Bulldog Drummond · Character

Irma Peterson

Carl Peterson's beautiful and dangerous wife, a femme fatale whose charm is as carefully deployed as any weapon in her husband's arsenal.

supporting

Also known as Irma, the beautiful Irma, Miss Irma

First appearance: i in which he takes tea at the carlton and is surprised

As a supporting figure in Bulldog Drummond, Irma Peterson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as Peterson's daughter, who lies on a sofa in the garden and yawns.

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Irma moves through the criminal underworld as Peterson's elegant partner, her beauty a lure and her composure a warning. She is the polished surface of a ruthless operation, and Drummond's circle learns to read her smile the way they read a threat. In the early skirmishes she embodies the glamour and menace of the enemy, making the conspiracy feel less like thuggery and more like a gentlemen's game with lethal stakes.

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Captain Hugh Drummond
rivalry · negative
Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond. How this plays out →
Carl Peterson
family · ambivalent
Captain Hugh Drummond
rivalry · negative
Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond. How this plays out →
Carl Peterson
family · ambivalent
Captain Hugh Drummond
rivalry · negative
Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond. How this plays out →
Carl Peterson
family · ambivalent

Captain Hugh Drummond
Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond.
Carl Peterson
Husband and wife, partners in crime with a volatile and manipulative bond.
Captain Hugh Drummond
Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond.
Carl Peterson
Husband and wife, partners in crime with a volatile and manipulative bond.
Captain Hugh Drummond
Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond.
Carl Peterson
Husband and wife, partners in crime with a volatile and manipulative bond.

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See Irma Peterson in i in which he takes tea at the carlton and is surprised

In the story

Irma Peterson appears across 15 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter II
Mentioned as Peterson's daughter, who lies on a sofa in the garden and yawns.
II
Presumed to be one of the occupants of the Rolls-Royce.
Chapter III
Lies on the sofa reading a novel; later starts Drummond's car and urges him to escape.
III
Present during the confrontation, laughs at Drummond's trick.
In Which He Spends a Quiet Night at the Elms
Leads Drummond to his room and warns him to leave, then abruptly changes tone when Peterson appears.
I
Enigmatic and flirtatious; warns Drummond privately that he will be killed if he does not leave or reveal Potts's location.
III
Mentioned as having tea with young Laidley, part of the plot for the Duchess of Lampshire's pearls.
In Which He Spends an Hour or Two on a Roof
Notably absent from her usual place on the sofa, which is occupied by the Russian Ivolsky.
I
Notably absent from her usual place on the sofa.
Chapter III
Returns from seeing Walter, reports the Paris meeting, and reveals her plan to attend Laidley Towers as a guest under a false identity.
XI: In Which Lakington Plays His Last "Coup"
Attends the party and conceals the stolen Chinese cabinet under her cloak.
II
Enters with young Laidley and secretly swaps the Chinese cabinet, hiding the original under her wrap.
III
Mentioned by Lakington as having helped switch the cabinets at the crucial moment.
In Which the Last Round Takes Place
Mentioned alongside Carl Peterson as a concern for what to do with them.
Epilogue
Has escaped from custody alongside her father.

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