# The Lascar — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> The Lascar in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Lascar, this Lascar, the Lascar

**First appearance:** 0008-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip

## Who they are

A sailor who guards the opium den in the 'Man with the Twisted Lip' case.

## In the story

### [The Man with the Twisted Lip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-man-with-the-twisted-lip)

The manager of the Bar of Gold opium den. Holmes states the man has sworn vengeance on him for past investigations, calling the den 'the vilest murder-trap on the whole riverside.'

### [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)

A silent, menacing servant at the remote house, described as a 'man of colour' with a 'turban'. He assists in the attack on Hatherley and is one of the fugitives.

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