# Joseph Grimstone — Aurora Floyd character guide

> Joseph Grimstone in Aurora Floyd by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Grimstone, Mr. Joseph Grimstone, Grimstone

**First appearance:** 0033-xxxiv-the-discovery-of-the-weapon-with-which-james-conyers-had-been-slain

## Snapshot

A methodical police detective summoned to investigate the murder of James Conyers, whose patient scrutiny turns the novel's private scandals into matters of public evidence.

## Who they are

Grimstone arrives at the scene of Conyers's death as the representative of official, unsentimental justice, and his professional habits of observation cut through the evasions of everyone around him. He has no stake in the family's reputation and no sympathy for its secrets, only a case to close and a culprit to name. His investigation forces the novel's hidden past into the open, making him the instrument by which private shame becomes a matter for the courts.

## Relationships

### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd)

_professional_

Joseph Grimstone is a detective who investigates crimes connected to Aurora's past, often interacting with her as a suspect or witness.

### [Stephen Hargraves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/stephen_hargraves)

_rivalry_

Joseph Grimstone pursues Stephen Hargraves as a criminal, leading to a tense adversarial relationship.

### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode)

_professional_

Joseph Grimstone and Talbot Bulstrode collaborate professionally, with Talbot aiding Grimstone's investigation into Aurora's affairs.

### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode)

_professional_

Joseph Grimstone and Talbot Bulstrode collaborate professionally, with Talbot aiding Grimstone's investigation into Aurora's affairs.

### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode)

_professional_

Joseph Grimstone and Talbot Bulstrode collaborate professionally, with Talbot aiding Grimstone's investigation into Aurora's affairs.

### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd)

_professional_

Joseph Grimstone is a detective who investigates crimes connected to Aurora's past, often interacting with her as a suspect or witness.

### [Stephen Hargraves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/stephen_hargraves)

_rivalry_

Joseph Grimstone pursues Stephen Hargraves as a criminal, leading to a tense adversarial relationship.

### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd)

_professional_

Joseph Grimstone is a detective who investigates crimes connected to Aurora's past, often interacting with her as a suspect or witness.

## In the story

### [The Brass Button by Crosby, Birmingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-brass-button-by-crosby-birmingham)

Detective leading the inquiry; questions Dawson and searches for the brass button maker.

### [Off the Scent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxviii-off-the-scent)

The detective leading the investigation, meticulously searching Hargraves' room and tracking his movements in Doncaster.

## Links

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