# Sherlock Holmes — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes character guide > Sherlock Holmes in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Holmes, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock **First appearance:** 0000-silver-blaze ## Snapshot The consulting detective who reads a stranger's life in a glance, then unravels the cases Scotland Yard abandons as unsolvable. ## Who they are Holmes works from Baker Street, where clients arrive breathless and Watson takes notes, and where his reputation rests on deductions that seem almost unfair. He is restless and exacting, unable to sit quiet while a mind like Moriarty's walks London unchallenged, and he treats each case as a test of his own method. His early interviews—the clipped questions about rooms, voices, and locked desks—show a man who solves crimes by noticing what everyone else has already overlooked. ## Relationships ### [Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/dr_watson) _friendship_ Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes's loyal friend, biographer, and companion in investigations. ### [Inspector Lestrade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_lestrade) _professional_ Inspector Lestrade is a Scotland Yard detective who frequently collaborates with and seeks Holmes's expertise. ### [Percy Phelps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/percy_phelps) _professional_ Percy Phelps is a client who hires Holmes to investigate the theft of important naval documents. ### [Colonel Ross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/colonel_ross) _professional_ Colonel Ross is a client who employs Holmes to solve the mystery of the missing racehorse Silver Blaze. ### [Sir Edward Holly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sir_edward_holly) _professional_ Sir Edward Holly is a client who consults Holmes regarding a complex case involving a missing document. ### [Sarah Cushing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sarah_cushing) _professional_ Sarah Cushing is a client who seeks Holmes's help after receiving mysterious packages containing severed ears. ### [Jim Browner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/jim_browner) _rivalry_ Jim Browner is a murderer and antagonist whom Holmes pursues and ultimately brings to justice. ### [Old Cunningham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/old_cunningham) _rivalry_ Old Cunningham is a cunning criminal who attempts to outwit Holmes but is ultimately exposed. ### [Hall Pycroft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/hall_pycroft) _professional_ Hall Pycroft is a client who hires Holmes to investigate a suspicious job offer and a potential fraud. ### [Blessington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/blessington) _professional_ Blessington is a client who hires Holmes for protection and to investigate a murder threat. ### [Mycroft Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mycroft_holmes) _family_ Mycroft Holmes is Sherlock's older brother, a brilliant but sedentary government official who occasionally aids him. ### [Professor Moriarty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/professor_moriarty) _rivalry_ Professor Moriarty is Holmes's arch-nemesis, a criminal mastermind locked in a deadly intellectual battle with him. ## In the story ### [Silver Blaze](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/silver-blaze) Holmes announces his intention to go to Dartmoor, briefs Watson on the case, and meets with Colonel Ross and Inspector Gregory. ### [The Cardboard Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-cardboard-box) Demonstrates his deductive reasoning by reading Watson's thoughts and later solves the cardboard box mystery by analyzing the string, knot, and ear anatomy. ### [The Yellow Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-yellow-face) Holmes deduces details about the visitor's pipe and listens to Munro's case with impatience. ### [The Stockbroker's Clerk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-stockbroker-s-clerk) Investigates the case, deduces the plot, and rescues the managing director from suicide. ### [The Gloria Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-gloria-scott) Narrates his first case to Watson, demonstrating early deductive skills. ### [The Musgrave Ritual](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-musgrave-ritual) Narrates the case to Watson, reflecting on his early career and the significance of the Musgrave Ritual. ### [The Reigate Puzzle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-reigate-puzzle) Recovering from nervous prostration after the Netherland-Sumatra case; demonstrates deductive brilliance despite illness. ### [The Crooked Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-crooked-man) Visits Watson late at night to enlist his help in the Barclay case; interviews Henry Wood and deduces the truth. ### [The Resident Patient](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-resident-patient) Holmes deduces the nature of the visitor from the brougham and analyzes the case, concluding that Blessington is concealing the truth. ### [The Greek Interpreter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-greek-interpreter) Reveals his family background and introduces his brother Mycroft; takes on the case of the Greek interpreter. ### [The Naval Treaty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-naval-treaty) Holmes is engaged in a chemical experiment when Watson arrives, and quickly deduces details about the case from Phelps's dictated letter. ### [The Final Problem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-final-problem) Reveals Moriarty's criminal network, describes their intellectual duel, and flees to the Continent; meets his apparent end at Reichenbach Falls. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters