# The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes — Character guide

> Key figures in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes.md): The brilliant consulting detective who solves complex cases using deduction.
- [Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/dr_watson.md): Holmes's loyal friend and chronicler, a former army doctor.
- [Sir Robert Norberton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sir_robert_norberton.md): A desperate nobleman involved in a dangerous scheme at Shoscombe Old Place.
- [Count Sylvius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/count_sylvius.md): A cunning foreign aristocrat entangled in the theft of the Mazarin Stone.
- [Neil Gibson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/neil_gibson.md): The Gold King, a wealthy American mine owner accused of murder.
- [Ian Murdoch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/ian_murdoch.md): A mathematics coach at a school, suspected in a mysterious death.
- [Harold Stackhurst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/harold_stackhurst.md): Headmaster of the school where a murder occurs near the Lion's Mane.
- [Robert Ferguson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/ferguson.md): A troubled husband seeking Holmes's help with his wife's strange behavior.
- [Colonel Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/colonel_emsworth.md): A retired colonel whose son is involved in a bizarre disappearance.
- [Godfrey Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/godfrey_emsworth.md): The colonel's son, believed dead but found alive in hiding.
- [Josiah Amberley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/josiah_amberley.md): A retired colourman who reports his wife's disappearance.
- [Trevor Bennett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/trevor_bennett.md): A young tutor involved in the strange case of the Creeping Man.
- [James M. Dodd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/james_m_dodd.md): A former soldier seeking a missing friend in the Blanched Soldier case.
- [Billy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/billy.md): Holmes's young page boy who assists with errands and messages.
- [Shinwell Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/shinwell_johnson.md): A former criminal who now acts as Holmes's underworld informant.
- [Sir James Damery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sir_james_damery.md): A distinguished client who hires Holmes for a delicate social case.
- [Mrs. Ronder](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_ronder.md): A veiled lodger with a tragic past involving a circus tragedy.
- [Fitzroy McPherson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/fitzroy_mcpherson.md): A young science master whose sudden death sparks the Lion's Mane case.
- [Big Bob Ferguson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/big_bob_ferguson.md): A friend of Watson's involved in the Sussex Vampire mystery.
- [Grace Dunbar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/grace_dunbar.md): A governess accused of murdering her employer's wife.
- [Leonardo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/leonardo.md): An Italian artist and associate of Baron Gruner.
- [Susan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/susan.md): A maid at Three Gables who acts suspiciously.
- [Nathan Garrideb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/nathan_garrideb.md): An eccentric collector lured by a promise of rare items.
- [Kitty Winter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/kitty_winter.md): A vengeful young woman seeking to expose Baron Gruner.
- [Mrs. Gibson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_gibson.md): Neil Gibson's murdered wife, found dead at Thor Bridge.
- [Baron Gruner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/baron_gruner.md): A charming but ruthless nobleman and murderer.
- [Lady Beatrice Falder](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/lady_beatrice_falder.md): A noblewoman whose past is threatened by Baron Gruner.
- [Master Godfrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/godfrey_emsworth_young.md): The colonel's son, hidden away due to a disfiguring illness.
- [John Mason](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/john_mason.md): A trainer at Shoscombe Old Place involved in the mystery.
- [Marlow Bates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/marlow_bates.md): A man whose strange behavior is linked to the Three Gables case.
- [Mrs. Merrilow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_merrilow.md): A landlady who brings the Veiled Lodger case to Holmes.
- [Lord Cantlemere](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/lord_cantlemere.md): A skeptical peer involved in the Mazarin Stone affair.
- [Sam Merton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sam_merton.md): A boxer and accomplice to Count Sylvius.
- [Douglas Maberley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/douglas_maberley.md): A young man whose death is investigated in the Three Gables case.
- [Professor Presbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/professor_presbury.md): An aging professor behaving bizarrely, possibly due to a serum.
- [Jacky Garrideb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/jacky_garrideb.md): A con man posing as a relative to gain access to a collection.
- [Old Ralph](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/old_ralph.md): A groom at Shoscombe Old Place who provides key information.
- [Young Edmunds](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/young_edmunds.md): A man involved in the Blanched Soldier case.
- [Maud Bellamy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/maud_bellamy.md): A young woman involved in the Thor Bridge case.
- [Mr. Barker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_barker.md): A private detective involved in the Thor Bridge investigation.
- [Violet de Merville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/violet_de_merville.md): A young woman under the influence of Baron Gruner.
- [Van Seddar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/van_seddar.md): A diamond merchant involved in the Mazarin Stone case.
- [Mrs. Maberley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_maberley.md): Douglas Maberley's mother, a client in the Three Gables case.
- [Killer Evans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/killer_evans.md): A dangerous criminal involved in the Three Garridebs case.
- [Barney Stockdale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/barney_stockdale.md): A thug working for the criminals in the Three Gables case.
- [Rodger Prescott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/rodger_prescott.md): A deceased forger whose identity is used by a criminal.
- [General de Merville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/general_de_merville.md): Violet de Merville's father, a retired military officer.
- [Le Brun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/le_brun.md): A French detective involved in the Mazarin Stone case.
- [Mrs. Mason](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_mason.md): John Mason's wife, a housekeeper at Shoscombe Old Place.
- [Roy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/roy.md): A dog at Shoscombe Old Place that plays a role in the mystery.
- [Miss Presbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/miss_presbury.md): Professor Presbury's daughter, concerned about her father.
- [Mr. Kent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_kent.md): A solicitor involved in the Three Garridebs case.
- [Sir Leslie Oakshott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sir_leslie_oakshott.md): A client of Holmes mentioned in the Illustrious Client case.
- [Mr. Sutro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_sutro.md): A man involved in the Three Gables case.
- [Mrs. Saunders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_saunders.md): A woman connected to the Veiled Lodger case.
- [Inspector MacKinnon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_mackinnon.md): A police inspector investigating the Lion's Mane death.
- [Dr. Ray Ernest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/dr_ray_ernest.md): A young doctor who assists in the Creeping Man case.
- [Porky Shinwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/porky_shinwell.md): An underworld figure known to Shinwell Johnson.
- [Waldron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/waldron.md): A police inspector in the Thor Bridge case.
- [Alicia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/alicia.md): A former circus performer connected to the Veiled Lodger.
- [Mr. Norlett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_norlett.md): A man involved in the Retired Colourman case.
- [Dr. Hill Barton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/dr_hill_barton.md): A doctor consulted in the Blanched Soldier case.
- [Sir James Saunders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sir_james_saunders.md): A client of Holmes in the Illustrious Client case.
- [Steve Dixie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/steve_dixie.md): A boxer and thug in the Three Gables case.
- [Alexander Hamilton Garrideb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/alexander_hamilton_garrideb.md): The deceased relative whose inheritance is sought.
- [J. G. Wood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/jg_wood.md): A naturalist consulted in the Lion's Mane case.
- [Shoscombe Prince](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/shoscombe_prince.md): A racehorse central to the Shoscombe Old Place mystery.
- [Poor Little Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/poor_little_jack.md): A child mentioned in the Three Garridebs case.

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