a Cruet Set" (Sharon N. Farber) 140; "A Game of Illusion" (Jeremy Branton Holstein) 382, 385-387, 389-390, 392, 394, 399-400, 402-403; The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 59-61; The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 100; The Baron’s Revenge (Gary Lovisi) 113; The Holmes Affair (Graham Moore) 22; "The Case of the Substitute Strangler" (Douglas Moreton) 40; "The Adventure of the Six Maledictions" (Kim Newman) 233; "A Shambles in Belgravia" (Kim Newman) 191; "How the Professor Taught a Lesson to the Gnoles" (Josh Reynolds) 102; "Places for Act Two!" (Bradley H. Sinor) 171
A.J. Lotteries: "The Adventure of the Odd Lotteries" (Robert L. Fish) 185-186, 188-191
Baffles: "The Mystery of the Chewed Pencil" (A. Comyn Boyle) 7
'Raffles at the Albany?': Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 69
Raffles Jr: "A Case of Facsimile" (Viola Brothers Shore) 83-84

Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford (British Colonial Administrator, Founder of Singapore, 1781-1826)
The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Barry S. Brown) 150-151; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 183; "The Case of the Wavy Black Dagger" (Steve Perry) 53; Sherlock Holmes and the Story For Which The World Is Not Yet Prepared (Stephen E. Pierce) 25, 118; Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 203
Raffles Hotel

Rafn, Carl Christian (Danish Philologist, 1795-1864)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 8

Raft, George (American Actor, 1895-1980)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 34-36, 200, 209
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 113

Rage (One of the Seven Deadly Sins)
Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Deadly Sins Murders (Barry Day) 41

Raglan, Fitzroy James Herbert Somerset, 1st Baron (English Soldier, 1788-1855)
"The Caribbean Treaty Affair" (Jill Braden) 400; Death Cloud (Andrew Lane) 269; "The Case of the Ups and Downs" (Douglas Moreton) 81; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 107, 113; The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Nancy Springer) 109, 114

Raglan, George Somerset, 3rd Baron (British Soldier & Politiian, 1857-1921)
The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 13, 44, 130-131, 164, 171

Raglan, Ethel Ponsonby, Lady (Wife of the 3rd Baron Raglan, 1857-1940)
The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 13-14, 22, 44, 130-131

Ragnall, Lord (Ancient Allan - H. Rider Haggard)
The Devil’s Dust (James Lovegrove) 52; Allan Quatermain at the Dawn of Time  (Thos. Kent Miller) lviii, lxv, xcvi, VIII

Ragnall, Lady Luna Holmes (Ancient Allan - H.Rider Haggard)
Allan Quatermain at the Dawn of Time  (Thos. Kent Miller) li-lxv, lxxv, lxxx, xc, xciii, xcvi- xcvii, xcix-ci, cvii-cviii, cxii, cxiv, cxxxii, cxxxvii, cxxxix, cxli, ccii-cciii, ccvii, 1, 3, 5-7, I-II, V, VII-VIII
The Devil’s Dust (James Lovegrove) 52

Ragueneau (Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand)
"A Unique Collection" (Coggeshall Macy) 284

Rahab (Bible - Joshua)
"Humpty Dumpty" (Len Bailey) 210-211, 213, 217-219, 223; The Case of the Invisible Thief (Thomas Brace Haughey) 111

Rahere (Henry I's Jester, founded St. Bartholomew's Hospital)
Exit Sherlock Holmes (Robert Lee Hall) 9; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 98, 105, 141; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 42

Rahner, John (Brother of Bess Houdini)
Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 106

Rahner, Mr (Father of Bess Houdini)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 103; Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 105

Rahner, Mrs (Mother of Bess Houdini)
Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (Val Andrews) 103; Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 105; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 21, 250

Rai, Lala Rajpat (Indian Politician, 1865-1928)
"Kim and Kim Again" (Vithal Rajan) 147-151
"The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 215

Railton, Reid (British Car Designer, 1895-1977)
Railton Car: Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 235

Rain-in-the-Face (Lakota Chief, c.1835-1905)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 515

Rainbow, Johnnie (Alleged Mastermind behind Britain's Great Train Robbery)
The Rainbow Affair (David McDaniel) 8-10, 18-21, 24-29, 38, 41-42, 44-45, 47, 57-58, 63-64, 73, 75-77, 82-90, 96-97, 103, 110-113, 121, 124-125, 127-147, 151-155

Rainier I (Ruler of Monaco, c.1267-1314)
Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 103

Rains, Claude (British-American Actor, 1889-1967)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 37, 66, 81-82, 84, 92, 154-155, 163, 173

Raisuli / Mulai Ahmed er Raisuni (Moroccan Sharif, 1871-1925)
Garment of Shadows (Laurie R. King) 28, 30-31, 42-43, 67, 69, 101, 132, 140-142, 145-146, 178, 185, 187, 190, 193-195, 201, 205, 217, 221, 242, 244, 254; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J. Trow) 66

Rajk, Laszlo (Hungarian Politician, 1909-1949)
The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 95

Rákóczi, George II (Hungarian Nobleman, 1621-1660)
Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 28

Rakosi, Matyas (Hungarian Politician, 1892-1971)
The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 95

Raktayamari (Supernatural Being in Buddhist Theology, a form of Yamatanka)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 76

Raktavija (Hindu Demon Army General)
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (Jamyang Norbu) 76

Raleigh (Journey's End - R.C.Sherriff)
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 196, 199

Raleigh, John (American Sherlockian)
Copper Beeches (Arthur H. Lewis) 109

Raleigh, Katherine (Champernowne) (Mother of Sir Walter Raleigh)
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 96, 131, 150, 174

Raleigh, Walter (Englsh Author, 1861-1922)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life (Lawrence R. Spencer) 75, 158

Raleigh, Sir Walter (British Explorer 1552-1618)
"The House-boat" (Anonymous) 304, 307
"Mr Homes Tackles a Hard Case" (John Kendrick Bangs) 7
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 2-3, 5-6, 9-11, 16-17, 20, 27, 40, 42, 47, 52, 54-55, 61, 107-112, 115, 117-120, 124, 126-128, 135, 138, 146-147, 149-151, 153, 179-180, 184, 188, 190-191, 202
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 1-2, 8, 14-15, 18, 24, 29, 35, 43, 55-56, 65, 68, 73, 78, 92, 94, 96-100, 102, 107, 124, 128, 131-135, 150-155, 159-160, 165-166, 174, 183-184
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 178; The Return of Moriarty (John Gardner) 15; The Carnelian Crow (Colleen Gleason) 217; Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 130; A Study in Silks (Emma Jane Holloway) 316; The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 157; Gub-Gub’s Book (Hugh Lofting) 794-795; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 162; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 38; The Secret Fiend (Shane Peacock) 198; The Shadow of Evil (Tim Pigott-Smith) 10; Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (Barrie Roberts) 48; Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 75; The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (Roberta Rogow) 154; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 86, 207; The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 99
Raleigh Case: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 104
Raleigh Legacy: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 3, 7, 14-15, 40, 47, 50, 58, 77, 121, 150, 162-164
Raleigh Letter: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (L.B.Greenwood) 44, 49, 58, 73, 100-101, 104, 131, 168
Sir Walter Drake: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 4

Ralph, Gauthier (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 12-15, 17, 40

Ralph, Julian (American Journalist, 1853-1903)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Lizzie Borden Connection" (William Schley-Ulrich) III: 10

Ralph of Coggeshall (13th Century English Chronicler)
"The Case of the King’s Evil" (Donald Thomas) 84

Ralph the Rover (The Inchcape Rock - Robert Southey)
"The Bell Rock Light" (Guy Haley) 208

Ralston, Frances (Mother of Emlen Physick, Jr)
"The Circle of Blood" (Steve Leadley) 37-38, 42-43, 45, 54

Ralston, Henry William (American Publishing Executive)
"Confidence Game" (Jim Harmon) 131

Ram Singh (Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon - Movie)
"The Adventure of the Patient Adversary" (George Kaplan) 27, 29

Rama (Hero of The Ramayana)
Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 155; The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 220

Rama Kushna (DC Comics)
"Hell Is for Heroes" (Bob Haney, Ric Estrada & Dick Giordano) 10, 19, 33

Ramakrishna (Indian Mystic, 1836-1886)
"Art, Crime, and Enlightenment" (Vithal Rajan) 198, 200

Ramanujan, Srinivasa (Indian Mathematician, 1887-1920)
The Case of the Philosophers' Ring (Randall Collins) v-vi, 31-39, 45-46, 58-70, 75, 87, 96-101, 124, 127, 132, 143, 148-149, 152
"The Indian Summer of Sherlock Holmes" (Vithal Rajan) 238-240
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 17

Rambert, Charles: see Jérôme Fandor

Rambert, Raymond (The Plague - Albert Camus)
"The Eye of Oran" (Win Scott Eckert) 29-31, 34-37, 39

Rambo (Rambo film series)
Ballet Rambo: Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 100, 226

Rameses (Any of Several Pharoahs)
"The Pharaoh’s Curse" (Robert V. Stapleton) 387; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 113; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 72; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 167

Rameses II (Egyptian Pharoah (1279-1212BC))
Sherlock Holmes and the Unholy Trinity (Paul D. Gilbert) 123; The Clockwork Scarab (Colleen Gleason) 26; The Game (Laurie R. King) 45; "The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson" (Gary Lovisi) 21-23; Holmes Entangled (Gordon McAlpine) 66-68; The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 64, 68, 237; "The Adventure of the Mummy’s Curse" (Cavan Scott) 308; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 117-118, 170

Rameses VI (Egyptian Pharoah (1141-1133BC))
Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 169-170, 172, 186, 194

Rameses VII (Egyptian Pharaoh (c.1136-1129BC))
The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 165

Rameses VIII (Egyptian Pharoah (1133-1126BC))
"The Monkton House Mystery" (Davis Stuart Davies) 301, 312, 316, 326, 329, 339, 354; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 119

Rameses X (Egyptian Pharoah (1108-1098BC))
Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 186

Rameses XI (Egyptian Pharoah (1098-1070BC))
Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J.Trow) 73

Ramones, The (American Rock Group)
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 179

Rampa, Dr. Tuesday Lobsang (Cyril Henry Hoskins, British Occult Writer, 1910-1981)
Sherlock Holmes on the Roof of the World (Thos. Kent Miller) 2

Rampolla, Mariano (Italian Cardinal, 1843-1913)
The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow (G. Randolph Holms) 4

Rampouneau, Georges (The Diamond Necklace - Guy de Maupassant)
"The Adventure of the Missing Necklace" (Daniel D. Victor) 59-60

Ramsay, Allan (Scottish Poet, 1686-1758)
The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 176; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 28

Ramsay, Sir William (Scottish Chemist, 1852-1916)
"The Colonial Adventures of Shamrock Holes" (Dr Watson) 6

Rand, Ayn (Russian-American writer, 1905-1982)
And Then There Was One (Gilbert Adair) 16; Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 25

Rand, Carrie (American Socialist, 1867-1914)
The Rand Club: The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 103
The Rand School of Social Science: The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 82-83, 93, 99

Randall, Jack (British Boxer, 1794-1828)
The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 213

Randall, Joan (Captain Future series - Edmond Hamilton)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 309

Randall, Rebecca (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 37
Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 106

Randi, James (Canadian Magician, 1928-2020)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 125
Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Robert Rankin) 137

Raneferef: see Neferefre

Ranhofer, Charles (French Chef, 1836-1899)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 303, 308, 311-314
The Adventure of the Dead Rabbits Society (Philip J. Carraher) 44

Rani, Swaroop (Wife of Motilal Nehru, 1861-1931)
"Kim and Kim Again" (Vithal Rajan) 149

Ranjitsinji, Kumar Shri 'Ranji' (Indian Cricketer, 1872-1933)
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 64-67, 96
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 9, 112
Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J.Trow) 74, 77-78, 80, 82
Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (Martin Davies) 161; Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 67; "A Most Diabolical Plot" (Tim Symonds) 399, 307

Ransley, George (English Smuggler)
The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 253

Rantzen, Esther (British Television Personality, 1940- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 64
"Inspector Ransome, known to his lads as 'Esther'": Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 29

Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny: see de Chagny, Raoul

Raphael, Archangel (Apocrypha - Book of Tobit)
"The Book of Tobit" (Carla Coupe) 103; "The Book of Tobit" (H. Paul Jeffers) 97; Deathly Relics (Sam Siciliano) 156

Raphael (Italian Painter, 1483-1520)
"Peter Sims" (Maurice Baring) 187-188
"The Adventure of the Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 118; The Art of Deception (Leonard Goldberg) 17, 21, 42, 44, 81, 91, 117, 207-209, 240, 291-292; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 31; Sherlock Holmes and the Knave of Hearts (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 69; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 324-325; Who Thinks Evil (Michael Kurland) 200; The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 243; "A Unique Collection" (Coggeshall Macy) 282, 285; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 233; The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 148; "The Sulky Pony" (Alan Stockwell) 38
Pre-Raphaelite: "Peter Sims" (Maurice Baring) 188; "Exalted are the Forces of Darkness" (Leigh Blackmore) 190; The Baker Street Phantom (Patrice Bourland) 158; Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 135; "The Adventure of the Poesy Ring" (Elka Cloke) 278; The Curse of the Nibelung (Marcel D'Agneau) 41; "The Reichenbach Secret" (David Stuart Davies) 394; "The Adventure of the Walk-Out Wardrobe" (Julie Ditrich) 226; Good Night, Mr Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 97; "The Protégé" (Kate Ellis) 207; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 56; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 46; "The Abernetty Mystery" (Paul D. Gilbert) 102; Sherlock Holmes at the Raffles Hotel (John Hall) 76; Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors (James Lovegrove) 263; The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 208; The Back to Front Murder (Tim Major) 46-48, 73, 115-116; Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 393; The Secret Fiend (Shane Peacock) 51; The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 143; Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Robert Rankin) 141; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 118; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 231; "Curtain Call" (J. Scherpenhuizen) 276; Disquiet at Albany (N.M. Scott) 46; The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 182; The Grimswell Curse (Sam Siciliano) 93; The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 205; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 330; "The Case of the Camden Town Murder" (Donald Thomas) 220; "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 144; "The Case of the Talking Corpse" (Donald Thomas) 279; "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 40; Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 115; "The Magic of Africa" (Kevin P. Thornton) 197; The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (M.J.Trow) 86 75; "Slaves of Silver" (Gene Wolfe) 279; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 260, 286

Raphael (The New Doctor Who Adventures: Timewyrm: Apocalypse - Nigel Robinson)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 275

Rapley, Carrie Esther (English Letting Agent)
"The Case of the Hygienic Husband" (Donald Thomas) 206

Rappaccini, Beatrice (Rappaccini's Daughter - Nathaniel Hawthorne)
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 4, 6-9, 11-13, 16, 19, 29, 31-37, 40, 43-44, 57-58, 78, 81-83, 86, 89, 95, 98, 103, 118, 133, 135, 137-138, 149, 152, 155, 162, 165, 168, 170, 184, 188, 191-200, 202-210, 215-228, 239, 248, 254, 256, 259-260, 271, 284, 319, 339, 345-356, 359, 362-390, 401, 405, 407-408, 462, 469, 471, 479, 481, 493, 495, 507, 509-510, 516-528, 567, 575, 586, 588-589, 591-592, 594-597, 611, 613-621, 625-632, 637, 646-647, 649, 653, 655, 657, 660, 664, 668-670, 672-686, 689, 692-701, 703-704
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 12-13, 15-24, 31-33, 36, 40, 45-48, 50, 59, 66-67, 69-70, 74-75, 90, 92, 119, 122, 130, 132-133, 146, 152, 159-163, 166-168, 171, 174, 176-180, 184-185, 190-191, 194, 200, 208, 223, 238, 249, 255, 264-267, 277-278, 287-288, 290-291, 297-305, 309-319, 326, 329-330, 340-342, 344-353, 355-356, 360, 362, 365-370, 373-375, 381-382, 388, 390, 394, 396-401, 403, 405, 410-411, 413-414, 416, 418-422, 424-426, 428-433
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 7, 18, 28, 31, 37, 65, 87, 90-92, 98, 103-105, 108-119, 124-125, 130, 143, 147-149, 151-188, 190, 192-193, 195-197, 202-206, 208-209, 216, 218, 221-227, 229, 231, 246-250, 255, 269, 276-278, 281-285, 293-295, 300-301, 303-306, 310-311, 315-318, 323-329, 335-336, 343, 364-367, 369, 371-376, 378-380, 382-386, 388-392, 394-395
"Fleurs du Mal" (Brian Stableford) 115

Rappaccini, Giacomo (Rappaccini's Daughter - Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 86-90, 92, 105, 112, 117, 119-120, 125, 146, 162-174, 177, 179, 185, 204, 208-209, 246, 318, 336, 340, 376
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 21-23, 310, 313, 332, 351, 388
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 6, 13, 155, 195-196, 215, 385, 389, 424, 488, 629, 669, 674, 679, 693; "Fleurs du Mal" (Brian Stableford) 115-116

Rapunzel (Fairy Story Character)
Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Martin Davies) 99; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 223; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 126; The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 148; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 225; Sherlock Holmes and the Adler Papers (John Hall) 79; Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 42; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 39, 198
A Rapunzel: The Spiritglass Charade (Colleen Gleason) 237

Rapunzel's Witch (Fairy Story Character)
Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 39

Ras Makonnen (Ethiopian Governor & General, 1852-1906)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 612

Ras Thavas (John Carter series - Edgar Rice Burroughs)
"God of the Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 307

Rasher, Bully Boy (The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers - Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr)
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 71-72; "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr) 55-56, 59

Rashi (French Religious Scholar, 1040-1105)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 92

Raskolnikov (Crime & Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky)
"Chefs Chafe as Steak Smugglers Flood Turkish Baths" (S.J. Perelman) 32
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 9, 34, 400; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 21; "A Study in Evil" (Gary Lovisi) 72; The Case of Emily V (Keith Oatley) 63, 124, 343; Anatomy of Evil (Will Thomas) 150; "A Good Mind’s Fate" (Alexandra Townsend) 21

Rasputin, Grigori Efimovich (Russian Mystic, 1872-1916)
Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 71, 74-76, 80-82, 87-90, 93-97, 99-104
Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 28-29, 130-133, 229-231, 300, 323-325, 346-353, 355, 361, 363-369, 403-405, 408, 412, 416-417, 419-425, 430-431, 434, 437-438, 454-455, 457, 468, 472-474, 476, 483-484, 490, 494, 498-500, 503, 507-511, 513-519
The Holmes Factor (Brian Freemantle) 15, 111-112, 137, 145, 162, 177-179, 195, 204-211, 213-215, 218, 228-229, 268-269, 291, 298, 305
Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 23-24, 28-30, 34, 36, 38-45, 47, 53-64, 67, 69, 73, 75, 80-82, 87, 104-105, 110, 115-116, 119-122, 131, 154, 164-166, 169-171, 180-181, 185-187, 215-216, 228-230, 245-246, 252-255, 259, 261-262, 265, 267-269, 271-276, 278-279, 282-284
Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 76-77, 81-87, 89-92
Séance for a Vampire (Fred Saberhagen) 64, 173, 179, 181, 205, 275-277, 280-281, 283-297, 304, 309-310
The Arcanum (Thomas Wheeler) 28-30
Rastov: A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny) 9, 11, 17, 19-20, 22, 72, 77, 80, 84, 90, 104-105, 110, 131-133, 135, 137, 139, 150, 175-180, 182, 194, 215, 223, 241-242, 247, 259-260
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 28, 34-35; The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 49, 131, 147; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 125; A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 79; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 57; Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 32; The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) 62; The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 15, 18; Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Robert Rankin) 163; A Study in Murder (Robert Ryan) 108; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 32
NOTE: Rasputin is the companion of the narrator of the chapters from a Yellow Book in Carole Nelson Douglas's Chapel Noir (23-24, 117-118, 164-165, 202-206, 208-209, 247-248, 260-262, 350-351), although his identity is not revealed until its sequel, Castle Rouge. He also appears briefly, again un-named, in Tatyana's hotel room in Douglas's Irene's Last Waltz (264-265, 274, 363).

Rassendyll, James, Lord Burlesdon (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
The Bookman (Lavie Tidhar) 141

Rassendyll, Robert, Lord Burlesdon (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 23-25, 48-52, 59, 78, 151
The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 8-9, 11, 13, 15, 43; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 85

Rassendyll, Rose, Lady Burlesdon (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 49; The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 9, 11, 15; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 84

Rassendyll, Rudolf (The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope)
"The Elphberg Red" (Nicholas Boving) 18-23, 26-39
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (David Stuart Davies) 11-12, 14-17, 20, 22-26, 32, 39, 49-53, 60-62, 66, 74, 88, 96-98, 100-101, 103-108, 110, 112-115, 118, 121, 124, 126, 128-132, 142-152
The Zenda Vendetta (Simon Hawke) 6-16, 19-20, 23, 28, 30-31, 36, 39, 42-46, 50-54, 59-65, 73-77, 92, 94-95, 97, 99, 103, 109, 113, 124-126, 156, 159-160, 169, 182, 185, 204-205
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 84-85
The Year of High Treason (Vithal Rajan) 90, 95, 313-314
The Great Game (Lavie Tidhar) 921
"The Stoker Memorandum" (Lavie Tidhar) 330
The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 36-37; "The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 453-454; "The Adventure of the Jersey Girl" (Bill Peschel) 379; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M J Trow) 84; "The Book of 1900" (Edgar Turner) 14-16, 19-23

Rassilon (Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin - TV series)
Happy Endings (Paul Cornell) 1, 6, 279

Raston Robots (Dr. Who: The Five Doctors - TV series)
All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 119

Rastrelli, Francesco Bartolomeo (Russian Architect, 1700-1771)
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (Gyles Brandreth) 195

Rat, The (The House that Jack Built - Nursery Rhyme)
"The House that Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 280, 297-298

Rat Man (Freud Case History)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 121, 149

Rathbone, Anna (Basil Rathbone's Mother, 1868-1917)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 405

Rathbone, Basil (British Actor, 1892-1967)
“A Scandal in Manchuria” (Alan Coren) 136
"Sound Alibi" (Peter Guttridge) 24-27
"Curtain Call" (T.W. Knowles II) 73-81, 86-92
The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 90, 138
"An Encounter In Central Park" (Basil Rathbone) 185-190
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 405
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 43; "As to ‘An Exact Knowledge of London’" (Tony Broadbent) 31; Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 37; The Barker Street Regulars (Susan Conant) 175; "The Case of the November Sun-Tan" (Alastair Cooke) 180; The A.I. Gang: Operation Sherlock (Bruce Coville) 150; The Cinema Swindle (Terrance Dicks) 63; "A Scarletin Study" (Philip Jose Farmer) 193; "The Adventure of the Snared Drummer" (Robert L. Fish) 85; They Might Be Giants (James Goldman) 61; Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 147; "The Adventure of the Talking Board" (John Grant) 99; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 139; Murder Most Irregular (H. Paul Jeffers) 18, 107; Holmes Coming (Kenneth Johnson) 115, 156, 181; "A Triumph of Logic" (Gayle Lynds & John Sheldon) 197; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 127; Watson's Choice (Gladys Mitchell) 16; "Wish Hound" (Pat Murphy) 109; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Daniel Pinkwater) 398; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 107, 110; "Baz" (Julian Rathbone) 29; "The Lion of Draksville" (Julian Rathbone) 167; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 244; "The Murder of Conan Doyle" (Ray Russell) 263; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) viii; "Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 58; "The Scarlet Herring" (David Thomson) 3; "The Man Who Was Not Sherlock Holmes" (Ralph E. Vaughan) 132; The Ritual (J.N.Williamson) 37, 58, 84, 205; Everybody's Favorite Duck (Gahan Wilson) 157

Rathbone, Clara Pauline (Daughter of Henry Rathbone)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 322

Rathbone, Edgar (Basil Rathbone's Father, 1856-1924)
Brigade (M.J.Trow) 405

Rathbone, Gerald Lawrence (Son of Henry Rathbone)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 322

Rathbone, Major Henry (American Soldier, Present at Lincoln Assassination, 1837-1911)
The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 66, 135, 144-145, 179, 217, 291
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 322

Rathbone, Henry Riggs (Son of Henry Rathbone, 1870-1928)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 322

Rathbone, Julian (British Author, 1935- )
"The Lion of Draksville" (Julian Rathbone) 136, 167

Rathbone, Ouida (Bergère) (Wife of Basil Rathbone, 1885-1974)
Elementary, My Dear Groucho (Ron Goulart) 147

Rathbone, William, VI (British Businessman & Philanthropist, 1819-1902)
"The Adventure of the Purple Poet" (Nicholas Utechin) 346

Rather, Dan (American Journalist, 1931- )
"The Great Media Mystery" (Art Buchwald) 220

Rattigan, Terence (British Playwright, 1911-1977)
Aunt Edna’s Guide to Paradise (Keith Sharp) 7-8, 10, 166, 171-172

Ratty (The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame)
My Hero (Tom Holt) 132-136
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 114-115
Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 164; The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 214; Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 311

Rauchfuss, Dr (Russian Court Surgeon)
Watson’s Last Case (Ian Charnock) 85-86, 90, 93, 98

Ravachol (François Claudius Koenigstein) (French Anarchist, 1859-1892)
"The Matter of the Assassination League" (David L. Hammer) 49

Ravel, Maurice (French Composer, 1875-1937)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter (Barry Grant) 155; "A Game of Illusion" (Jeremy Branton Holstein) 387; "Stately Homes and the Invisible Slasher" (Arthur Porges) 97; The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 31

Ravelli, Emanuel (Animal Crackers - Movie)
Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 178-179

Raven, The (The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 71
"The Poyle" (Bill DeArmond) 109
"File B., Case Number D.491: The Case of the Poisoned Fish Peddler" (Robert Kloss) 5
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 68, 83; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 102, 257; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 257, 310; The Carnelian Crow (Colleen Gleason) 4; The Art of Deception (Leonard Goldberg) 180; A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 67; "The Enchanted Garden" (H.F.Heard) 124; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 153, 232; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 198; East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 49; Shadowfall (Tracy Revels) 62; "The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 24

Raven's Narrator (The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 71
The Carnelian Crow (Colleen Gleason) 4; The Art of Deception (Leonard Goldberg) 180

Ravna, Dr (Kiss of the Vampire - Movie)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 332, 364, 366-368, 370

Ravna, Ole Nielsen (Saami Explorer, 1841-1906)
Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Thefts of Christmas (Tim Major) 63, 79-81, 83-85, 89-90, 92

Rawlinson, Sir Henry (British Archaeologist & Diplomat, 1810-1895)
Basil and the Pygmy Cats (Eve Titus) 56

Rawlinson, Sir Henry, 1st Baron (British General, 1864-1925)
The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 391-392

Rawson, Sir Harry (British Admiral, 1843-1910)
Sir Tarry Hawser: "The Last of Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Governor’s Message and the Missing ----" (A.B. “Banjo” Paterson) 13-16, 18-19

Ray, Aldo (American Actor, 1926-1991)
East of Ealing (Robert Rankin) 91

Ray, Jean (Belgian Writer, 1887-1964)
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 33

Rayjavarti (Licchavi Queen, Wife of Dharmadeva)
"The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 96-97, 100, 116-117

Rayleigh, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron (English Mathematician & Physicist, 1842-1919)
I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 19
Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 165
Rayleigh Scattering: The Three Locks (Bonnie MacBird)

Raymond, Dr (The Great God Pan - Arthur Machen)
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 52, 178-183, 194-195, 221-222, 451, 513, 702, 704
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 12-13, 33, 44, 67, 85, 89-90, 99-100, 102-103, 105, 107, 112, 115-117, 136, 141, 151, 178, 221, 223-224, 228, 231, 260, 275, 333-336, 380, 426

Raymond, Helen: see Helen Vaughan

Raymond, John T. (American Actor, 1836-1887)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 229

Raymond, Mary (The Great God Pan - Arthur Machen)
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 113, 333, 337, 426

Raymond, Mary A. (Lizzie Borden Case Witness)
"The Adventure of the Stainless Spinster" (Dixie J. Whitted) 118

Raymond of Toulouse (Crusader)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 145

Raynaud, Maurice (French Physician, 1834-1881)
Raynaud's Syndrome: "The Thief of Twelfth Night" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 218

Reade, Winwood (British Author, 1838-1875)
"The Devil’s Enterprise" (Len Bailey) 87; "The Case of the Sabotaged Scientist" (Colin Bruce) 70; A Slight Trick of the Mind (Mitch Cullin) 197; "The Deadly Sin of Sherlock Holmes" (Tom English) 62; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 96; The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 109; "The Matter of the Furnival Curse" (David L. Hammer) 89; I, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Harrison) 84; The House of Silk (Anthony Horowitz) 51, 202; Moriarty (Anthony Horowitz) 144; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 28; Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 25; The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Nancy Springer) 111; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 27

Reading, Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of: See Sir Rufus Isaacs

Ready, Major J.T. (British Soldier, Second Afghan War)
Watson's Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 167-168, 172, 182

Reagan, Hannah (American Police Matron)
"Sherlock Holmes and the Lizzie Borden Connection" (William Schley-Ulrich)  II: 10, 12, III: 12

Reagan, Nancy (American Actress, Wife of Ronald Reagan, 1921-2016)
"The Crime of the Century" (Art Buchwald) 293; "The Great Media Mystery" (Art Buchwald) 220; Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 256; The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes (Marcel Theroux) 92

Reagan, Ronald (American Actor & President (1981-89), 1911-2004)
"The Crime of the Century" (Art Buchwald) 292-294
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 255-256; The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow (G. Randolph Holms) 124-125; Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 79, 128; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 9; The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (Daniel Pinkwater) 612; The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 137

Réaumur, René Antoine Ferchault de (French Scientist, 1683-1757)
Dead Man’s Land (Robert Ryan) 181

Reavis, James (American Fraudster, "Baron of Arizona", 1843-1914)
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (Barrie Roberts) 132-133

Reay, Donald Mackay, 11th Lord (Dutch-British Politician, 1839-1921)
"The Naga Baiga of Moogli Hills" (Vithal Rajan) 99

Rebecca (Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott)
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) 102

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: see Rebecca Randall

Rebeccas, The (Welsh Social Protestors, 1839-1843)
The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle Jr.) 182-183, 193-198, 200, 213, 218-219, 235, 242, 287-288, 366, 372-373, 401-404

Reber, Henri (French Composer, 1807-1880)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares) 89

Récamier, Jeanne (French Socialite, 1777-1849)
The Pursuit of the Houseboat (John Kendrick Bangs) 62, 65-68, 70, 98-100, 102-103, 143, 154, 160-161, 192
"The House-boat" (Anonymous) 305; "The Case of the Plangent Colonel" (Ted Riccardi) 70
Empire Récamier: "A Study in Harlots" (Fran Lebowitz) 152
Recamier Couch: "The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Tour) 257
Récamier Salon: The Pursuit of the House-Boat (John Kendrick Bangs) 66, 68

Rechab (Bible - Jeremiah)
Rechabites: Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 449; Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus (M.J. Trow) 205

Recklinghausen, Friedrich Von (German Pathologist, 1833-1901)
Recklinghausen's Disease: "The Adventure of Zolnay The Aerialist" (Rick Boyer) 30

Reclus, Élisée (French Geographer, 1830-1905)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 265

Rector, George (American Hotelier)
Rector's: Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 39, 268

Red Baron, The: see Von Richthofen, Manfred

Red-Crosse Knight (The Faerie Queen - Edmund Spenser)
A Taste for Honey (H.F.Heard) 161

Red Crow: see Mekasto

Red Death, The (The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe)
Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 104; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 369; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 232-236, 267, 273, 278; The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 171-172, 194; The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 107-110, 112, 115-116, 147, 164, 172; "The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 232, 257, 269

Red-Headed League of New Jersey (Sherlockian Society)
"Murder at the Murray Hill" (Edgar W. Smith) 62

Red Hot Peppers (American Jazz Band)
Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 41

Red Hulk (Marvel Comics)
Deadpool Killustrated (Cullen Bunn & Matteo Lolli) 27

Red King, The (Alice Through The Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 76-80
Sherlock Holmes and the Alice In Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 84

Red Knight (Alice Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll)
Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 75

Red Queen, The (Alice Through The Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll)
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 109; Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 228; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 199; Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde) 110; Visitors from Oz (Martin Gardner) 80; Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 280; Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 157; "The Thing Waiting Outside" (Barbara Williamson) 112; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 205-206

Red Riding Hood: see Little Red Riding Hood

Red Shirt (Oglala Lakota Chief, 1847-1925)
"The Case of the Vanished Killer" (Derrick Belanger) 244
The Raven League: Buffalo Bill Wanted (Alex Simmons & Bill McCay) 91

Red Sonja (Red Sonja comics)
Prophecy (Ron Marz & Walter Geovani) 5-21, 27-43, 49-53, 55-59, 61, 65-66, 75, 86-87, 94, 103-109, 114-122, 124, 127-131, 135-141, 143-149, 151-152

Red Tomahawk (Sioux Tracker, Killed Sitting Bull, c.1849-1931)
Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 405, 424-429, 432-440, 442, 449-450, 452, 454, 457-458, 474
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 387-388

Red Weed, The (The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells)
The Martian Menace (Eric Brown) 63, 111
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 (Allan Moore & Kevin O'Neill) 98-99, 120, 130, 132-133, 143-145
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 14, 16, 80, 147, 172
"Dynamics of an Asteroid" (Lavie Tidhar) 80
The Adventure of the Incognita Countess (Cynthia Ward) 29
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 84, 92, 135, 149
The Second War of the Worlds (George H. Smith) 113

Redenbaugh, Joe (American Murderer)
The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 75

Redfern, John (British Tailor, 1820-1895)
Redfern: The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (Nancy Springer) 31, 33-34

Redford, Robert (American Actor, 1936- )
My Hero (Tom Holt) 222

Redgrave, Vanessa (British Actress, 1937- )
The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 31; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 151, 155

Redmond, John (Irish Nationalist politician, 1856-1918)
Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J.Trow) 545-547

Redon, Odilon (French Artist, 1840-1916)
"The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 34

Redway, George (British Publisher)
"The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 116

Redway, Ralph: see Hamilton, Charles

Reed, Austin (British Clothing Retailer)
Austin Reed's: The Sign of Fear (Robert Ryan) 198; Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 124

Reed, Charles A. (American Architect, 1858-1911)
The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 40, 149

Reed, F.S. (Doctor's Assistant, Examined Kidney - Ripper Case)
The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 19

Reed, H.A. (Canadian Telephone Engineer)
The Baker Street Phantom (Patrice Bourland) 4

Reed, John (American Journalist, 1887-1920)
"The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram" (Donald Thomas) 301

Reed, Kate (Dracula - Bram Stoker: Character appears in Stoker's working notes, but not the finished novel)
Betrayal in Blood (Mark A. Latham) 25-26, 57, 81, 83-98, 100, 108, 110, 123, 150, 152, 178, 202, 251
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 24, 30, 33, 96, 99-103, 122, 170-175, 177, 195, 198, 201, 203-205, 207, 210, 266, 285-287, 313, 317-318, 321-322, 365-366, 398-399, 404, 432, 444
The Bloody Red Baron (Kim Newman) 49-60, 89-95, 99, 110, 120-125, 144-149, 155, 174, 190-193, 195, 200-204, 222-226, 234-239, 247-252, 257-262, 269-275, 288, 290, 293-301, 304-306, 308-309, 311-312, 314-316, 323, 335, 344-349, 351, 353-356
Seven Stars (Kim Newman) 39-42, 46, 48-59, 331-332, 357
"The Problem of the Final Adventure" (Kim Newman) 375

Reed, Oliver (British Actor 1938-1999)
"A Study in Scarborough" (Guy Adams) 137; "Jack The Ripper" (Graeme Garden & Bill Oddie) 71; "Sherlock’s Christmas" (Julian Symons) I: 50

Reed, Walter (American Physican, 1851-1902)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 94
Walter Reed Hospital: Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (Nicholas Meyer) 150, 152; Death of a Scavenger (Keith Spore) 285; The Adventure of the Dreaming Detective (Ralph E. Vaughan) 21

Reeder, J.G. (The Mind of Mr J.G. Reeder - Edgar Wallace)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean)

Reeve (The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer)
"Holmes on the Range" (John Connolly) 361

Reeve, Ada (British Music Hall Artiste)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 170

Reeve, Arthur B. (American Author, 1880-1936)
"Sherlock Holmes Solves a Problem in Publishing" (Anonymous) 31

Reeves, John Saunders (Discovered Martha Tabram's Body)
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 34
Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes (Bernard J. Schaffer) 61

Reform Club Flunkey (Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Philip José Farmer) 11

Regan (King Lear - William Shakespeare)
The Flying Scotsman (Quinn Fawcett) 64; My Hero (Tom Holt) 59; The Stratford Conspiracy (Michael Mallory) 252

Regan, Jack (The Sweeney - TV Series)
Sergeant Regan: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J.Trow) 15-17

Regnard, Jean-François (French Dramatist, 1656-1710)
The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 88

Regnault, Henri (French Spiritualist)
The Baker Street Phantom (Fabrice Bourland) 79

Regnier, François Joseph (French Actor, 1807-1885)
Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 356

Regulus, Marcus Atilius (Roman General)
The Monstrous Regiment (Glen Petrie) 246

Rehan, Ada (Irish Actress, 1859-1916)
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 138; Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 269

Reichenbach, Francis (Lodger at 4, Euston Square)
Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 9, 24, 52, 57, 61, 73, 86, 98, 179-184

Reichenbach, Heinrich (German Botanist, 1823-1889)
The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 216

Reid, Alexander Jolly (Australian Sheep Farmer, 1866-1929)
"The Mysterious Drowning at St Kilda" (Steve Cameron) 193-194

Reid, John (The Lone Ranger - George W. Trendle)
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 152

Reid, Sir Mathew (Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Oscar Wilde)
"The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands" (Donald Thomas) 23-24

Reid, Wallace (American Actor, 1892-1923)
Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 201

Reid, Whitelaw (American Diplomat, 1837-1912)
"The Procurator of Justice" (Stephen Barr) 120

Reighley, Earl (Followed - L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace)
"The Adventure of the Slaughter Stone" (Rafe McGregor) 192

Reilly, E.M. (British Gunsmith)
E.M. Reilly & Co.: "The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 229-230, 261, 264

Reilly, Frank F. (American Sherlockian)
Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 77, 112

Reilly, Sidney (Russian-born British Spy, 1874-1925)
Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (Nicholas Meyer) 56-57, 63-67, 70, 72, 76-82, 85, 120, 212-215, 219-220, 223, 225-232, 236, 241-244, 252, 269
"The Spy and the Towers" (Nick Oldham) 331-337, 343-345, 347, 350-354
Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 13-19, 23, 34
Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J. Trow) 202, 218-219
Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 268; "Be Good or Begone" (Stan Trybulski) 160

Reinmaul (The Silver Hatchet - Arthur Conan Doyle)
Mr Ramsey: "The Adventure of the Double-Edged Hoard" (Craig Janacek) 96-97, 101-112

Reinsch, Hugo (German Chemist)
The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions (Lois H. Gresh) 126
Reinsch Test: "The Ghost in the Machine" (Donald Thomas) 34, 41, 44-45, 47-48; "The Case of the Camberwell Poisoning" (June Thomson) 150

Reinstein, Professor (Captain America Comics)
The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 118

Reis, Alves dos (Portuguese Embezzler, 1898-1955)
Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 195

Reis, Dragut (Ottoman Privateer, 1485-1565)
Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 195

Reis, Murat (Dutch Pirate, c.1570-post-1641)
Pirate King (Laurie R. King) 195, 257-258

Reisner, George Andrew (American Archaeologist, 1867-1942)
A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 15

Reith, John, 1st Baron (Scottish Broadcasting Executive, Director-General of the BBC, 1889-1971)
"The World According To Uncle Albert" (Penelope Wallace) 148

Rekulak, Jason (American Writer)
The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 10-11

Rellstab, Ludwig (German Poet, 1799-1860)
Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 324

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch Artist, 1609-1669)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (Val Andrews) 13, 31, 36-37, 46-47, 49-50, 53, 55-56, 58, 60-62, 69, 93, 101, 112; Watson's Last Case (Ian Charnock) 86, 181; "The Case of the Secret Assassin" (David Stuart Davies) 311; "The Adventure of the Snitch In Time" (August Derleth & Mack Reynolds) 67; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 239; "Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 183; The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 62; "Memoranda upon the Gaskell Blackmailing Dilemma" (Lindsay Faye) 123; The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter (Lewis S. Feuer) 50; The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 177; The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 194; The Spiritglass Charade (Colleen Gleason) 312; The Art of Deception (Leonard Goldberg) 44-46, 81, 207, 291; European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 317; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 137; A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 147; The Case of the Frozen Scream (Thomas Brace Haughey) 18; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 298; A Study in Silks (Emma Jane Holloway) 276; The House of Silk (Anthony Horowitz) 25; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124-125; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 204; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 344; The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 101; A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 163; The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 190; Who Thinks Evil (Michael Kurland) 200, 282; Stone Cold (Andrew Lane) 56; "The Sainte-Geneviève Caper" (Alain le Bussy) 131; Art in the Blood (Bonnie MacBird) 270; The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) xi; The Firebird Mystery (Darrell Pitt) 41, 325; "The Case of the Two Bohmes" (Ted Riccardi) 177; "The Adventure of the Pirates of Devil’s Cape" (Rob Rogers) 365; The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 29; Aunt Edna’s Guide to Paradise (Keith Sharp) 148; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 122; The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 97, 187; Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure (Lauren Steinhauer) 138; "The Case of Peter the Painter" (Donald Thomas) 226; "The Case of the Maplestead Magpie" (June Thomson) 82; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 87; "The Bothersome Business of the Dutch Nativity" (Derek Wilson) 12-13, 17, 19, 22-24, 26

Remington, Eliphalet (American Gunsmith, 1793-1861)
E. Remington & Sons: "The Strange Missive of Germaine Wilkes" (Mark Mower) 238; "The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 264
Remington: "...But with a Whimper" (Greg Wilson) 60-61, 63
Remington Arms Company: Strongwood (Larry Millett) 80, 83
Remington Carbine: Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (Nicholas Meyer) 163, 165
Remington Derringer: Red Leech (Andrew Lane) 280; Strongwood (Larry Millett) 4, 17, 80, 82; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 135
Remington .44: "Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 304, 306, 308, 312-313
Remington Model 95: Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors (James Lovegrove) 136
Remington Number Two: Moriarty (Anthony Horowitz) 3
Remington Number Five: Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Thefts of Christmas (Tim Major) 17-18, 270
Remington Number Six: The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 206
Remington Printer: "Quadrumvirate" (Dana Martin Batory) 27, 39
Remington Revolver: The House of Smoke (Sam Christer) 142; My Hero (Tom Holt) 306; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 132
Remington Rifle: Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 173, 253; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 126; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 311
Remington Typewriter: Sherlock Holmes and the Holborn Emporium (Val Andrews) 20-21, 140; "The Tale of the Forty Thieves" (C.H. Dye) 232; Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer (J.M. Gregson) 29; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 9; My Hero (Tom Holt) 307; Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 31; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 128; Your Monkey’s Shmuck (Simon Louvish) 152; Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons (James Lovegrove) 180; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 64; The Baker Street Letters (Michael Robertson) 11; "The Sporting Gent" (Alan Stockwell) 73; Lestrade and the Brother of Death (M.J. Trow) 9, 25; Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand (M.J. Trow) 21, 124, 126; Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 38, 84; Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (M.J. Trow) 1, 30; Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (M.J. Trow) 15; Lestrade and the Ripper (M.J. Trow) 119; Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J. Trow) 198; Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 77, 87; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 167
30.30 Remington: Escapade (Walter Satterthwaite) 157

Remington, Frederic (American Artist, 1861-1909)
The Baker Street Letters (Michael Robertson) 35, 37, 40, 81, 144; Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder (M.J. Trow) 60

Rémy-Martin, Paul-Emile (French Vintner)
Rémy-Martin Cognac: The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 93; The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 366; W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 112

Renals, Sir Joseph (Lord Mayor of London (1894-95))
The Lord Mayor: The Limehouse Text (Will Thomas) 155, 186

Renato (A Masked Ball - Verdi)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (Gilbert Pearlman) 97-104

Renault, Abbé (French Prison Chaplain)
"The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 139-140

Renault, Captain (Casablanca - Movie)
"The Greatest Detective of All Time" (Ralph Roberts) 312

Renault, Louis (French Car Designer, 1843-1918)
The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 251
Renault Cab: Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs (Steve Hayes & David Whitehead) 84
Renault Cars: Sherlock Holmes' Last Case (Robert D'Artagnan) 35-36, 42-44, 48, 58, 60, 82, 84-86, 91, 94-95, 101, 105-106, 110, 125, 128, 133, 151, 187, 212-213, 216-217, 248, 309, 313-314; Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 142; Castle Shade (Laurie R. King) 331
Renault Factory: The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 248

Renfield (Dracula - Bram Stoker)
Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 130
Dracula's Diary (Michael Geare & Michael Corby) 85, 113-115
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 44, 47, 53, 57, 60, 67, 132, 324, 489, 546, 549, 560
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 120, 123, 127-128, 130-141, 149, 169, 174-176, 178, 209, 230, 234-239, 242-244, 246, 277, 285, 287, 292, 296, 298, 300, 303, 306, 310, 323-328, 335, 380-381
Betrayal in Blood (Mark A. Latham) 36-37, 62-64, 78, 170-172, 174-175, 179-181, 183-189, 191-197, 207-212, 222, 228-229, 248, 258, 290
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman) 9, 113-114, 140-141, 143, 145-146, 221, 327, 416, 425
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania (Gerry O’Hara) 76-78, 80-82, 94, 99-107, 113, 121-122, 138, 167-171, 179-185, 195-196
Camera Obscura (Lavie Tidhar) 524-525, 540, 563
The Baker Street Phantom (Patrice Bourland) 137; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 242; "The Adventure of the Madman" (Nancy Holder) 72, 76; Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 171; Season of Madness (Aaron Smith) 11, 35
A renfield: The Adventure of the Incognita Countess (Cynthia Ward) 15, 39, 57, 59-61, 65, 67, 69, 75, 77-81, 83-85, 87, 93, 96, 106-107
Renfield's (Restaurant): Druid's Blood (Esther M. Friesner) 128-131, 168
Renfrew: Sherlock Holmes and the Long Acre Vampire (Val Andrews) 8-12, 126
NOTE: In Tom Holland's Supping with Vampires, Lizzie Seward (228-229, 300, 302-304, 309, 461) is presented to us as the original of Stoker's Renfield.

Reni, Guido (Italian Artist 1575-1642)
"Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 207; The Art of Deception (Leonard Goldberg) 170

Rennie, John T. (Scottish Shipping Line Owner, 1824-1878)
Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 119-120

Renny-Tailyour, Henry (Scottish Sportsman, 1849-1920)
Mycroft & Sherlock (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse) 62, 217

Reno, Major Marcus (American Military Leader, 1834-1889)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (George MacDonald Fraser) 298

Renoir, Pierre Auguste (French Artist, 1841-1919)
W.G. Grace's Last Case (William Rushton) 232
"The Adventure of the Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 129; The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 151; "The Adventure of the Connoisseur" (Paul D. Gilbert) 9; The Art of Deception (Leonard Goldberg) 4, 24, 42, 115-116, 212, 214, 223-224, 231-232, 236, 258, 278-279; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 28; Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter (Barry Grant) 59; Art in the Blood (Bonnie MacBird) 92, 270; The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (Nicholas Meyer) xi; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 38; The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 107; The Devil and the Four (Sam Siciliano) 187; A Three-Pipe Problem (Julian Symons) 173; No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 211; "The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 8; "The Adventure of The Green Lady" (Vincent W. Wright) 327

Renos Gang (American Train Robbers)
Sherlock Holmes: My Life And Crimes (Michael Hardwick) 29; "Father of the Man" (Stephen Volk) 60

Renshaw, Anne Tillery (American Editor)
The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 29, 32
Pulptime (P.H. Cannon) 18

Renshaw, Ernest (English Tennis Player, 1861-1899)
"A Family Resemblance" (Simon Bucher-Jones) 292

Renshaw, William (English Tennis Player, 1861-1904)
"A Family Resemblance" (Simon Bucher-Jones) 292

Rentiers, John B. (British Consular Official)
"The Case of the Yokohama Club" (Donald Thomas) 301-305, 319

Renwick, Aldous (Newbury & Hobbes series - George Mann)
"The Case of the Night Crawler" (George Mann) 156, 160-163

Renz, Ernst Jakob (German Circus Proprietor, 1815-1892)
Circus Rentz: Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring (M.J. Trow) 120, 122

Renzo (The Betrothed - Alessandro Manzoni)
The D. Case (Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) 51

Repin, Ilya (Russian Painter, 1844-1930)
Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (Nicholas Meyer) 118

Repton, Humphry (British Landscape Gardener, 1752-1818)
Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 33, 36

Resnais, Alain (French Director, 1922-2014)
And Then There Was No One (Gilbert Adair) 36, 190

Resnick, Mike (American Editor, 1942-2020)
"The Fan Who Molded Himself" (David Gerrold) 255, 267

Restell, Madame (Ann Trow, American Abortionist, 1811 or 1812-1877)
Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 329-330, 332-336, 363-365, 367-377, 379-384, 408, 410, 413-419, 422, 425, 429, 431-432, 435, 441, 447-450, 453-455, 459-461, 464-469, 471-472, 474
Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 28, 34-35, 40, 49, 59, 61-62, 84-85, 94, 144, 153-154, 174, 191, 217, 219, 223, 242, 252, 265, 303, 310, 327, 331, 391-392, 394-395, 426

Reston, Clive (Master of Kung Fu Comics)
"The Vanishing Devil" (Win Scott Eckert) 60; The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 81-82, 132

Rethberg, Elisabeth (German Soprano, 1894-1976)
"The Anomaly of the Empty Man" (Anthony Boucher) 33

Reubell, Henrietta (Franco-American Friend of Henry James, c.1849-1924)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 398

Reuschel, Rick (American Baseball Player, 1949- )
The Tulpa (J.N.Williamson) 90

Reuter, Paul Julius (German Press Agency Founder, 1816-1899)
Reuters Press Agency: "The Shadow Not Cast" (Lionel Chetwynd) 268; "The Adventure of Black, Peter" (Robert L. Fish) 179; Moriarty (Anthony Horowitz) 3; The Secret Diary of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 223; The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 151; Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 263; "No Good Deed" (David Marcum) 177; The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 51; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 60, 64, 77, 85; The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 25; The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 237; "Sherlock Holmes and the Lizzie Borden Connection" (William Schley-Ulrich) I: 8; The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 198; Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword (Frank Thomas) 230; Sherlock Holmes and the Zombie Problem (Nick S. Thomas) 8; Lestrade and theDeadly Game (M.J.Trow) 39
Reuther's: "The Final Problem" (Rohase Piercy) 108

Revere, Paul (American Revolutionary Hero, 1735-1818)
Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 146
The Revere Room: Moriarty (Anthony Horowitz) 120-121

Revill, Lt Jack (American Police Officer, 1929-2012)
Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 171

Rex & Reggie Rabbit (Rupert the Bear series)
"Rupert and the Pharaoh’s Treasure" (Ian Robinson) 8, 10

Reynard The Fox (British / French Folklore)
Sherlock Holmes and the Holborn Emporium (Val Andrews) 119; A Study in Silks (Emma Jane Holloway) 367; The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Nancy Springer) 25; "The House That Jack Built" (Edward Wellen) 268, 274, 285, 292

Reynolds, Debbie (American Actress, 1932- )
Killer Finish (Denny Martin Flinn) 218; The Night Mayor (Kim Newman) 28

Reynolds, Dr J.R. (Physician to Queen Victoria)
"Art, Crime, and Enlightenment" (Vithal Rajan) 182

Reynolds, Surgeon-Major James Henry (British Military Surgeon, 1844-1932)
The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 45

Reynolds, Jeremiah N. (American Editor & Explorer, 1799-1858)
"The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 21

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (British Painter, 1723-1792)
"Peter Sims" (Maurice Baring) 187; "The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese" (Jon L. Breen) 171; "The Protégé" (Kate Ellis) 207; Moriarty (John Gardner) 171; The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 315; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 61; The Guilty Abroad (Peter J. Heck) 225; The House of Silk (Anthony Horowitz) 13; Murder, Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 63; The Moor (Laurie R. King) 234; "The Adventure of the Missing Princess" (Michael Mallory) 14; Skullduggery (Peter Marks) 63; Thrice Burned (Angela Misri) 191, 199; "The Adventure In Border Country" (Gwen Moffat) 80; "TheWoman" (Aline Myette-Volsky) 182; A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 65, 114, 122; Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 96; "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 141; Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery (Gerard Williams) 59

Reynolds, Mrs (Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen)
The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert) 62