# Colonel Lysander Stark — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Colonel Lysander Stark in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel Stark

**First appearance:** 0011-the-adventure-of-the-engineer-s-thumb

## Who they are

A mysterious man who hires Victor Hatherley for a secretive job.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-engineer-s-thumb)

The primary antagonist. An exceedingly thin man with a German accent who hires Hatherley under a cloak of secrecy. He is revealed to be the leader of a counterfeiting ring and attempts to murder Hatherley to protect his operation.

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