FAQ About Sherlock Holmes

Aside from Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes has encountered several other recurring adversaries and antagonists in the original stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Some of these adversaries include:

• Colonel Sebastian Moran: Colonel Moran is a skilled marksman and a henchman of Professor Moriarty. He plays a significant role in "The Adventure of the Empty House" and is responsible for an attempted assassination of Holmes.
• Charles Augustus Milverton: Milverton is a blackmailer who preys on the secrets of the rich and powerful. Holmes faces him in "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton."
• Irene Adler: Although not a traditional adversary, Irene Adler appears in "A Scandal in Bohemia" as "the woman" who outwits Sherlock Holmes. She is a former opera singer and a romantic interest for Holmes.
• Baron Gruner: Baron Gruner is a ruthless and abusive nobleman who appears in "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client." He is involved in blackmail and murder.
• Jonathan Small: Jonathan Small is a key figure in "The Sign of the Four." He is a member of a treasure-hunting expedition that turns to crime, leading to murder and intrigue.
• John Clay: John Clay is a master criminal known as "The Red-Headed League" for his involvement in a bizarre bank robbery scheme.
• Charles Augustus Milverton: Milverton is a blackmailer who preys on the secrets of the rich and powerful. Holmes faces him in "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton."