Character · Baker Street · 7 books
Inspector Lestrade
Inspector Lestrade is a Scotland Yard detective, tenacious but unimaginative, who often calls on Holmes for help.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- A Study in Scarlet (1887)
- Latest appearance
- The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)
- Books
- 7 (3 major, 4 minor)
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Circle
- Baker Street
Where to meet Inspector Lestrade
Inspector Lestrade first appears in A Study in Scarlet (1887), in a major role, book 1 of the Sherlock Holmes novels series.
Every book with Inspector Lestrade
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1887MA Study in Scarletmajor role · Sherlock Holmes novelsBuy
- 1892·The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesminor role · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
- 1894·The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesminor role · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
- 1902MThe Hound of the Baskervillesmajor role · Sherlock Holmes novelsBuy
- 1905MThe Return of Sherlock Holmesmajor role · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
- 1917·His Last Bowminor role · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
- 1927·The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmesminor role · Sherlock Holmes storiesBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Dr John WatsonArmy doctor, Holmes’s friend and chronicler | 7 |
| Mrs HudsonLandlady at 221B Baker Street | 7 |
| Sherlock HolmesConsulting detective | 7 |
| Mycroft HolmesSherlock’s older brother, who works for the government | 3 |
| Tobias GregsonScotland Yard detective | 3 |
| Professor MoriartyCriminal mastermind | 2 |