# Mr. Matchem — A Bid for Fortune character guide

> Mr. Matchem in A Bid for Fortune by Guy Boothby.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0005-part-i-v-mystery

## Snapshot

A detective whose investigation of the coachman's drugging begins to expose the conspiracy behind Miss Wetherell's disappearance.

## Who they are

Matchem works the case from the ground up, drawing out Thompson's account of the Canary Bird Hotel and the affable stranger who plied him with rum. His methodical questioning turns a coachman's muddled memory into a description that matches the man who followed the party from Melbourne. He matters because his inquiry converts private anxiety into a public manhunt, giving the early-middle arc its investigative spine.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Mr. Matchem is likely a servant or clerk who assists the narrator with routine tasks.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Mr. Matchem is likely a servant or clerk who assists the narrator with routine tasks.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Mr. Matchem is likely a servant or clerk who assists the narrator with routine tasks.

## In the story

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/prologue)

Not present; no appearance.

### [IV: I Save an Important Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-iv-i-save-an-important-life)

Senior partner of the yacht agency; arranges the hire of the Enchantress for Hatteras.

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