A Thief in the Night · Character
Lord Thornaby
A bachelor peer with the brow of a demigod and the jowl of a bulldog, famed for reading everything and writing nothing.
supporting
Also known as Thornaby
First appearance: the chest of silver
As a supporting figure in A Thief in the Night, Lord Thornaby is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The host of the Criminologists' Club dinner and victim of the burglary; described as a knowledgeable but inactive man.
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Lord Thornaby presides over a dinner of criminologists and guests, a host whose European reputation rests on theory rather than practice. He has never married, never spoken in the Lords, and never allowed his photograph…
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- Other
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- Social circle and targets
- Criminals and associates
- Protagonist
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