New unrecorded cases mentioned in Sherlockian pastiches & parodies.
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A---, Miss - For whom Holmes handled a most delicate matter: "The Adventure of Lucifer’s Footprints" (Christopher Fowler) 38

Abandoned Condominium, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Speckled Bandana" (J.E. Cohen) 61

Abducted Son of a London Mortician, The: The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 20

Aberdeen Suicide, The: The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 34

Abhorrent Disco, The Sensational Case of the: "The Adventure of the Speckled Bandana" (J.E. Cohen) 53

Absent Husband, An: The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 19

Ackeley, the Bigamous Banana King: "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" (Peter Cannon) 35

Adams Poisoning Case: "The Downfall of Our Old Friend Sherlock Holmes" (Anonymous) 279-280

Addlestone Affair, The: "The Case of the Eccentric Bequest" (Jane Rubino) 150-151

Admiral Santiago, The Murder of: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 251

Airship Nulli Secundus, The Matter of the Stolen Drawings of the British: "The Adventure of the Shanghai Merchant" (Doyland Cone) 54

Alabaster Skull, The Case of the: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 4

Aldershot Scandal, The: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin), 24

Alhazrad's Mirror, The Theft of: "The Adventure Of The Other Detective" (Bradley H. Sinor) 43

Al Hazred Collection, An unclaimed rare book recently auctioned after the sale of the: "The Adventure of the Haunted Showman" (Christopher Sequeira) 375

Allerton the Almighty: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 316-317

Ambassador of Austria, The Alleged Kidnapping of the Son of the: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 211-212

Ambleside Resurrection, The Singular Problem of the: "The Adventure of the Giant’s Hand" (Matthew Booth) 70

American Industrialist and the Swedish Stowaway, The Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist" (Loren D. Estleman) 105

American Snapping Turtle, The Strange Business of the: "Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 124

Americans, A case involving: Island of the Mad (Laurie R. King) 117

Anarchist at Victoria Station, The: "The Medium Problem" (Steve Leadley) 247

Anarchist Cell in Ealing, The: The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 32-33

Ancient European Dynasty - A case which would rock the crowned heads of one: The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 22

Ancient terms of a blasphemous covenant - a mission below the streets of Vienna to prevent them from being horribly fulfilled: "The Adventure of the Seventh Stain" (Daniel McGachey) 382

Andrews Case, The: "A Shadow at the Window" (Marion A. Dreyer) 91

Anemic Albino, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure Of The Missing Coffin" (Laura Resnick) 81

Anglo-Chinese Bank, The Robbery of the: Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (Maurice Leblanc) 84

Anglo-Japanese Treaty, The Peculiar Theft in Yedo of the: "Lord Sheffield’s Mascot" (A.R.B.) 191

Anglo-Saxon Belt Buckle, The Theft of a Gold: The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 13-14

Antiquary's Aunt, The Case of the
: Sherlock Holmes in Australia: The Adventure of the Kidnapped Kanakas (Ken Methold) 32

Apoplectic Haberdasher, The Strange Case of the: "Me, or The Strange Episode of the Reincarnated Greek" (E.V. Knox) 211

Archbishop of Canterbury and a basket of hallucinogenic mushroom, A case with international ramificatons involving the: "The Case of the Haphazard Marksman" (Andrew Lane) 203

The Archbishop's Indiscretion: "The Giant Rat of Sumatra" (Paula Volsky) 170

Archduke Dmitri's Diamonds: "The Adventure of the Richmond Horror" (Denis O. Smith) 4

Archibald Smuggling Ring, The: The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 131-132

Argentine Matter, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 52

Argentine Republic, That Matter of the Forged Treaty with the: "At the St James’s Theatre" (Max Beerbohm) 43

Armenian Carpet Affair, The: "The Case of the Vanishing Stars" (Deanna Baran) 187

Arnot Case, the: "The Shadow Of The Wolf" (Ron Weighell) 27

Arnsworthy, Mr., The Question of: Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 16

Art Dealer - found in his salon, dead with the sharp point of the handle of an artist's paintbrush pushed into his eye: "The Adventure Of The Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 120

Art Thefts, International: Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 205

Aspiring Architect, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Red Leech" (Paul D. Gilbert) 169

Assailant of Diminutive Stature, An: Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Thefts of Christmas (Tim Major) 100

The Astor Chess Board: Femme Fatale (Carole Nelson Douglas) 469

Aunt Marjoribanks's Emerald Tiara: The Hampstead Poisonings (Glen Petrie) 157

Averno Spider, The Matter of the: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 16

Baby who was found in a mangled condion an a monstrous cat, The: Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 181

Baccarat, A royal personage in a case of alleged cheating at: "The Case of the Ghosts at Bly" (Donald Thomas) 127

Bacon, Roger - The theft of a manuscript by: "The Angel of Truth" (I.A. Watson) 133

Balethorpe House, The Strange Tale of the Hidden Garden at: "The Adventure of the Smiling Face" (Denis O. Smith) 90

Bancroft Affair, The: "Diamonds at Sea or The Missing Bridesmaid" (L.F.E. Coombs) 110

Bank Holiday Blackmail Case, The: "The Deadly Sin of Sherlock Holmes" (Tom English) 65

Bank of England Forgery Case: Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 97

Bank of England Oyster Dinner, The Business of the: "A Trifling Affair" (H.R.F. Keating) 198

Bankers' Bonds, The Theft of Some: "The Curious Case of the Sweated Horse" (Jan Edwards) 41

Banshee's Portrait, The Case of the: The Patchwork Devil (Cavan Scott) 173

Barcelona, Spain in 1889: "Xenolith" (Dana Martin Batory) 50

Barkworth, Sir George - a case of blackmail: Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Fifth Test (Stanley Shaw) 35-36, 133

Barnaby-Ross Case, The: "The Case of the One-Eyed Colonel" (June Thomson) 79

Baron Croydon - Whom Holmes tricked into slipping the memoirs under the door of the shed: No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 142

Baron Lothar von undapp-Holstein's Walking Stick, The Sinister Disappearance of: "The Case of the Parson's Parrot" (S.M. Ghatak) 22

Baronet who changed his name in order to enlist as a common soldier: The Art of Detection (Laurie R. King) 167

Baronet's Will, a Quantity of Iron Filings, and a Topiary Manual - A Neat Little Investigation Concerning a: The Shadow of the Rat (David Stuart Davies) 10

Barrister and the Frog, The Extraordinary Affair of the: "The Case of the Musical Butler" (Martin Edwards) 146

Barrymore Kidnapping, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Chilford Ripper (Roger Jaynes) 23

Bates, Mary - Her rescue from white slave traders: The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 112

Batthyani, Count - The notorious black pearl of: "A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 224

Bedminster, Viscount - who became entangle with a lady of dubious reputation: "The Case of the Maplestead Magpie" (June Thomson) 68

Beechworth, Sir Edgar, MP, his startling disappearance halfway through a game of bezique: The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 30

Beefsteak Room Horror, The: "The Return of the Sussex Vampire" (Christopher Sequeira) 210

Beethoven Tenth, The Case of the (in Penzance): Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 8

Befuddled Lady of Edinburgh, The Strange Case of the: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 15

Bell, Malcolm - Holmes was responsible for his being in Dartmoor Prison & his awaiting Execution: "The Final Toast" (Stuart M. Kaminsky) 42

Bermondsey Costermonger, who appeared to have two right hands, The Matter of the: The Devil’s Dust (James Lovegrove) 74

Bermondsey Dwarf, The Affair of the: "Sussex Interview" (P.M.Stone) 414

Bermondsey Midwife, The Peculiar Dentition of the: Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 16

Bermondsy Abductions, The Case of the: "The Button-Box" (Lyn McConchie) 145

Bilson, Major McMurdo, The Extraordinary Case of, and the Sinister Activitie of the Red-Nosed League: "The Omnibus Murder" (R.E. Swartwout) 126

Bishop and the Actress Affair, The: "The Case of the Abandoned Lighthouse" (June Thomson) 191

Bishop Henley's Bloodthirsty Parrot, The Peculiar Case of: "The Case of the Dishonoured Professor" (Roger Jaynes) 7

Bishop of Chichester and His Collection of Rare Amazonian Butterflies, The Business of the: The Christmas Demon (James Lovegrove) 50

Bishop of Sunderland: an inquiry into the identity of the person who was ordering quite unsuitable merchandise to be delivered to the palace: "The Case of the Three-Handed Widow" (June Thomson) 107-108

Bishop's Bedchamber, The Case Of The: "The Adventure Of The Other Woman" (Michael Mallory) 19

Bishop's Bootlace, The Problem of the: "The Adventure of the Barnegat Burglaries" (H.W. Starr & Orville Horwitz) 117

Bishop's Ring, The: Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 81

Bizelmo Patent, The Affair of the: "Lord Sheffield’s Mascot" (A.R.B.) 199

Black Katana, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure Of The Other Detective" (Bradley H. Sinor) 43

Black Stays, The Affair of the: "Holmes Receives a Visitor" (R.C.R.-G.) 110

Black Swan Inn at Silchester, The Case of the Suspicious Explosion in the: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (Tristan Jones)

Blackfriar, Harald: "The Remarkable Worm" (Carolyn Wheat) 202, 207, 227

Blackheath Werewolf, The: The Patchwork Devil (Cavan Scott) 42

Blackmail Case involving the President of France's brother-in-law: The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 27

Blackmail Case, Relatively Straightforward: "The Adventure of the Red Barrow Horror" (Daniel McGachey) 217

Blackmail Cases, Two: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 339

Blackmailer, The Second Most Vicious: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 55

Blackmailing Case involving the son of one of England's most illustrious families: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 29, 32, 47, 93

Blackmore Case, The: "The Case of the Friesland Outrage" (June Thomson) 139, 154

Blackpool, Forgery Case in: Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 261, 270

Blackstock Estate, Missing Heir to the: "The Case of the Aluminium Crutch" (June Thomson) 41

Blackwell Murder Case: "The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 151

Blackwood, Lord - and his toxin derived from the nectar of the rhododendron: "The Case of the Lost Soul" (Paul Kane) 341

Bloodied Glove,A Very Taxing Case Regarding a: "A Life Well Lived" (Lyndsay Faye)288

Bloody Baron, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Lustrous Pearl" (Christian Klaver) 2; Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver)

Blue Algerian, The Incident of the: "The Adventure of the Tuvan Delegate" (Van Allen Plexico) 112

Blueschool Charity Case: Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (L.B. Greenwood) 12, 15, 26

Blythe-Patton, Lady - A necklace that she had lost: The Moor (Laurie R. King) 100

Boat Tragedy in Copenhagen, The: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 127

Boating Lake Matter in Regent's Park, The - Lady Pembrooke deliberately sought Holmes's help to throw everyone off the track: "The Case of the Dishonoured Professor" (Roger Jaynes) 71

Bogdanovic, Count Ivo - The kidnapping in Broad Daylight in Regency Street: "The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes" (H. Paul Jeffers) 108

Boguet, The Spirit Photography of Monsieur: "The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 285

Bohemia, King of - The return encounter after the disastrous April Ordinance: "The Scion of Fear" (Christopher Sequeira) 37

Bolingbroke Miniature, The Puzzling Theft of the: "The Adventure of the Minor Canon" (Denis O. Smith) 413

Bombay Police - a minor affair that baffled them: "Murder in the Thieves' Bazaar" (Ted Riccardi) 251

Bombers, Four that Holmes had put away in the past: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 189

Bookie, Bent: Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 181

Boothe, Charlotte, That business of the murder in Kent of wealthy: The Baron’s Revenge (Gary Lovisi) 14

Borkum Mystery, The: "Diamonds at Sea or The Missing Bridesmaid" (L.F.E. Coombs)

Boynton Murders, The: No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 267

Bradley Forgeries, The: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 10

Brazil and Ecuador, The Case of the Lost Treaty between: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 258-259

Brighton, Two Murders and a Grand Larceny in: "The Adventure of the Flash of Silver" (Doug Elliott) 243

British Museum, A daring robbery from the - its instigator..possesses one of the oldest titles in the land: "The Case Of The Man Who Was Wanted" (Arthur Whitaker) 54

British Museum, That Unusual Business at the: "The Swiss Chronometer" (David Scott) 64

British Musem, Thefts from the Reading Room at the: The Red Ribbon (H.B. Lyle) 76, 272

Brittany Cottage Mystery, The: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 127

Brixton Empire, The Murder at the: Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 71

Brixton Jewel Heist: "The Adventure of the Empty Lighthouse" (Jack Grochot) 74

Brooch, The Theft of a: The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 19

Brooks, Kraven - a thief, blackmailer and real estate swindler [who poisoned] a journalist about to expose one of his schemes: Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 113

Buckingham Palace, An Assignment in the United States for Someone in: "The Forlorn Death of Sally at the Crossroads" (Dennis O’Neil) 40

Buckinghamshire Meteor, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 15

Bulgarian Opal Scandal, The: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (Tristan Jones) 56

Bulldog, The theft of young Billy Somerset's pet, Digby: The Baron’s Revenge (Gary Lovisi) 14

Bullion Office, The - An attempt to rob: Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 82

Butcher's Apprentice at Smithfield Market, The Disappearance of the: The Christmas Demon (James Lovegrove) 49

Cabinet Minister and a Beautiful Woman, A - An affair that involved the good names of: The Kentish Manor Murders (Julian Symons) 62

Cabinet Ministers, Two: "The Adventure of the Highgate Financier" (Nicholas Utechin)

Callous Chorister, The: "The Mystery of the Mumbling Duellist" (Paul D. Gilbert) 208

Calpruso, Antonio, the Safe-breaker: "The Abergavenny Adventure" (Clive Brooks) 12

Camden Town Gang, Capture of: "The Two Footmen" (Michael Gilbert) 200

Camden Town Strangler, The Case of the: "The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes" (H. Paul Jeffers) 108

Canal Cadaver, The Case of the: "Walking Around" (Howard Whitman) 28

Cantaville, Manfred - A Case that concerned him: The Adventure of the Three Dragons (Luke Steven Fullenkamp) 26

Caravaggio, A question of provenance concerning a depiction of John the Baptist by - and the deaths of three art critics, a nun and a Spanish grandee: "The Case of the Christmas Star" (S.F. Bennett) 250

Carbono, Madame - The Trunk Murderess: Sherlock Holmes and the Chilford Ripper (Roger Jaynes) 97

Carcass of a Giant Ape Brought Back from the Congo, A Little Problem Involving the: The Will of the Dead (George Mann) 216

Cardiff Giantess, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Lost Specialist" (Christopher Sequeira) 276

Cardiff Hangman, The Case of the: The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 78

Carlyle, The Duke of - Holmes saved him from a shocking scandal: "The Case of the Girl with the Gazelle" (Ken Greenwald) 170

Carnivorous Cabbages, The Episode of the: "Sherlock Holmes in Space" (E.V. Knox) 258

Casket of the Medicis, The: The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 70

Catapult of broken glass behind an office door prepared by an embezzler: Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 207

Cattle Baron: Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 166

Cavalry Horse, The Mystery of the Missing: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (Tristan Jones) 72

Cavendish Square Murders, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 190

Caversham, The Earl of: Some small service to him during his time in cabinet: The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 23-24

Cellist, The Affair of the Second: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 19

Chadwick Murder, The, in which her tea was a full ten degrees cooler than it should have been: "The Adventure of the Fateful Malady" (Craig Janacek) 410

Chaffinch, Mrs., who took a meat skewer to her husband, dressed the body as a guy, and wheeled it in a perambulator through the East End to be consumed by a bonfire: "The Adventure In Border Country" (Gwen Moffat) 74

Chadecott Library, The Scotland Yard Panic Over the: "The Adventure of the Highgate Financier" (Nicholas Utechin) 368

Chalfont, Lord, The Singular Demise of - Whose index finger was neatly removed and subsequently dug up in one of his flower-beds.: "The Remarkable Disappearance of James Phillimore" (Paul D. Gilbert) 73

Chalice that was stolen from the church at Mengerton, The: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 115

Change-ringer's Society, The Problem of the: "The Case of the Vanishing Stars" (Deanna Baran) 187

Charing Cross, The Nasty Affair over at: "The Medium Problem" (Steve Leadley) 162

Charing Cross Murders, The Brutal: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 20

Charred Sphinx, The Case of the: "The Adventure of the Decadent Headmaster" (Nick Campbell) 93

Chemist...Specialist in exotic poisons from South America - Holmes used his expertise to solve a case in 1882: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 84

Chemist who was cloning other humans, and things had gone wrong, A: "The Patchwork Killer" (Kasey Lansdale) 278

Chest-of-Drawers, The Arrest of a: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 180

Chicago Blackmailer: "The Stagecoach Detective" (Linda Robertson) 316

Chicago Haymarket Square Massacre: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 76

Children's wooden bricks, A terrible case which began with the arrival of a packet of: "The Adventure of Juniper Cottage" (Denis O. Smith) 508

Chinese Opium Den and complete destruction of a dangerous gang of Anarchists who were plotting to steal the Crown Jewels, The Successful Cleaning-up of: "Danny Jones and the Great Detective" (Anonymous) 60

Chrome Cuspidor, The Case of the: "Sherlock Holmes Solves the Case of the Missing Transistor Clues" (Gerrald E. Williams) 68, 94

Cigar-Box, The Luminous: "The Adventure Of The First Class Carriage" (Ronald Knox) 39

Clairvoyants, Eleven placed in the dock: "The Adventure of the Willow Basket" (Lyndsay Faye) 199

Clarke's Brother-in-law, Sergeant - Holmes once got him out of a fix: Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell (Paul Kane) 97

Claverton, The infamous murder case involving Lord - in which Watson took on the role of a dissolute ountry squire: Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 190

Claygate Disappearance Case: "The Adventure Of The Purple Hand" (D.O.Smith) 231

Clayton, Willoughby, whom Holmes and Gregson forced to flee with an accusation composed of pure bluff: "The London Wheel" (David Marcum) 420

Clergyman named Dunn, His gruesome stabbing in a cabmen’s shelter: "The Adventure of The Green Lady" (Vincent W. Wright) 321

Clerk in the War Records Offices for whom Holmes once performed a discreet service: Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 160

Clichy Butcher & his Extraordinary Birdcage, The: Hellbirds (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 78

Clock That Ran Backward, The Affair of the: "The Sleuth Of Christmas Past" (Barbara Paul) 18

Cobbleton, Ignatius - several pieces of jewellery missing from his home: "The Adventure of the Knighted Watchmaker" (Derrick Belanger) 82

Coffee Baron, The: "The Case of the Christmas Trifles" (Wendy C. Fries) 400

Coiners' Ring at Rotherhithe Docks, A: "The Lowther Park Mystery" (Lindsay Faye) 133

Collapsed Mine, A Case that involved going down into a: European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss) 225

College Provost Murdered at Oxford: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 22

Colonel Collingwood's Niece, The Case of: Sherlock Holmes and the Chilford Ripper (Roger Jaynes) 13

Colonel Raspopoff & The Czarina's Rubies, The Affair of: "Sherlock Holmes & The Drood Mystery" (Edmund Pearson) 156

Comte de Hautcloque's Leaking Umbrella, The Little Matter of the: "The Case of the Parson's Parrot" (S.M. Ghatak) 30

Congrave, Lady - A trifling affair involving a little missing jewellery: "The Secret of Shoreswood Hall" (Denis O. Smith) 334

Conte di Raspoli and the Vanishing Hansom, The Perplexing Affair of the: The Christmas Demon (James Lovegrove) 49

Contested Inheritance Case in France: Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 12, 16, 172

Continent, The - an affair of such delicacy on behalf of the state that he coud not hare the details: "The Adventure of the Plated Spoon" (Loren D. Estleman) 235

Cooper Case, The - Involving several close associates of the Duke of Chalford, and incredible sum of money and the reputation of Lady Plympton: The Singular Case of the Duplicate Holmes (Jan Walker) 103

Coral Gables Murders, The: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 35

Corona del Diavolo, the so-styled 'Devil's Crown', the pursuit of which had brought only death and madness across several continents and four centuries, The ghastly: "The Adventure of the Red Barrow Horror" (Daniel McGachey) 150

Coroner's Court, A case which had culminated in the: "The Adventure of Polly Winthrop" (David James) 30

Corpse in the waxworks, The Strange Affair of the: The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 240

Cosgrove-Pitt, Lady - A little problem of some filched silver: The Clockwork Scarab (Colleen Gleason) 81

Counterfeit Cabman Affair, The: "The Adventure of the Fellow Traveller" (Daniel McGachey) 356

Countess, English - who got into some trouble about family jewels: The Execution of Newcome Bowles (Allan D. Mickle)

Countess of Bessborough - who really hid her body in those catacombs: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 444

Countess Pernod Case, The: The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 64

Countess Rosa Gruver's Missing Ruby: "The Adventure Of The Lodger's Secret" (Kristin Vichich) 28

Couple masquerading as Japanese royalty who were importing adulterated opium: The Three Locks (Bonnie MacBird) 11

Covent Garden Opera House - A backstage theft: The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 144

Covent Garden Garrotter, The: The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 69

Covyng Stones, The Affair of the: "The Lost Boy" (Barbara Hambly) 22

Cracksman who jauntily leaves a wax seal on his plundered safes, A: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 440

Crandell Mystery, The: "The Downfall of Our Old Friend Sherlock Holmes" (Anonymous) 279

Cranhurst, Lord - A Particularly Sensitive Criminal Matter: "The Recalcitrant Rhymester" (Mark Mower) 129

Cranston, The Madness of Old: "The Wargrave Resurrection" (Matthew Booth) 161

Crawling Cadaver, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 42

Crawling Man, The Case of the: "The Press Box" (Resartus) I: 4

Cricklewood Golem The Peculiar Case of the: "The Adventure of the Mummy’s Curse" (Cavan Scott) 298

Crocodile, Chased by a: "The Man Who Believed in Nothing" (Jim French) 227

"Crown jewels", The Case of the Ill-fated: "The Vanishing Legacy" (Anonymous) 1599

Crown Prince of Austria's Pet Lapdog, The Killing of the: "The Adventure of the Shattered Boudoir Glass" (Oliver Wells) 195

Crown Prince of Liechtenstein, A Black mail Case Involving the: The Rose of Africa (Tim Pigott-Smith) 240

"Crying Spider" of Odilon Redon, The: "The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 34

Cult of the Scorpion, The: "A Betrayal of Doubt" (Philip Marsh) 286-287

Curé, M., a Smuggling Case: Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 262-263

Curious Boatman, The Adventure of the: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 169

Cushington Murder Case, The: Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein’s Diary (Barry Grant) 130, 145, 152

Cyclist's Cipher, The Adventure of the: "The Case of the Vanishing Stars" (Deanna Baran) 187

Cypriot Banker and the Seven Pug Dogs, The Curious Affair of the: "The Adventure Of The Angel's Trumpet" (Carolyn Wheat) 274

Czar’s Cousin in Munich, Tricked by the: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 127

Da Vinci, The Affair of the Stolen: The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer) 11, 28

Daily Chronicle Journalist - The danger of prosecution which hung over the man's head could have become reality had Holmes chosen to pass a message containing only three words to Inspector Lestrade: Prisoner of the Devil (Michael Hardwick) 192

d'Alençon, Duc: Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons (James Lovegrove) 108

Darbler Case, The - In which Holmes brilliantly succeeded in locating a missing will by studying the organisation of the deceased testator's coin collection: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 3

Dawlish's Missing Husband, Mrs. - who had been knocked down by a hansom and lost his memory: "The Case of the Vanishing Barque" (June Thomson) 154

Dean and Chapter of Southminster, The Matter Investigated for the: "Sherlock Holmes and Certain Critics" (Ellis G. Roberts) 98

Death of a son in the first year of the Great War: Justice Hall (Laurie R. King) 68

Decapitated Vicar, The Matter of the: "The Adventure of the Aluminium Crutch" (Clive Brooks) 117

Deeping Question", The Strange Mystery Surrounding "The: "The Adventure of the Minor Canon" (Denis O. Smith) 413

Deformed Angel, The - An adventure during which Holmes and Watson made Joseph Merrick's acquaintance: Gods of War (James Lovegrove) 29

Delak Tiara, It's Recovery, for which Holmes was rewarded by the Shah of Persia: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 29

Demented Canary, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 175

Derby, Lord - whose missing racehorse had been recovered: Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (Val Andrews) 95

Derham Groves, in the Colony of Victoria, The Case of: "The Adventure of the Purloined Bunyip" (Philip Cornell) 302

Dermographia Mystery, The Great: "The Strange Case of Lady Nicotine and John Barleycorn" (Louis H. Schwartz) 56

Deserted Icebox, The Odd Happening in the: "The Recrudescence of Sherlock Holmes" (Wex Jones) 104

Destiny of a Throne which depended on Holmes's personal intervention: "The Case Of The Suicidal Lawyer" (Martin Edwards) 384

DeVere, Giles: Murder at Sorrow’s Crown (Steven Savile & Robert Greenberger) 28

Devonshire Scandal and the supposed murder of a member of the House of Lords by his butler, The: "The Case of the Cardinal's Corpse" (June Thomson) 119

Diamond Broker in Amsterdam (Henry DeRyder) - the theft of a fifty-seven-carat stone: Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 8

Diamond Cufflinks of a Certain Royal Personage from a Bohemian Courtesan, the Dangerous Mission to Retrieve the: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (Tristan Jones) 68

Diamonds replaced with fakes: The Moonstone’s Curse (Sam Siciliano) 16-17

Dickson, Margery - Her rescue from the clutches of an evil and rapacious landlord: "A Death at the Cricket" (Eddie Maguire) 39

Diluted Milk Case, The: "The Railway Van That Vanished" (L.F.E. Coombs) 22

Dingwall's Diamonds, Duchess of: "The Humility of Holmes" (Frank Richardson)

Disappearing Chinese Laundry Affair, The: The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 23

Disappearing Egg, The Extraordinary Affair of the: The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 157

Discursive Italian, The Adventure of the: The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 70

Dismembering Plumber, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 183

Disputed Will, A: The Veiled Detective (David Stuart Davies) 19

Distinguished Embezzler, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Eminent Thespian (Val Andrews) 96

Distinguished Personage, A - A matter with his wife that Holmes put a stop to: "The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" (Lillian de la Tour) 254

Domestic Robbery, A Matter of: "The Ghost in the Machine" (Donald Thomas) 29

Donaldson Affair, The Notorious: "The Case of the Devil's Spawn" (S.M. Ghatak) 89

Donley, Sergeant - A case solved for: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 73, 78

Doomsday Book Murder, The Affair of the: Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 203-204

Doorless Dog Kennel, The Mysterious Business of the: "The Adventure of the Gusty Night" (Arthur H. Folwell) 310

Dorking Demon, The Hair-Raising Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Botanist’s Glove" (James Lovegrove) 277

Double Murder Case: "The Disappearance of Lord Lexingham" (Vernon Mealor) 94

Dover, The Earl of: "The Swiss Chronometer" (David Scott) 64

Dover Castle Case, The: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 3

Drake, Mr Erasmus, A clairvoyant who defrauded over a dozen widows using only a mirror, a penny whistle, and a cunning preparation of Chinese gunpowder: "The Adventure of the Willow Basket" (Lyndsay Faye) 199

Drowned General, The Hideous Affair of the: "The Dirranbandi Station Mystery" (Christopher Sequeira) 267

Drury Lane's Resident Ghost: The Patchwork Devil (Cavan Scott) 13

Dubiel, Reverend Franklin - who presented Holmes with a pen for "the favour of exonerating him": "The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle" (Jay Sheckley) 293

Duchess of Albemarle's Pendant: Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 8

Duchess of Burwash, The: "A Most Diabolical Plot" (Tim Symonds) 297

Duchess of Milnthorpe's Missing Toenail, The Shocking Affair of the: The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 30

Duelling Debutantes of Doncaster and the Wishbone, The: "The Case of the Christmas Star" (S.F. Bennett) 243

Duke of York, The Unfortunate Affair Involving the: Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 52

Duke's Missing Letters, The: The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions (H. Paul Jeffers) 154

Duke's Requirements, A Certain: "The Second Life of Jabez Salt" (John Linwood Grant) 341

Dunfires, Elwood - The Notorious Babel Poisoner: Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 241

Duplicate Topic Papers, The Incident of the: "The Mysterious Incident at Portland Academy" (Anonymous) 154

Durband, Lady Rowena - The disappearance from her home of her precious jewel 'The Star of Krishnapur': The Tangled Skein (David Stuart Davies) 163-165

Dutch Crown Jewels, The Theft of the: "The Case of the Limping Storeman" (John Tavner) 21

Dwarf Hungarian Prince, and the Burmese Python he used to murder a Music Hall Actress from Bucharest, A Case invoving a: Mrs Hudson and the Irish Invincibles (Barry S. Brown) 121-122

Eamont, Sir Timothy, Holmes resolved a problem for him: "The Adventure In Border Country" (Gwen Moffat) 74

Earl, An Unnamed - Why some score of invaluable books in his library had been gutted and stuffed with blank foolscap: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 467

Earl, the Ascot and the Heavy Feather, The: The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 26

East End, A swindling crime organisation in the: 89

East End Venetian, The Mysterious Case of the: The Mystery of the Yellow Hands (Jake & Luke Thoene) 9

Eastern Potentate who, thanks to Holmes had been able to retain both his head and his throne, An: Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 20

Eccleston, Lady - The Kidnapping of: Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (Maurice Leblanc) 84

Edward VII's card debt: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 20

Egyptian Gargoyle, The Matter of the: "The Abernetty Mystery" (Paul D. Gilbert) 67, 71-72, 76-77; "The Adventure of the Cutter Alicia" (Paul D. Gilbert) 142, 144

Elderly French Nobleman's Daughter - Saved from a notorious rake: The Angel of the Opera (Sam Siciliano) 82

Elephantine Sculpture, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 42

Elgar Rosette, The Strange Case of the: Betrayal in Blood (Mark A. Latham) 65

Elveden Estate - The murder of a gamekeeper: "The Melancholy Methodist" (Mark Mower) 29

Emerald which had been in the family for years. When the owner went to sell it, he discovered it was a fake: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 114

Empress Elizabeth - someone attempting to poison her: "The Curious Affair of the Italian Art Dealer" (Sara Paretsky) 35-36

Empty Bank Vault in Geneva, The: The Grimswell Curse (Sam Siciliano) 7

Enfield, Richard - A matter involving the disappearance of a rare coin: Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 33

Enigmatic Talisman, The Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Abominable Wife" (Paul D. Gilbert) 97

Enniskillen Kipper, The Singular Tragedy of the: "The Adventure of the Uneasy Encounter" (Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller) 211

Estermann - Cleared on the charge of murdering his wife because of Holmes noting something as fragile as a cobweb: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 159

Etruscan Grave Robbery, The Singular Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 221

Europe, One of the Reigning Families of: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 1-2

Europe, One of the Reigning Housese of: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 17

Evil Eye, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Australia: The Adventure of the Kidnapped Kanakas (Ken Methold) 50

Evil Lord who was bent on using his cult affiliations to take over Parliament, A monstrously: Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell (Paul Kane) 84

Extra Cellar in Portland Place, The Awful Affair of the: Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 6

Faccini Murder Case, The: "The Recalcitrant Rhymester" (Mark Mower) 128

Failed Bridge Case, The: "The Railway Van That Vanished" (L.F.E. Coombs) 16

Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden, The Affair of the: "The Mystery of the Wires" (L.F.E. Coombs) 201

Fairies in Epping Forest, The Sighting of: "The Adventure of the Botanist’s Glove" (James Lovegrove) 277

Fairweather Suicide Case, The: "The Adventure of the Christmas Stocking" (Paul D. Gilbert) 411

Falmouth Poisoner, The Shocking Crime of the: "The Case of the Wrong-Wise Boots" (Simon Clark) 63

False Fishmonger at Lambeth, The Incident with the: "The Adventure of the Haunted Bagpipes" (Carla Coupe) 188

Farrington, Mr - Whose reputation Holmes saved by finding a manuscript he was accused of stealing: "The Adventure of the Dog in the Nighttime" (Paula Cohen) 121

Faversham, Sir Charles - whose manuscript had not after all been lost forever: Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (Val Andrews) 95

Fenchurch the Weaver and his Now-Infamous Needle: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 55

Fenians, One of the cases involving the: "Diamonds at Sea or The Missing Bridesmaid" (L.F.E. Coombs) 118

Figgis-Snetterton Plans, The Recovery of the: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 180

Fillimore the Hatter, The Horrific Death of: Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 16

Fisher, William, the notorious burglar: "The Case of the Ferrers Documents" (June Thomson) 112

Fitzrovia Strangler, The: "The Adventure of the Reluctant Corpse" (Matthew J. Elliott) 227

Flagler, Henry - A small service for: Shadowblood (Tracy Revels) 155

Flint-Clerihew Case, The: "The Case of the Reformed Sinner" (S. Subramanian) 435

Florentine Orange Seller, The Business of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine (Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin) 3

Foley, Mr., who would become a richer man, and Mr. Petersen who would have to explain his actions at the Old Bailey: "The Problem of the Sussex Scalping" (David N. Cisler) 102

Food Poisoning, The Case of the Near Fatal: Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors (James Lovegrove) 118

Forcible Poisoning in Montpellier, The Case of the: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 361

Forged Holbeins, The Singular Affair of the: "The Case of the Addleton Tragedy" (June Thomson) 108

Forgeries of the Dutch Masters, The: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 211, 277

Forgery Case: Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 137

Forgill, Holmes revealed the identity of the real Duke of: The Crusader’s Curse (Stuart Douglas) 26

Fourth Stain, The Incredible Affair of the: "The Return of the Sussex Vampire" (Christopher Sequeira) 210

Fox, the Footman, and the Deciduous Trout, The Ghastly Affair of the: "The Second Treaty" (Daniel Stashower) 337

Foxwell the Lumsdale Horse Slasher: "The Petrifying Well" (Martin Gately) 55

Foxwood Grange, A Very Strange Affair at: "The Adventure of the Velvet Mask" (Denis O. Smith) 89

France, Travails in: "The Color That Came To Chiswick" (William Meikle) 75

Franco-Prussian Crisis, The: The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 58

Frankl Case, The: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 85

Freemasons, Murder involving the: The Case Of The Reluctant Agent (Tracy Cooper-Posey) 122

French Gendarmerie, Assisting the: "The Mystery of the Red City" (Alison Littlewood) 98

Freshly Severed Finger, A Man Who Has Been Sent, Through the Post, a: "The Unexpected Death of the Martian Ambassador" (Andrew Lane) 129

Frobish, Shank - whom Holmes put in prison: The Baron’s Revenge (Gary Lovisi) 52

Fu Wong, A Trap for: The Scroll of the Dead (David Stuart Davies) 25

Furneaux: A case which hinged on whether or not the milk was off: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 26

Fyodor the Coachman and the Singular Adventure Holmes shared with him: Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 163

Gallstone, The Affair of the: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 97

Garden Court Swindler, The Case of the: The Final Meeting (Tracy Mack & Michael Citrin) 55

Gates of Hell Affair, The: "The Purloined Face" (Stephen Volk) 285

Garedor the Spanish Assassin - Who was unmasked because he wore the wrong shoes: Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 136

Garrards Cross Meteor - which had such a singular effect on any who touched it: "The Adventure of the Botanist’s Glove" (James Lovegrove) 277

Garren in Clacton-on-Sea - a pesky little problem: "The Adventure of the Pawnbroker’s Daughter" (David Marcum) 87

Geneva - A bank vault mysteriously - and impossibly - empty: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 392

Geneva, The Matter at: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 277

Giant Computer of Sumatra, The: "The Adventure of the Too Many Printers" (William Barden, Jr) 194

Giant Ferret of Whitechapel, The: Arthur and the Bellybutton Diamond (Alan Coren) 10

Giant Leek, The Adventure of the: "The Disappearance of the Cutter Alicia" (John Hall) 86

Giant Roach of Caracas, The: "Be Good or Begone" (Stan Trybulski) 169

Glasgow Hell Club, The Case of the: "The Black Heaven" (Ron Weighell) 122

Glass Spittoon, The Case of the: "Sherlock Holmes Solves the Case of the Missing Transistor Clues" (Gerrald E. Williams) 68, 94

Glassblower's Apprentice, The Curious Affair of the: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 250

Golet of Ephesus, The Recovery of the Legendary: "The Adventure of the Christmas Stocking" (Paul D. Gilbert) 422

Gods of War - Events at a manor house near Beachy Head: "The Fallen Financier" (James Lovegrove) 342

Golden Bullet Murders in King's Lynne: "The Adventure Of The Fallen Star" (Simon Clark) 177

Goodge Street Affair, The Deadly: "The Adventure of the Empty Lighthouse" (Jack Grochot) 75

Goodnight Highwayman, The Unveiling of the: "A Wild Colonial" (Kerry Greenwood & Lindy Cameron) 35

Gottfried the German Forger, The Strange Affair of: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 79

Grace, Mortimer 'Ratty' - Holmes frustrated certain schemes of his: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 213

Grand Duke ________ and the ___________ scandal: Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 73

Grassy Knoll, The Puzzle of the: "The Adventure of the Speckled Bandana" (J.E. Cohen) 53

Graton, Duke of – The Peculiar Case 0f the Missing Books from His Library: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 207

Grat, The Disappearance of a Young Aristocrat Called: "The Ignoble Sportsmen" (Josh Reynolds) 131

Great Statesman - an investigation so delicate that the slightest slip would have meant disaster and the plunging of the whole civilized world into unthinkable catastrophe: "Giants in These Days" (T.S. Watt) 8-9

Green Beetle, The Case of the: "Holmes Receives a Visitor" (R.C.R.-G.) 110

Greenbrier Ghost Case, The - the consultation Holmes did for the United States of America: "The Scion of Fear" (Christopher Sequeira) 37

Gregor, Father, of the Orthodox Church - the recovery of some stolen icons: "The Stolen Relic" (David Marcum)  96

Grenville Hyde Affair, The: "The Case of the Wimbledon Tragedy" (June Thomson) 103

Gridely, Mr. Robert - The Bond Street Tobacconist, who Holmes was able to assist with a small problem: "The Problem of the Sussex Scalping" (David N. Cisler) 103

Grogan the One-Legged Strongman - The tracking to his lair: Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (Barrie Roberts) 136

Guernsey Bull and the Sussex Milkmaid, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein’s Diary (Barry Grant) 130

Guiteau, Charles: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 74, 76, 281

Gwalior, The Missing Diamonds of the Princely State of: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 160

Gypsy falsely accused of picking pockets: Sherlock Holmes's War Of The Worlds (Manly W. Wellman & Wade Wellman) 63

Hadrian's Tomb, The case that ended bloodily one night in: "An Affair in Ravello" (Ted Riccardi) 6

Haemophiliac Knife-Grinder, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 183

Halliwell-Phillips Brothers in the Siwalik Hills, The Singular Adventures of the: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 29

Hallucinations in a Young Girl's Mind, An Attempt to Produce: "The Adventure of the Voice in the Smoke" (Daniel McGachey) 118

Hamilton Cannibals, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 11-12

Hampshire Militiaman, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 3

Hampstead Heath Strangler, The:The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 4

Hansom Horse, The Case of the: Watson’s Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 5

Hardshaw Hall, The Enigma of the Thirteen Steps at: "The Adventure of the Smiling Face" (Denis O. Smith) 90

Harlan's Grey Socks, The Unfortunate Business of Mr: Strongwood (Larry Millett) 182

Harpsichord Widow, The Business with the: "A Study in Abstruse Detail" (Wendy C. Fries) 311

Harrington, Mrs - the loss of a ring: "Sherlock Holmes and the Tandridge Hall Murder" (Eddie Maguire) 9

Haslehorst Affair, The Andrew - which had a shocking conclusion: "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 56

Hasselback, The Debtor: "The Ignoble Sportsmen" (Josh Reynolds) 129

Hastings, Sir George, and his encounter with the blackmailer Charles Milverton: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 183

Hat worn by a missing friend, A: O Jerusalem (Laurie R. King) 265

Haughton the Poisoner: "The Adventure of the Unidentified Flying Object" (Michael G. Cornelius) 245

Haunted Hat Peg, That Little Problem of the: "Sherlock Among the Spirits" (Anonymous) 181

Haunted Townhouse, The Adventure of the: "The Strange Case of the Displaced Detective" (Roy Gill) 166

Hebrides, Assignment for the Sea Lord in the: "Mrs. Hudson Reminisces" (Linda Robertson) 203

Heir to the Throne of Schleswig-Holstein, The Case of the Abduction of the : Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 251

Heiress at the Savoy: Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 166

Hempstead - A mysterious break-in where nothing was stolen: The Baron’s Revenge (Gary Lovisi) 13

Hengist, The Time Holmes was Trapped in the Old House in Throgmorton Road by Jack: Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 137

Hidden Brewery, The Case of the: "The Invisible Voice" (Kenneth L. Roberts) 11

High-Level Member of Parliament, A Case Involving a: "The Adventure of the Misquoted Macbeth" (Derrick Belanger) 68

Highly Placed Englishman Who Found Himself in a Spot of Trouble, A Case Involving a: Who Thinks Evil (Michael Kurland) 189

Highly Placed Young Gallant, whose activities it would be wiser for Holmes to ignore: "The Adventure Of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 426

Hillswick Gunner, The Case of the: "The Moriarty Engine" (Ray Girvan) 25

Hoad the Blackmailer, Jonathan: The Improbable Prisoner (Stuart Douglas) 201

Holbein, Anton - The Augsburg Poisoner: "The Finishing Stroke" (M.J. Elliott) 115

Holmes, Mycroft - Two small matters for: "The Onion Vendor’s Secret" (Marcia Wilson) 224

Holy Relics Missing from a Kent Abbey - whose solution called for a trained monkey and some chicken parts masquerading as finger bones: "The Adventure of the Seven Unnatural Women" (Stephen Gallagher) 143

Home Secretary's Purse, The: Dead Man’s Land (Robert Ryan) 88

Home Secretary's Son, The - A daring rescue from the hands of a desperate group of kidnappers: "The Case of the Dishonoured Professor" (Roger Jaynes) 8

Hop grower in Hampshire who hired Holmes to unravel a domestic puzzle: The Quallsford Inheritance (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 138

Horla and Its Tragically Afflicted Seer, The Case of the: "The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 34

Horses, Mr. Dunstan's - A Number of which were suddenly struck lame: "The Scarlet Woman" (Watkin Jones) 89

Hounslow, A Housebreaking Business in: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 321

House of Lords - Unnamed members who retained Holmes to lead an investigation into a matter of supreme delicacy and importance: The Adventure of the New York Ripper (Philip J. Carraher) 83

Howard Stage, The Unique Case of the - where Holmes' acting ability earned him the praise of the entire West End artistic community: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) x

Huddleston the Australian Financier, The Case of: Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 83

Humming Herring, The Adventure of the: "Elementary" (Matt Nesvisky) 23

Hungarian Miniatures, A Pair of: The Patchwork Devil (Cavan Scott) 173

Huntingdon Abbey Murder, The: "Sherlock Holmes Solves the Mystery of a Newspaper 'Personal' and Comes in Contact with the 'Toronto Complex'" (Edwin Kearney) 13

Hyde, Albert, The Strychnine Murder of: "The Dirranbandi Station Mystery" (Christopher Sequeira) 267

Impregnable Vault in Berlin, A Burglary from an: The Moor (Laurie R. King) 5

Incendiary Pencils, The Affair of the: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Daniel Gracely) 8-10

Incompetent Servant - Holmes had been hired by a young recently-married woman for the urgent task of dismissing an: The Winged Wheel (Peter H. Wood) 73

Indiana Wreck and the Stolen Bullion, The Peculiar Case of the: "Lord Sheffield’s Mascot" (A.R.B.) 191

Indigent Cavalier, The Mystery of the: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 39

Invisible Machete, The Singular Business of the: "The Dirranbandi Station Mystery" (Christopher Sequeira) 267

Invisible Man, The Mystery of the: The Martian Menace (Eric Brown) 187

Irene Adler and the Purloining of the Kohinoor Diamond: "The Case of the Murdering Saint" (Vithal Rajan) 3

Iron Hand, The: "The Adventure of the Thames Tunnel" (Lindsay Faye) 266

Irritating Rambler, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 183

Irving, Sir Henry - Recovery of his cane with a diamond-studded knob: Sherlock Holmes and the Long Acre Vampire (Val Andrews) 3, 21

Issac & Sons, The Help Holmes Gave the Levantine Bank of: "The Case of the Murdering Saint" (Vithal Rajan) 3

Italian Chef at the Café Gondola in Brussels, The Kidnapping of the: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 277

Ivory  Elephant, The Summons to St Petersburg in the Case of the: "The Adventure of the Uneasy Encounter" (Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller) 211

Jago, Mr - Some trifling assistance Holmes and Watson had given him: "The Tragic Case of the Child Prodigy" (William Patrick Maynard) 105

James, Reverend Mathias, of St Catherine's - The pilfering of the church's poor box 97

Jeffreys, Fitzhugh - Holmes's testimony put him in prison for body snatching: Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster (Don W. Baranowski) 98

Jewel Burglary that had completely baffled Scotland Yard, A: Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus) 5

Jeweler's Ring Finger, The Case of the: "The Adventure of the Ghastly Revenant" (Jonathan Maberry) 20-21

'JMB', the Singular Affair of the - Professor Moriarty and his minions walked off with several million pounds, stolen in broad daylight from the Bank of England: "The Vanishing Legacy" (Anonymous) 1599

Joe the Butcher - Holmes was instrumental in sending him to prison for a short time: "The Case of the Girl with the Gazelle" (Ken Greenwald) 170

Jones, Alfred - put in prison on a charge of blackmail: "The Adventure of the Sally Martin" (H. Paul Jeffers) 168

Jones, Fred - A draper's assistant, whose employer suspected him of theft: The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 46

Joruel Stranglers Case, The Insidious: The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man (Daniel Stashower) 175

Kalimantan Goose, The Tragedy of the: The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Jake & Luke Thoene) 18

Kavanagh, the Manchester Arsonist: The Improbable Prisoner (Stuart Douglas) 201

Kelly, Mrs. - Whose life Holmes saved: "The Scarlet Woman" (Watkin Jones) 105, 107

Kelvil, Mr - That matter of the missing memorandum: The Spider’s Web (Philip Purser-Hallard) 220

Kendal - An investigation there which Watson found too pedestrian to include in his chronicles: The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 62

Kensington Plague, The Terrible Affair of the - the solution of which was given by close examination of the dead man's handkerchief: "The Dragon of Lea Lane" (Matthew Booth) 331

Kensington Tea Room Murder: "The Hidden Church" (Watkin Jones) 26

Keswick Haunting, The: "The Wargrave Resurrection" (Matthew Booth) 161

Kidnap from their London house of a rich guy's kid: Fifth Avenue millionaire contributor to the Republican Party and buddy of the mayor: The Holmes Inheritance (Brian Freemantle) 282

Kidnapped Baby: Gods of War (James Lovegrove) 58, 69, 72

Kidnapped Garden Dwarves, The Mystery of the: "The Adventure of the Walk-Out Wardrobe" (Julie Ditrich) 221

King, Philip, the famous inventor who boarded the Flying Scotsman at King's Cross Station and was never seen again: "The Adventure of the Fateful Malady" (Craig Janacek) 399

King of Diamonds, The disappearance from every pack of playing cards in a single consignment from the maker’s printworks: The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 15

King of the Gypsies: Holmes saved his son from rotting in an English jail: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano) 82

Kittredge Abduction, The: "The Adventure of the Lustrous Pearl" (Christian Klaver) 2; Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 206

Kleinschmitt, The Hunt for the German Saboteur Walter: The Magic Bullet (Larry Millett) 240

Knelling, Sir Montague - The Mysterious Death of the Eminent Archaeologist: "The Adventure of the Velvet Mask" (Denis O. Smith) 77

Kominsky Business...in the Prime Minister's Office: Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 122

Kongo Nkisis Sprit Train, The Adventure of the: "Blood Brothers" (Kim Krisco) 327

Lachette the Poisoner, Capture of: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 249

Ladder - a case which hinged on how many rungs it had: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 26

Lady and Her Pigeons, The - A Case in Kent: "The Case of the Christmas Trifles" (Wendy C. Fries) 407

Lady Carrington's Codicil: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 116

Lady Cheltenham's Diamond Necklace: "The Bue Silk Underwear" (Alan Stockwell) 65

Lady Greenleaf's Missing Son, The Affair of: "The Case of the Old Russian Woman" (June Thomson) 117

Lady Greyburne, The Theft of a Necklace Belonging to: "The Adventure of The Green Lady" (Vincent W. Wright) 321-322

Lady Mayne Matter, The - It involved the moneyed aristocracy attempting to tip the scales of justice at the Chester Circuit assizes: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 502

Lady Steamroller, The Case of the: "Walking Around" (Howard Whitman) 62

Lady Violet Fitzmorgan and the Bareback Rider, The Case of: "The Case of the Abandoned Lighthouse" (June Thomson) 187

Lahore, A Delicate Murder in: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 12

Lambeth Beetle, The Horror of the: "The Adventure of the York Place Prophecy" (Matthew Booth) 76

Lamyashin Case, The Igor: "The Adventure of the Colonel’s Daughter" (Denis O. Smith) 67-68

Lancaster, James Ossian - a matter resolved to satisfaction: "The Adventure Of The Captive Forger" (Philip J. Carraher) 117

Lane, Nehemiah, and his beads: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 16

Langtry, Lillie: A case involving one of the trainers at her racing stables: Riviera Gold (Laurie R. King) 136, 139, 168

Lansdowne Tragedy, The: Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 16

Larcenous Maid at the Bristol Regent Hotel, The Business of the: The Cry of the Innocents (Cavan Scott) 34, 90, 264, 272

Lascar and a specific knot in a particular variety of hemp twine, A: "The Adventure of the Demonic Abduction" (J. Scherpenhuizen) 107

Laughing Abbott, The Adventure of the: "The Second Treaty" (Daniel Stashower) 337

Lavender Yard, A Forgery Case in: "The Adventure of the Amethyst Ring" (Denis O. Smith) 267

Lazare, The Macabre Final Performance of the Puppeteer: "A Killing Thought" (Josh Reynolds) 324

Le Villard - Cases in France with: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 83

League of Lesbos, The: "The Humility of Holmes" (Frank Richardson) 147

League of Merchats, The Unfortunate Business with the: The Patchwork Devil (Cavan Scott) 42

Leavis Murder, The: "The Adventure of the Midnight Bell" (David James) 22, 29

Leer, Lola: the music hall dancer who was found stark naked and raving mad in the bell tower of Winchester Cathedral: "The Affair of the Spindled Manager" (Richard W. White) 26

Left-Handed Assassin, The Mystery of the: "The Adventure of the Tuvan Delegate" (Van Allen Plexico) 112

Legless Cyclist, The Case of the: A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen)

Lewisham Embezzlement Case, The: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 29

Lempschone - The villain who cold-heartedly shot and wounded two police officers: "Tracks in the Snow" (L.F.E. Coombs) 155

Lewisham, A missing wife and her lover in: "The Opera Thief" (Larry Millett) 310

Liechtenstein and Spain, The Case of the Treaty between: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 258-259

Lifeguard, a Calabash Pipe, and a dying nursemaid, The Problem of a: "The Adventure of the Stuttering Ghost" (H. Paul Jeffers) 123

Limehouse Kidnapping Case: The Headless Monk (Kel Richards) 3; The Vampire Serpent (Kel Richards) 9

Limehouse, Nastiness in: "The Adventure of the Intermittent Jigsaw Puzzle" (Alan Stockwell) 186

Limehouse Undertaker, the Cat Fancier's Wife, and the Missing Gold Teeth, The Macabre Business of the: The Devil’s Dust (James Lovegrove) 74

Limosonian Diamond Affair, The: The Cry of the Innocents (Cavan Scott) 151

Limping Jarvey, The Curious Incident of the: "The Adventure Of The Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 367

Lincoln Seamstress & her Extraordinary Pets, The Business of the: "The Case Of The Suicidal Lawyer" (Martin Edwards) 384

Lithuanian Margravine's Lover, The Strange Case of the: "Amanda" (Katharine Baker) 22

Liverpool and Malabar Shipping Company, The Scandal Concerning the: "The Adventure of the Velvet Mask" (Denis O. Smith) 77

Liverpool Ferry Case, The: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 55

Loathesome Mandarin & the Trained Penguin, The: Time For Sherlock Holmes (David Dvorkin) 108

Locked Tantalus, The Case of the: Watson’s Afghan Adventure (Kieran McMullen) 5

Locksley Street, Housebreakings in: Enter the Lion (Michael P. Hodel & Sean M. Wright) 68

Lodging Charges, The Notorious Adventure of the: "The Vanishing Legacy" (Anonymous) 1599

London, Investigation in the City of: "The Two Footmen" (Michael Gilbert) 191, 198

London Dockyards, A Case at the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 192

Longworth, Mrs., The disappearance of her husband: "The Adventure Of The Project" (Rock DiLisio) 3

Lop-sided Golf Ball, The Mystery of the: "The Invisible Voice" (Kenneth L. Roberts) 11

Lord Penrose's Private Secretary, The Disappearance of: "The Case of the One-Eyed Colonel" (June Thomson) 79-80

Lost Class Pin, The Mystery of the: "The Mysterious Incident at Portland Academy" (Anonymous) 154

Lost Coleopterist, The Episode of the: "Me, or The Strange Episode of the Reincarnated Greek" (E.V. Knox) 208

Lumbermen - What they were really about: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 56

Lusoni's Daughter, The Notorious Case of: "The Mystery of Jaisalmer" (Ted Riccardi) 264

Lyons Chocolatier, The Curious Case of the Missing: Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 32

Macedonia, A case in: Island of the Mad (Laurie R. King) 133

MacClarren, Jack - A trek to the waterfront in pursuit of the elusive forger: "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 43

McGregor the Pawnbroker - That business with the wedding rings: "A Christmas Goose" (C.H. Dye) 121

McKelvey Castle, The Interesting Problem of the - which had taken Holmes and Watson to Inverness: "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 56

Mackelworth, Sir Geoffrey's young artist friend, who got himself into trouble: "The Adventure Of The Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 208, 216

Madagascan Cockroach, The Repulsive Story of the: Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 16

Madd, Josiah, The Subduing of, at the conclusion of the Adventure of the Psychopathic Newsagent: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 180

Madgern, the Trainer - the murder of: "The Adventure of the Two Women" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 196

Maida Vale Blackmail Mystery - involving a fortune-teller and a private sewcretary to the Prince of Wales: Death on a Pale Horse (Donald Thomas) 253

Malay Kris, A case involving a: "The Zen Garden Murder" (Andrew Lane) 236

Malevolent Leprechaun, The: "Sherlock Holmes and the Analytical Engine" (Bruno B. Wolff, Jr) 155

Malta - Proving the house guilty of rigging games of bridge: "The Case of the Maltese Catacombs" (William Meikle) 47

Malta - Showing the nightwatchman of the main dock to be guilty of neglect during an illicit liaison with a lady of the night: "The Case of the Maltese Catacombs" (William Meikle) 47

Malta - Two cases of smuggling: "The Case of the Maltese Catacombs" (William Meikle) 47

Man Found Dangling from Admiralty Arch with a Carrot up each Nostril, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 181

Man Who Died in a Hammock, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and Frankenstein’s Diary (Barry Grant) 130

Man with the Bundle of Papers under his Arm, The: "Sherlock Holmes at Hendon" (D.W.T.) 532

Man With the Striped Hair, The Case of the: "The Case of the Drugged Golfers" (Bertram Atkey) 371

Man Without A Cork Leg, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure Of The Two Collaborators" (James M. Barrie) 41

Manchester, Duke of - If only he had bothered to read Holmes’ letter a day earlier blackmail of the Member of Parliament: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 277

Manchester Ruby Case, The: "Should a Public Monument Be Erected to Sherlock Holmes?" (J.H. Brearley) 58

Manchester Square, A Kidnapping in: Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes (Loren D. Estleman) 101

Mandarin Court Affair, The: "Six Cups of Tea" (Len Bailey) 235

Mangled Postma on the Road to Princetown, A: Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 186

Manitoba Land Surveys, The Rather Vexing Issue of the: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy)

Margolis the Strangler: "The Abandoned Brigantine" (Sam Benady) 8

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, a Marvelous Murder case in: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 464

Marques of Breadalbane, The Problem of the: "A Study in Abstruse Detail" (Wendy C. Fries) 318

Marquis de Montmorency Turf Frauds, The Case of the: "The Case of the Ghosts at Bly" (Donald Thomas) 233

Marseilles - a murder in that city: The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 118

Marsh, The Arrest of the Man in New York: The Albino’s Treasure (Stuart Douglas) 51

Masterman Stock Fraud Case, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 202

Mattison Case, The: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 23

Mauritius, The Affairs of the Bank of: "The Adventure Of The First Class Carriage" (Ronald Knox) 43

Mayfair Mystery, The: "The Affair of Gilbert Grindleigh, Esq., O.B.E., Coiner and Philanthropist" (F.W.J.W.) 43

Mayfair Strangler, The: "The Case of the Red Leech" (Clive Brooks) 64-65

Mayhew, The Singular Trip to Devonshire On Behalf of Bishop Timothy: Sherlock Holmes and the Chilford Ripper (Roger Jaynes) 23

Mayor of Bournemouth's Regalia, The Theft of the: "The Case of the Camberwell Poisoning" (June Thomson) 141

Mechanical Man, The Incident of the: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) x

Melancholy Wicket-Keeper, The Case of the: "The Case Of The Suicidal Lawyer" (Martin Edwards) 384

Melrose, Heywood - A matter of insurance fraud: Sherlock Holmes and the Somerset Hunt (Rosemary Michaud) 1

Melrose Necklace, Theft of the: "The Adventure Of The Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 82

Melton Mowbray, The Duchess of - the recovery of her collection of renaissance stilletos: "The Case of the Maplestead Magpie" (June Thomson) 78

Member of Parliament representing the Leeds area, An investigation involving: "Death and No Consequences" (Richard K. Tobin) 91

Mendosa, Mrs Victoria - Her mysteriously vanishing thimble and its consequences: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 18

Mendoza Brothers, The - Superb acrobats...who amused themselves by robbing the great houses of the towns they visited: Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra (Alan Vanneman) 97-98

Merchant, A Missing Persons Case Involving a popular Local: "A Study in Ha Ha" (Colin Mochrie) 15

Merrivale Affair, The: "The Case of the Vatican Cameos" (June Thomson) 152

Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Theft at the: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 48

Mexico - A plot to invade by a group of Confederate supporters and claim it as a new state: "The Curious Case of the Compromised Card-Index" (Andrew Lane) 37

Midlands, A Case in the: "The Five Symbols" (Simon Kurt Unsworth) 296

Miles the Dynamiter: The Mystery of the Yellow Hands (Jake & Luke Thoene) 79, 122

Military Client, A Grateful: The Revenge of the Hound (Michael Hardwick) 7

Misplaced Gavel, The Case of the: "A Study in Abstruse Detail" (Wendy C. Fries) 318

Missing Cavalryman, The Case of the: "The Fulham Strangler" (Keith Moray) 306

Missing Coffins, The: The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes (Leonard Goldberg) 122

Missing Cylinder, The Recovery of the: "Sherlock Holmes at Hendon" (D.W.T.) 532

Missing Finger, The Case of the: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (Theodora Goss) 389

Missing Guitarist, The Case of the: "My Dear Holmes" (Michael Green) 44

Missing Hallucinogens in Bristol, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 132

Missing Link, The Little Affair of the: “A Fiasco of Inference” (Stanley Quinn) 100

Missing Lumberyard, The Adventure of the: "A Saw Screams at Midnight: The Adventure of the Purloined Pants" (G.A. Mills) 46

Missing Mandarin, The Mystery of the: The Siam Question (Timothy Francis Sheil) 374

Missing Omnibus, The: "The Adventure Of The First Class Carriage" (Ronald Knox) 39

Missing Topper, The Notable Adventure of the: An Opened Grave (L. Frank James) x

Missing Wiil, A Remarkable Puzzle about a: The Glendower Conspiracy (Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) 4

Moley, Ratty Grace's friend - Holmes saved his life: The Web Weaver (Sam Siciliano)

Mona Lisa, An Attempt to Steal the: "The Curious Case of the Well-Connected Criminal" (Molly Carr) 457, 463

Monaco Jewels Case, The: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 61

Monarch, Death of a - of a Royal House of a small European nation: "The Case of the Cursed Clock" (Gayle Lange Puhl) 89

Monkey and the Plywood Violin, The Problem of the: "The Disappearing Anarchist Trick" (Andrew Lane) 237-238

Montalambert's Affidavit, Madame: "The Case Of The Suicidal Lawyer" (Martin Edwards) 384

Moole, A Burglar by the name of: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 151

Morgan Mary, The Disappearance of: "The Adventure of the Imaginary Nihilist" (Will Murray) 253

Moriarty and the Greenwich Observatory, The Matter of: "The Adventure of the Counterfeit Martian" (Ralph Vaughan) 149

Moriarty, Colonel James - The Curious Matter of: "The Adventure of the Forgetful Assassin" (M.J. Elliott) 99

Moroccan Poisonous Palmyra, The Astonishing Case of the: "Murder To Music" (Anthony Burgess)182

Mortmain Manor, The Stressful Business at: "The Monster of Hell’s Gate" (Paul Finch) 5

Morton & The Spectropia Murders, The Remarkable Case of: "The Affair Of The Aluminium Crutch" (H. Bedford-Jones) 71

Mrs Graham's Wedding, The Disappearance of: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 9

Mrs Stewart of Lauder, The Death of: "The Case of the Watchful Waiter" (June Thomson) 258

Mudlark, The Murder of a: "The Adventure of the Misquoted Macbeth" (Derrick Belanger) 41

Mufti of Fez, The - A service that Holmes was not willing to specify: "Murder To Music" (Anthony Burgess) 182

Mummified Hand in the Gloucestershire Attic, The Queer Adventure of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (James Lovegrove) 58

Mummy's Rib, The Adventure of the: "The Massachusetts Affair" (Aaron Smith) 40

Munro, Grant - The Musical Carpenter: "A Study in Smoke" (Marc Munroe Dion) 8

Munsen Affair, The: "The Medium Problem" (Steve Leadley) 170

Murder, A: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 339

Murderer's Dye-apron, A: "His Last Arrow" (Christopher Sequeira) 42

Mutilated Agent, The Case of the (in Saigon): "Be Good or Begone" (Stan Trybulski) 169

Mutilated Musician, The Ghastly Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Alicia Cutter" (Clive Brooks) 94

Mutiny, The False: The Secret Diary Of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 23

Mylius Case, The - The Adventure of the King's Wife: Dead Man’s Land (Robert Ryan) 146-147, 158-159

Myopic Magician, The Case of the: The Empress of India (Michael Kurland) 4

The Naples Affair: "A Liquid Mystery" (L.F.E. Coombs) 53

Naples Syndicate, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 2, 14

Napoleons, The Case of the Two and a Half: "The Adventure of the Soporific Cipher" (Forrest Athey) 69

Naval Attaché of Sweden and the Missing Engineering Blueprints, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 183

Naval Officer, Young - Holmes's heroic efforts to clear the reputation of a: "The Adventure of the Elusive Emeralds" (Carla Coupe) 119

Neapolitan Plate, The: "Sherlock Holmes and the Analytical Engine" (Bruno B. Wolff, Jr) 155

Neglected Cake Tine, The Adventure of the: "The Baker Street Cimmerian" (Rhys Hughes)

Nelson Monument Theft Case, which nearly finished Scotland Yard, The: Sherlock Holmes in Tibet (Richard Wincor) 9

Nestor, Jacob - The little problem of the missing financier: "The Disappearance of the Vatican Emissary" (Jack Grochot) 57-58

Nether Sworthing, Case in: "The Adventure Of The Damsel In Grey" (Michael Mallory) 45

New York Counterfeiters, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 273

Newcombe, Chips, Who Holmes Saved from the Gallows: The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 72

Nicholson, Inspector - Three cases he consulted Holmes on: "The Adventure of the Second Round" (Mark Wardecker) 55

Nikola Formulae, The: "The Adventure of the Flash of Silver" (Doug Elliott) 240; "The Return of the Sussex Vampire" (Christopher Sequeira) 210

Nordic Octopus, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 42

Northwards, The Dreadful Adventure which had taken Holmes and Watson: "The Adventure of the Unknown Worm" (Daniel McGachey) 22

Norwegian Capper, The: The Devil’s Due (Bonnie MacBird) 41

Notebook floating in the River Cam: "The Analytical Engine" (Henry Ledgard & Andrew Singer) 3

Notting Hill in 1890, Te Affair in - in which the man and his dog were both dissolved in acid: The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 110

Numerals on the Roof, The Research into the: "The Mysterious Incident at Portland Academy" (Anonymous) 154

Nurseryman, The Tattooed: "The Adventure Of The First Class Carriage" (Ronald Knox) 39

O'Connor, Mrs T.P. - Jewel Thefts: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 12, 34-35

Oculist and the Ormolu Mirror, The Singular Affair of the: The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 15

O'Hara, Tom - The Sneak Thief: The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer) 119

Old Carstairs and his not-so-prepossessing son: "The Adventure of St Nicholas the Elephant" (Christopher Redmond) 330

One-Armed Wife, The Case of the: "The Case of the French Savant" (Ted Riccardi) 92

One-eyed Buddha, Major Arbuthnot and the Case of the: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (Tristan Jones) 64

One-legged Dog, The Curious Case of the: "Sherlock Holmes Investigates" (Peter Cook & Dudley Moore) 85

One-Legged Peruvian Goldsmith, The Curious Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 85

One of the Most Charming Women Holmes Knew Who Drowned All Three of Her Children in a Bathtub: "The Curse of Edwin Booth" (Carole Buggé) 180

One of the Most Precious Possessions of the Empire, The Outrageous Theft of: "The Adventure of the Velvet Mask" (Denis O. Smith) 77

Opera Forgeries: The Singular Case of the Duplicate Holmes (Jan Walker) 13

Opium Gang from Hong Kong, A Run-in with an: "The Mystery of the Missing Heir" (Kevin P. Thornton) 250

Orang-utan through the sewers of Marseilles, The tracing of an: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer) 69

Ottoman Empire, A Case that could have grave repercussions for the: "The Case of the Murdering Saint" (Vithal Rajan) 7

Ox, the Aster and the Ivory Eyepiece, The Curious Business of: "The Adventure of the Second Violet" (Daniel Stashower) 200

Paddington Station, An Attempted Train Robbery at: "The Case of the Dishonoured Professor" (Roger Jaynes) 8

Pallottine Fathers, The Adventure of the: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 29

Palmer Case, The: The Adventure of the Three Dragons (Luke Steven Fullenkamp) 23

Palmer, Potter - a most delicate and urgent matter involving a member of his family, its solution depended on several brilliant deductions from the evidence of a single eyelash: Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 2, 4

Palmerston Poisoning, The: "The Case of the Flying Bullets" (Colin Bruce) 113

Palmyra, an accomplished female aeriarlist, The untimely and violent death of: "Moriarty’s Fiendish Plan" (Roger Jaynes) 239

Panama Hat Murders, The: "The Adventure of the Lost Specialist" (Christopher Sequeira) 273

Pankhurst Affair, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) 5, 56

Paraguay, The true facts about the recent change of govenment in: "The Adventure Of The First Class Carriage" (Ronald Knox) 39

Parkes, Sir Roger, The murder of the naval attaché found with his navel attached to a ship's propellor off Finisterre: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis)180

Paris Murderers, The: "Sherlock Holmes Comes to Ohio University" (Raymond M. Slutz) 243

Parliamentary Leak Enquiry: "The Adventure of the Alicia Cutter" (Clive Brooks) 89

Parrot, Talking - Which alone knew a certain coded limerick which wil solve an important mysterious matter: Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (Val Andrews) 81-82

Parsley, Wilbur - Holmes proved he was breaking into the safe of Nigel Larkins, Solicitor, and not on the other side of London, murdering Lord Kettering: Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 26

Patagonian Ambassador, The Case of the: "The Fulham Strangler" (Keith Moray) 306

Patent Infringement: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 184

Pathé, Charles: The Dead Can Wait (Robert Ryan) 48

Pawnbroker who owed Holmes his life following a false murder charge, A: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 486

Peabody, The Notorious Strangler,: "The Adventure of the Cutter Alicia" (Paul D. Gilbert) 118

Pearl Earrings, The Business with the: "The Case of the Christmas Trifles" (Wendy C. Fries) 408

Pemberton, the Ipswich Strangler - The amazingly fortuitous circumstances behind the capture of: Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 1

Pembroke, Earl of - an extortion case: "The Adventure of the Improbable Intruder" (Peter K. Andersson) 487

Pendlebury Poisonings, The: "The Curse of Carmody Grange" (Eric Brown) 55

Pendragon's Sun, The Quest for: "The Adventure Of The Other Detective" (Bradley H. Sinor) 43

Pennington Flash Murder, The: "The Finishing Stroke" (M.J. Elliott) 101

Pennington Forgery, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz) 118

Pentonville Vampire, The Case of the: The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss) 429

Persia, Commission for the Shah of: "The Adventure Of The Suffering Ruler" (H.R.F.Keating) 326

Persian Teardrop, The Fateful Affair of the: The Will of the Dead (George Mann) 32

Peruvian Sinbad, The Case of the: A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen) 166, 173

"Phantom" of the Paris Opera, The Affair of the So-Called: "The Comfort of the Seine" (Stephen Volk) 34

Piano Case, The: "The Mystery Of Pinkham's Diamond Stud" (John Kendrick Bangs) 47

Picasso Canvas that Holmes retrieved for a rather bijou little gallery: A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 9

Pickled Brain Stolen from Bart's, A Small Mystery Involving a: Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 482

Pied Piper, The Affair of the: The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 22

Piedmont, The Prince of - The theft of his nice new rattle: "The Adventure of the Missing Bee" (P.G. Wodehouse) 310

Pikers, The Geat Mystery of the: "Sherlock Holmes Outwitted: The Adventure of the 'Hot Feet'" (Armistead M. Dobie) 328

Pince-Nez, The Stolen: "The Case of the Matinee Idol" (Donald Thomas) 296

Pittsburgh, a little question of Missing Securities in; "The Adventure Of The Suffering Ruler" (H.R.F.Keating) 326

Poisoned Chocolate Meringues, The Affair of the: "Me, or The Strange Episode of the Reincarnated Greek" (E.V. Knox) 211

Poisoned Kimon, The Strange Case of the: "The Invisible Voice" (Kenneth L. Roberts) 11

Poisoned Patisserie Owner, The Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Aluminium Crutch" (Clive Brooks) 133

Poisoned Wishing Well, The Case of the: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 39

Polk, the "Cucumber Frame Murderer": Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 16

Portsmouth Strangler, The: The Three Locks (Bonnie MacBird) 213

Pretorian Army, The Capture of a Disgraced Officer of the: "Sherlock Holmes and the Popish Relic" (Mark A. Latham) 58

Prince and the Maltese Prostitute, The Strange Case of the: "The Spy and the Towers" (Nick Oldham) 345

Prime Minister's Cousin, The Murder of the: "The Adventure of the Bookshop Owner" (Vincent W. Wright) 51

Prince of Bavaria, The Attempted Assassination of the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 223

Prince of Wales, The Case of a Private Diary Stolen from the: The Case of the Dead Batsman (Peter Viney) 8

Prince Ulrich, The Assassination of: "The Adventure Of The Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 198

Princess & the Bloody Marionettes, The Frightful Episode of the: "The Case Of The Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 18

Printer's Devil, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Plated Spoon" (Loren D. Estleman) 253, 255

Pritchett, Alwyn, a small matter involving some thievery in his household: "The Adventure Of The Glass Room" (Philip J.Carraher) 147

Prompter, Caruso's Favourite - Spared from a prison sentence: "Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 144

Pronzini, the Italian Vendettist - who ate his own gun: "The Phantom Pistol" (Jack Adrian) 494

Pupil Who Paid Twice, The Affair of the: "Sherlock Holmes at Hendon" (D.W.T.) 532

Purloined Love Letters, The Affair of the: "The Case Of The Wavy Black Dagger" (Steve Perry) 49

Purloined Spectacles, The Case of the: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 35

Purple Freckle, The Adventure of the: "The Recrudescence of Sherlock Holmes" (Wex Jones) 104

Quantock, Professor Malcolm, whose remarkable invention seemed poised to end Holmes's career and life: The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 15

Quebec - A frightful inconvenience involving three bodies, a tenor alto, a basson and more than a trace of thallium: "A Concurrence of Coincidences" (David Moody) 151

Queen of Disguise, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Nine-Dragon Sigil (Tim Symonds) 17

Queen of Ruritania's Diamond Jewellery, The Case of the: The Case of the Dead Batsman (Peter Viney) 4

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee ceremonies, The shocking and deadly plot foiled during: "The Scion of Fear" (Christopher Sequeira) 37

Rabbi's Rosary, The Adventure of the (in which Holmes sought to prove the guilt or innocence of Mr. Ricardo Fitzgerald-Schwartz): "The Adventure Of The Missing Coffin" (Laura Resnick) 69-70

Racehorse, A Stolen: "The Adventure of the Uneasy Encounter" (Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller) 213

Rampolla, The Strange Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Cardinal: The Hounds of the Vatican; or, Holmes’s Last Bow (G. Randolph Holms) 4

Ranjier, Imam of - A service for the: "Sherlock Holmes and the Analytical Engine" (Bruno B. Wolff, Jr) 156

Raphael, Small incident over the: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 31

Rathburn and Son Swindling Case, The: Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 110

Raven and the Shroud, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 9

Razor Strop, The Poisoned: The Seventh Bullet (Daniel D. Victor) 121

Real Pretender, The - An investigation in Inverness: The Counterfeit Detective (Stuart Douglas) 110

Rear Admiral's Parrot, The Episode of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Eminent Thespian (Val Andrews) 17

Red Room, The Account of the: "A Study in Abstruse Detail" (Wendy C. Fries) 318

Redcastle, The Earl of - Some bizarre and threatening letters received by: "A Hair's Breadth" (Denis O. Smith) 89

Reigate, Excitement in: "The Color That Came To Chiswick" (William Meikle) 75

Reverend Kowell's missing last will & testament / the Nguyen-Kowell testament dispute: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 1-2, 142

Robbery with Violence, A Case of: "The Case of the Phantom Chambermaid" (Donald Thomas) 284

Rockmorton horse-doping affair, The: "The Adventure of the Two Women" (Adrian Conan Doyle) 194

Rooster that Would Not Crow, The Bizarre Case of the: "The Case of the Parson's Parrot" (S.M. Ghatak) 22

Rose Diamonds, The Case of the - After the successful conclusion of which, Princess Marie of Bourbon presented Holmes with a microscope: The Strange Adventures of Charlotte Holmes (Hilary Bailey) 69

Rosebury Diamonds, The Mysterious Affair of the: "The Tragic Affair of the Martian Ambassador" (Eric Brown) 213

Rosetta Stone - An ingenious attempt to steal it: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Michael Dibdin) 148

Rowson Priory, The Events at: "The Lost Boy" (Barbara Hambly) 22

Royal Family, A most sinister threat upon the life of our: "The Adventure of the Alicia Cutter" (Clive Brooks) 95

Royal Order of Nigerian Blacksmiths, The - Services rendered to: A Letter of Mary (Laurie R. King) 126

Rubbish, Mr T. Rott - The Strange Case of: "The Recrudescence of Sherlock Holmes" (Wex Jones) 104

Ruby Someone Lost, A: The 100-Year-Old Secret (Tracy Barrett) 35

Ruling Family of One of the Minor German Principalities, A Matter of Some Delicacy Regarding the: "The Case of the Lichfield Murder" (Hugh Ashton) 37

Rum Keg, The Problem of the (In Jamaica): "Be Good or Begone" (Stan Trybulski) 162

Runnymede Cobra, The: The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 70

Ruritania, Holmes's unfortunate involvement with a member of the ruling house of: "Not Cricket" (L.F.E. Coombs) 211

Ruritanian Abdication Crisis, The Intrigue Surrounding the: "The Adventure of the Lost World" (Dominic Green) 302

Russian Ballerina from a Famous Touring Company, The Mysterious Disappearance of a: "The Case of the Rondel Dagger" (Mark Mower) 92

St Simeon's College - A service which saved its reputation from one of the blackest scandals that ever threatened Oxford University: "The Adventure of the Late Orang Outang" (Gillian Linscott) 36

Saltmarsh Affair, The: "The Case of the Smith-Mortimer Succession" (June Thomson) 170

Sanders, Soapy: Revenge from the Grave (David Stuart Davies) 24

Savegin, Mrs. Peter - A trifling church matter: "The Problem of the Sussex Scalping" (David N. Cisler) 103-104

Saxby, Arnold - The Western Securities Scandal: "The Case of the Dishonoured Professor" (Roger Jaynes) 74

Saxony, The King of - A small favor involving the Queen's misplaced confidence in a certain baron: The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Barry S. Brown) 227

Scafell Pike Monster, The Strange Case of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett) 207

Scandinavian Question, The: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 20

Scarab of Ceopatra, The - The theft and smuggling of: Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire (Dean P. Turnbloom) 218

Scotland Yard, A Small Matter for: "The Adventure of the Ghastly Revenant" (Jonathan Maberry) 28

Scott-Burns, Ivy - Holmes extricated her from an affair with an out-and-out adventurer: "Holmes In Scotland (W.R.Duncan Macmillan) 128

Scottish Stone, The Affair of the: "The Case of the Maltese Catacombs" (William Meikle) 48

Screaming Chapel, The Case of the: "The Affair of the Heart" (Mark Morris) 214-215

Second Strain, The: "The Adventure of the Seventh Stain" (Daniel McGachey) 349

Secret Agent, The: "Sherlock Holmes and the Analytical Engine" (Bruno B. Wolff, Jr) 155

Secret Society of Scribes, The labyrinthine scheme that had to be deciphered by Holmes and the: "The Scion of Fear" (Christopher Sequeira) 37-38

Serious Charges of Fraud, A Thankful Client whom Holmes had Absolved from: "The Adventure of the Purloined Bunyip" (Philip Cornell) 301

Seventh Serpent, The Riddle of the: "The Verse of Death" (Matthew Booth) 83

Shakespearean Spectre, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 11

Shamans of the Sumatran Head-hunters, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 254

Shaughnessy and a Pearl Necklace, Miss: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (Tristan Jones) 58

Sheikh Yousef Al Sharqi, The Murder of: "Our Common Correspondent" (Lyndsay Faye) 440

Shooting Star, The Affair of the: "A Study in Abstruse Detail" (Wendy C. Fries) 313

Shrinking Dachshund, The Bizarre case of the: The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes (Barry Grant) 110

Sikasi Sisters, The Affair of the: "Lord Sheffield’s Mascot" (A.R.B.) 203

Silent Musician, The: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 200-201

Silo Forgeries, The: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 107

Simmons, Mr James - His Disappearance from the Savoy: "The Adventure of the Double-Edged Hoard" (Craig Janacek) 93

Simple Barmaid of Gallanthorpe, The Case of the: The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 34

Singed Antimacassars, The Affair of the: The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 57

Singh Affair, The: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 23

Single-handed Cook, The Missing Employer of a: "The Last Encore of Quentin Carol" (S.F. Bennett) 265-266

Singleton Caper: The Singular Case of the Duplicate Holmes (Jan Walker) 52

Sinking House, The Matter of the: Doctor Watson and the Invisible Man (Noel Downing) 16

Six Apple Cores, The Case of the: "The Adventure of the Gusty Night" (Arthur H. Folwell) 309

Six Blue Poker Chips in the Palace of the Grand Llama, The Mystery of the: "The Varsity Letter" (Anonymous) 15

Six Sundered Threads, The Mystery of the: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 35

Skeleton Key, A Case in which Holmes was reduced to groping in a trifle for a: "What the Dickens!" (Rhys Hughes) 142

Skull-Patterned Butterflies in Dorset, The Queer Business of the: The Thinking Engine (James Lovegrove) 33

Slattery the Poisoner: "The Adventure Of The Tired Captain" (Alan Wilson) 178

Slave Ring of Bethnal Green, The: The Cry of the Innocents (Cavan Scott) 32

Smuggling Case, Pursued at the Request of the French Government: Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara (Alan Vanneman) 101

Smythe, The Young Apprentice, Who Holmes Cleared of the Burglary Charges Against Him: “The Adventure of Zolnay, the Aerialist” (Rick Boyer) 12; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 72

Smythe-Basingstoke, Canon - who gave stirring public addresses concerning the poor children of Africa: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Laurie R. King) 73

Snowdonia, Lady - whose diamond tiara was restored to her: Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (Val Andrews) 95

Society of the Blasted Tree, The: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 35

Soho Syringe Murders, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 48

Solange, Mme - for whom Holmes had the pleasure of rendering some small service during the course of his Swiss 'sabbatical': Sherlock Holmes and the Alice in Wonderland Murders (Barry Day) 74

Solness, Halvard - The Mysterious Death of: The Disappearance of Edwin Drood (Peter Rowland) 105-106

Somerset, A Trifling Affair in: "The Case of the Christmas Star" (S.F. Bennett) 249

South Seas, With Sherlock Holmes in the: Sherlock Holmes in Australia: The Adventure of the Kidnapped Kanakas (Ken Methold) 114

Spanish Royal Family, The - Anothe small matter: "The Case of the Christmas Trifles" (Wendy C. Fries) 400

Spanish Trade Ship El Menear, The Involvement of the Vicar of Stowmarket in the Disappearance of: "The Adventure of the Christmas Surprise" (Vincent W. Wright) 294

Spotted Diplomat, The Case of the: "The Case Of The Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 18

Squealing Louse, The Shocking Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Speckled Bandana" (J.E. Cohen) 53

Stafford, Baron: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 249-250

Stalking Horse Case, The Famous: Sherlock Holmes's Christmas (David Upton) 16

Standard Norwich Bank, The Cheque Forgery Case at the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 40

Starkweather, Lord - A blackmail letter received by: Murder by Decree (Robert Weverka) 6-7

Star-Struck Astronomer, The Case of the: "The Strange Case of the Haunted Freighter" (Carole Buggé) 58

Stockbroker, Bent: Spy Hunter (H.B. Lyle) 76

Stoke Newington Cemetery - some thefts from a tomb: "The Wandering Corpse" (John Taylor) 12

Stolen Tarts, The Case of the: "The Case Of The Detective's Smile" (Mark Bourne) 25

Stone Farm Mystery, The: "Moriarty’s Return" (T. Arnold Johnston) 83

Strachan-Davidson, James Leigh - a small service concerning a scrape one of his undergraduates was in - a nasty but petty blackmail: "The Case of the Greek Key (Donald Thomas) 139

Strange Murder Case in an Iowan Hamlet: "Sherlock Holmes Umpires Baseball" (Anonymous) 66

Strangler, The: "The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson" (Gary Lovisi) 8

Strangler of Birdcahe Walk, The: The Cry of the Innocents (Cavan Scott) 281

Stukely Wodehouse, The Mysterious Haunting of the Hon. Mrs: "The Case of the Camberwell Poisoning" (June Thomson) 141

Submersible Machine, The Case of That: "The Tenth Jar" (L.F.E. Coombs) 78

Suet Pudding, the Paring Knife and the Scullery Maid Whose Tongue Turned a Deep Shade of Indigo, The Perturbing Matter of the: The Labyrinth of Death (James Lovegrove) 15

Suez canal Affair, The: "The Disappearing Anarchist Trick" (Andrew Lane) 238

Suffragettes, The Gaoling of Several Dozen: Dead Man’s Land (Robert Ryan) 157

Suiciding Dogs and the MIssing Mink, The Case of the: "The Adventure of the Walk-Out Wardrobe" (Julie Ditrich) 220-221, 245, 257

Sultan's Little Trouble, The: "The Great Trollope Mystery" (Angela Milne) 57

Sumatra, A Warrior from a Primitive Tribe in - a case in which tattoos played a significant role: The Surrogate Assassin (Christopher Leppek) 200

Sumatra Question, The: Sherlock Holmes The Missing Years: Timbuktu (Vasudev Murthy) 48

Surgeon's Third Ear, The Curious Case of the: "The Zen Garden Murder" (Andrew Lane) 235

Surrey Terror, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure of the Haunted Showman" (Christopher Sequeira) 369

Sydney God-Stealing Case, The: "Sherlock Holmes in Perth: The Case of the Straw-Street Boarding House" (Watson’s Under-study) 331

Tabram Affair, The: "The Return of the Sussex Vampire" (Christopher Sequeira) 209

Tainsburn & Belaugh Mint Robbery, The: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 238-239

Talafierro Opals, The Wretched affair of the: "The Adventure Of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 426

Tankard, Andrew: The Improbable Prisoner (Stuart Douglas) 256

Tarlington Jewel Case, The: "The Adventure of the Lustrous Pearl" (Christian Klaver) 1; Sherlock Holmes & Dracula (Christian Klaver) 205

Tarlington Matter, The: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 1

Tarlington, the Oxford Street money-changer who murdered his spendthrift wife with gold: Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 20

Tate Gallery Forgeries, The Mystery of the: The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Barry S. Brown) 32, 131

Taylor, Greta - her husband's indiscretions: "The Adventure of the Knighted Watchmaker" (Derrick Belanger) 73

Ten Black Pillowcases, The Affair of the: "The Adventure Of The Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 364

Theatre Ropyal, The Murder at the: The Stuff of Nightmares (James Lovegrove) 174

Thefts, A Half-Dozen: Sherlock Holmes & Mr Hyde (Christian Klaver) 339

Thin-Edged Deal-Box, The Adventures of the: "The Old Age of Holmes" (Howard Fielding) 180

Third Candle, The Adventure of the: Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye) 223

Thirteen Bells, the Grisly Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Coptic Patriarch" (Séamus Duffy) 111

Thisby Fraud Case, The: "The Case of the Camberwell Poisoning" (June Thomson) 145

Thomas, Jack - The wily pickpocket: "Happy Birthday, Mr Holmes!" (Gary Lovisi) 93

Three Bad Eggs, The Deceptive Case of the: "The Invisible Voice" (Kenneth L. Roberts) 11

Three Eyes, The Singular Business of the: "The Secret of Shoreswood Hall" (Denis O. Smith) 368

Three Island Doctors, The Strange Case of the: "The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 42

Three Legged Toadstool, The Case of the: "The Adventure of the Gusty Night" (Arthur H. Folwell) 309

Thuggee Occultists: Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Dr Moreau (Guy Adams) 241

Thurney the "Mad Murderer", The Case of: "Wanted: Dr Watson, for Murder" (Bill Berry) 4

Tibetan Lama, A violent struggle with an immensely powerful: "Giants in These Days" (T.S. Watt) 8

Tiger, the Business of the Purloined: The Canary Trainer (Nicholas Meyer) 22

Tiger's Paw, The Adventure of the: Rasputin's Revenge (John T. Lescroart) 250

Tigleywink, Viscount - A difficult business involving: The Moonstone’s Curse (Sam Siciliano) 110

Tillington Scandal, The: “The Case of the Paradol Chamber” (June Thomson) 40

Times Foreign Editor, A Trifling Service for the: Sherlock Holmes in Australia: The Adventure of the Kidnapped Kanakas (Ken Methold) 19

Toeless Guy, A: The 100-Year-Old Secret (Tracy Barrett) 35

Tolsack Affair in Aberystwyth, The: "He Who Howls" (O’Neil De Noux) 156

Tootles, the Missing King Charles Spaniel of a Certain Actress who Features Frequently in the Gossip Columns of the Popular Press: "The Case of the Manor House Mystery" (June Thomson) 64

Toowoomba Monster, The Baffling Ordeal of the: "The Dirranbandi Station Mystery" (Christopher Sequeira) 267

Tournay Incident, The: "Moriarty’s Return" (T. Arnold Johnston) 87

Train Passengers, One of Holmes & Watson's Fellow - A pretty little problem solved with two conversations and some astonishing deductions: Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula (Stephen Seitz)

Trajectory of a Missile - A case in which Holmes used a theodolite to trace it: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 39

Transylvania - Holmes's penultimate encounter with Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 142

Treaty of Pondicherry, The Case Involving the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 160

Trubshawe, Edith - who had been receiving some unpleasant anonymous letters: "The Adventure of the Smiling Face" (Denis O. Smith) 111

Tuttman Gallery, The Hideous Killing in the: "The Man Who Believed in Nothing" (Jim French) 225

Twice Dead Missionary, An Adventure with the: Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 347

Twice-licked Stamp, The Case Of The: "The Infernal Machine" (John Lutz) 15

Twitching Parson, The Matter of the: "A Study in Smoke" (Marc Munroe Dion) 5

Two cases in which Holmes let the offender go: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 11-12

Two cases, unpleasant in nature, but satisfactorily resolved [in the late fall of '88]: "The Case of the Notorious Practitioner" (Jane Rubino) 76

Two previous occasions on which Holmes had been engaged by Cartland's firm: "The Case Of Lady Sannox" (Peter H. Wood) 67

Unconvincing Conviction, The: "Sons of Moriarty" (Loren D. Estleman) 124

Undershaft, Sebastian (and an orangutan): Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (Nicholas Meyer) 150

Unfaithful Batman, The Case of the: "Sherlock Holmes: The Missing History" (Miles Kington) 86

Ungrateful Ghost, The Adventure of the: Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 60

Unpleasant Little Affair, An: A Study in Terror (Ellery Queen) 19

Unpowdered Nose, The Adventure of the: "The Adventure Of The Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 67

Unshaven Chemist, The Conundrum of the: "The Adventure of 221C" (Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis) 180

Unshaven Clergyman, The Strange Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Solitary Grave" (Christian Klaver) 42

Unstable Stable Boy, The Affair of the: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 35

Upper Winshaw, Murder in the Northern Village of: "The Adventure of the Fellow Traveller" (Daniel McGachey) 340

U.S.S. Mongo, The Theft of the: "The Color Of Death" (Dana Martin Batory) 56

Van Gogh, Vincent - ACase of Forgery Involving His Work: Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire (Dean P. Turnbloom) 22, 99

Vandek brothers, the Two: The Secret Diary Of Dr. Watson (Anita Janda) 23

Vanishing Horseman, The Case of the: Sherlock Holmes in Japan (Vasudev Murthy) 184

Vanishing Pedlar, The Case of the: "The Adventure Of The Faithful Retainer" (Amy Myers) 364

Vatican, The Hushing Up for the: "The Adventure of the Uneasy Encounter" (Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller) 211

Vatican Vaccination Scandal, the: "The Adventure Of the Bogle-Wolf" (Anthony Boucher) 430

Venetian and his Lapdog, The Contretemps with the: Unquiet Spirits (Bonnie MacBird) 116

Venetian Mandolin, The Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Abominable Wife" (Paul D. Gilbert) 97

Venice, A case in: Island of the Mad (Laurie R. King) 117

Venezuelan Gourmand, The: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 29

Venice, Adventure in: "Mrs Hudson at the Christmas Hotel" (Paul Magrs) 120

Venomous Irish Serpent, The Matter of the: Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time (Ralph E. Vaughan) 39

Very Wealthy Client, A Case for a: "The Strange Case of the Haunted Freighter" (Carole Buggé) 46

Victoria, Queen - Attempted assassination: The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons) 76-77, 281

Vienna Wiener, The Case of the: "The Last of Mr. Sherlock Holmes" (August Derleth) 2

Vinogradoff Treasures, The: Sherlock Holmes in Dallas (Edmund Aubrey) 20

Violin Forgeries in Cremona, The Case of the: "An Affair in Ravello" (Ted Riccardi) 6

Viscount, A: "The Adventure of the Highgate Financier" (Nicholas Utechin)

Vogel of Hamburg: "The Adventure of the Shanghai Merchant" (Doyland Cone) 55

von Boo, Baron: The Facts Concerning the Notorious Blackmailer: "The Affair of the Spindled Manager" (Richard W. White) 26

Von Lammerain Blackmail Case: "The Adventure Of The Hanging Tyrant" (M.J. Elliott) 55

Vosperian's Spy Ring: A Study in Crimson (Robert J. Harris) 34, 300

Vulcan Temple Frescos, The Case of the: "The Mechanical Pup" (Dana Martin Batory) 92

Wailing Baronet of Shrewsbury, The: The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes (Gary F. Boothe) 36

Wallace-Bardwell Portfolio & The Subsequent Entrapment Of Count Varga, The Affair Of The: "The Darkwater Hall Mystery" (Kingsley Amis) 226

Warworthy, Edmond, Bart. - The Mysterious Death of: "The Adventure of the Arabian Knight" (Loren D. Estleman) 148

Watered Winebutts, The Mysterious Incident of the: "The Case of the Parson's Parrot" (S.M. Ghatak) 22

Watergate Scandal, The Full Extent of the: "The Adventure of the Speckled Bandana" (J.E. Cohen) 53

Waxworks, A Lonely Vigil in a Nocturnal: "The Adventure of the Fellow Traveller" (Daniel McGachey) 353

Webber, Mr - Who surrendered to Holmes a very valuable necklace, that he might return it to its owner: Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (Val Andrews) 53

Weeping Candlestick, The Tragedy of the: "The Strange Case of the Displaced Detective" (Roy Gill) 172

Weeping Coachman, The Extraordinary Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Second Violet" (Daniel Stashower) 200

Wells Fargo Forgery Case: Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders (Barry Day) 83

West, Herbert, and the grave-robbings in Essex County Massacusetts: "The Adventure of the Lost Specialist" (Christopher Sequeira) 273

Westcountry Village, a little episode in a lonely: "The Strange Case Of The Megatherium Thefts" (S.C.Roberts) 115

Western Street Bank Attempt: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King) 206, 215

Westminster Abbey - The discovery of a disembodied head: Sherlock Holmes and the Long Acre Vampire (Val Andrews) 26

Whitcombe the Fence: "The Adventure Of The Tired Captain" (Alan Wilson) 178

Widow's Son - who broke into her safe and stole over two hundred pounds: "The Man Who "Bested" Sherlock Holmes" (Joseph Baron) 3

Woman who was killed by her husband because she was fifty-two instead of the forty-two she professed, A: Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder In Euston Square (Ronald Pearsall) 110

Woman with a lost dog and missing husband: "Death and No Consequences" (Richard K. Tobin) 94

Wooden-Legged Willy, The Case of: "The Humility of Holmes" (Frank Richardson) 145

Wool-Gathering Premier, The Strange Case of the: "Me, or The Strange Episode of the Reincarnated Greek" (E.V. Knox) 208

Worcester Gutenberg Bible, The Disapearance of the: The Lost Holmes (David Upton) 29

Worth-Benton of Coventry, The Murder of Sir Oliver: Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (Loren D. Estleman) 61

Wyndham Curse, The: "The Tragedy at Saxon’s Gate" (Matthew Booth) 152

Yellow First Mate and the Four Cracked Eggs, The Strange Affair of the: "The Adventure of the Gusty Night" (Arthur H. Folwell) 310

Yellow Lucifer, The Problem of the: The Back to Front Murder (Tim Major) 10-12

Yogi Carib Dumbah - some valuable property thought to be lost: Sherlock Holmes and the Tomb of Terror (Val Andrews) 106

Zola, Emile - The mysterious death from charcoal poisoning: "The Case of the Peasenhall Murder" (Donald Thomas) 213

Zosima Brothers of Moscow - The case of the pearl known as La Pellegrina, once in their possession: "A Singular Affair at Trincomalee" (Ted Riccardi) 224