List Of Detectives, Constables, And Agents In Sherlock Holmes
The following is a list of police inspectors, private detectives, police constables, and agents mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories also refer to a number of such characters who are unnamed.
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