# Robert Ferguson — The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Robert Ferguson in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Robert Ferguson, Mr. Ferguson, Robert Ferguson

**First appearance:** 0006-the-adventure-of-the-sussex-vampire

## Snapshot

A worried husband who hires Holmes when his wife's behavior turns inexplicable, only to find the mystery closer to home than he imagined.

## Who they are

Ferguson is a prosperous, self-made man whose marriage to a much younger woman has begun to curdle into suspicion and silence. When his wife's nocturnal wanderings and strange fixations defy every rational explanation, he turns to Holmes rather than to the police. His pride and his genuine affection for his children pull him in opposite directions, making him both a sympathetic client and an unreliable narrator of his own household.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-sussex-vampire)

Tea broker who seeks Holmes's help regarding his wife's suspected vampirism.

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