# Inspector MacKinnon — The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Inspector MacKinnon in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Inspector, MacKinnon

**First appearance:** 0010-the-adventure-of-the-lion-s-mane

## Who they are

A police inspector investigating the Lion's Mane death.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

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Inspector MacKinnon is a police officer who collaborates with Holmes on a case, often deferring to his methods.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Inspector MacKinnon is a police officer who collaborates with Holmes on a case, often deferring to his methods.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Inspector MacKinnon is a police officer who collaborates with Holmes on a case, often deferring to his methods.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Retired Colourman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-retired-colourman)

The police inspector involved in the case, who initially resents Holmes's interference.

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