A Thief in the Night · Character
The Colonel
A mysterious figure who hires Raffles for a job.
minor
Also known as the colonel
First appearance: a trap to catch a cracksman
The Colonel's tie to Bunny is one of the pressures that moves A Thief in the Night—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Colonel Crutchley, the owner of the house where Raffles is hiding.
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With Bunny (rivalry): Bunny and The Colonel are adversaries, with the Colonel likely opposing Bunny's criminal activities. In The Rest Cure: Colonel Crutchley, the owner of the house where Raffles is hiding. He returns…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Criminals and associates
- Social circle and targets
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it reveals the long-withheld truth about Raffles’s final act of he…
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rivalry · negative
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