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Mr. Reginald Fortune

A reluctant surgeon-turned-sleuth who would trade any murder for a case of chickenpox, yet solves crimes with an all-observant eye and unshakeable sanity.

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Also known as Reginald, Mr. Fortune, Fortune, Reggie Fortune, Reggie, Dr. Fortune, old Dr. Fortune

First appearance: Case I: The Archduke's Tea

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The protagonist, a young doctor with a relaxed attitude, who investigates the Archduke's attack and later foils a poisoning attempt.

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Fortune became a specialist in the surgery of crime only because the Criminal Investigation Department kept appealing to his multifarious knowledge, and he resents every minute of it. He likes ordinary things and ordinary people, which is precisely why his judgment cuts through the tangles that baffle Scotland Yard. When the tape machine clicks out Sir Albert Lunt's murder, Reggie groans that the beggars get killed just to bother him, then goes to work anyway.

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Case I: The Archduke's Tea
The protagonist, a young doctor with a relaxed attitude, who investigates the Archduke's attack and later foils a poisoning attempt.
Case II: The Sleeping Companion
The amateur detective and doctor who examines Birdie Bolton and investigates her murder.
Case III: The Nice Girl
The reluctant specialist in crime surgery, called in to consult on the Lunt murder.
Case IV: The Efficient Assassin
The surgeon-detective who investigates the murder of Stephenson Charlecote, using his analytical skills to unravel the conspiracy.
Case V: The Hottentot Venus
Investigates the school mystery, deduces the Prince of Ragusa's involvement, and retrieves the Hottentot Venus figurine.
Case VI: The Business Minister
Returns from Spain to a blizzard; investigates the Great Coal Ramp and the faceless corpse; deduces Kimball's guilt.
Phase I: The Scandal
Returns from Spain to a blizzard, complains about the weather, and is drawn into the Coal Ramp scandal by Lomas.
Phase II: The Private Secretary
Present at Scotland Yard, discusses the case with Lomas and Bell, observes Kimball's health, and questions Sandford.
Phase III: The Man Under the Snow
Called to the mortuary by Bell, examines the faceless corpse, deduces cause of death and the calculated nature of the crime, theorizes about a rational madman.
Phase IV: The Charge
Discusses the case as pure art, questions Kimball about Mason, and insists on watching Kimball and Sandford.
Phase V: The Reply
Receives the news of Sandford's trip and Kimball's death; drives the team to the scene; deduces Kimball's suicidal plot to frame Sandford.
Phase VI: Jane Brown
Investigates the Kimball case, interviews Jane Brown, and theorizes about Kimball's motives.

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