# Irma Peterson — Bulldog Drummond character guide

> Irma Peterson in Bulldog Drummond by H. C. McNeile.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Irma, the beautiful Irma, Miss Irma

**First appearance:** 0001-i-in-which-he-takes-tea-at-the-carlton-and-is-surprised

## Snapshot

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

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Captain Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/characters/captain_hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond.

### [Carl Peterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/characters/carl_peterson)

_family_

Husband and wife, partners in crime with a volatile and manipulative bond.

### [Captain Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/characters/captain_hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond.

### [Carl Peterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/characters/carl_peterson)

_family_

Husband and wife, partners in crime with a volatile and manipulative bond.

### [Captain Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/characters/captain_hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Carl Peterson's wife and a formidable femme fatale who opposes Drummond.

### [Carl Peterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/characters/carl_peterson)

_family_

Husband and wife, partners in crime with a volatile and manipulative bond.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/ii)

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

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/ii)

Presumed to be one of the occupants of the Rolls-Royce.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/iii)

Lies on the sofa reading a novel; later starts Drummond's car and urges him to escape.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/iii)

Present during the confrontation, laughs at Drummond's trick.

### [In Which He Spends a Quiet Night at the Elms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/iv-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/i)

Enigmatic and flirtatious; warns Drummond privately that he will be killed if he does not leave or reveal Potts's location.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/vii-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/i)

Notably absent from her usual place on the sofa.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/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"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/xi-in-which-lakington-plays-his-last-coup)

Attends the party and conceals the stolen Chinese cabinet under her cloak.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/ii)

Enters with young Laidley and secretly swaps the Chinese cabinet, hiding the original under her wrap.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned by Lakington as having helped switch the cabinets at the crucial moment.

### [In Which the Last Round Takes Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/xii-in-which-the-last-round-takes-place)

Mentioned alongside Carl Peterson as a concern for what to do with them.

### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulldog_drummond_se/chapters/epilogue)

Has escaped from custody alongside her father.

## Links

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