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Daniel Rathbone

A vanished businessman whose emptied bank account, abandoned baggage, and trail of women turn a routine disappearance into a knot of lies.

supporting

Also known as Dan, Daniel Rathbone, Rathbone

First appearance: bodies piled up

As a supporting figure in Continental Op Stories, Daniel Rathbone is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Missing partner; later found murdered and buried.
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Rathbone leaves behind a drained trust account, a taxi driver he stiffed, and at least two women who measure their answers carefully. His disappearance pulls the Continental Op through hotels, baggage rooms, and…

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Character Web

19 connections

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PRPat ReddyEBEdward BohannonGRGyp RaineyAGAngel Grace Ca…TCThe Continenta…DRDaniel Rathbone

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Central suspects and victims
  • Recurring antagonists and complex suspects
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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