# The Schoenmakers — A Strange Disappearance character guide

> The Schoenmakers in A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the dreaded Schoenmakers, Those Schoenmakers

**First appearance:** 0010-xi-luttra

## Who they are

A family of hardened criminals whose name carries menace, they operate in shadows, using abduction and blackmail as tools of their trade.

## In the story

### [IX: A Few Golden Hairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/ix-a-few-golden-hairs)

Escaped from authorities up north and are now in the city, causing trouble.

### [A Confab](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xv-a-confab)

The gang of kidnappers being sought; their motives and likely hiding strategy are analyzed.

### [XVI: The Mark of the Red Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xvi-the-mark-of-the-red-cross)

The father and son fugitives; the father is heavy, impatient, and protective of Luttra.

### [The Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xvii-the-capture)

The father and son who are the targets of the capture; the father is subdued and bound.

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