# Madden Dexter — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Madden Dexter in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madden, Madden Dexter, Dexter

**First appearance:** 0057-women-politics-murder

## Who they are

A wealthy man whose family is embroiled in a murder case.

## In the story

### [I: “Do You Know… Emil Bonfils?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i-do-you-know-emil-bonfils)

Brother of Creda Dexter; mentioned as being in New York on business for the victim.

### [III: “A Sleek Kitten That Dame!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii-a-sleek-kitten-that-dame)

Creda's brother, opposed to the marriage, sent to New York on business; his whereabouts are uncertain.

### [IV: “Maybe That Ain’t So Foolish!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv-maybe-that-ain-t-so-foolish)

Arrives in New York with power of attorney; denies knowledge of the murder.

### [V: “Meet Mr. Smith”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v-meet-mr-smith)

Returns from New York; the Op confronts him on the train; he lies about his sister's suitors and later warns Mr. Smith about the Op.

### [VII: “You Have a Lot of Fun, Don’t You?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii-you-have-a-lot-of-fun-don-t-you)

Revealed to be the man known as Smith; knocked out by the Op.

### [VIII: “I Hope You Swing!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii-i-hope-you-swing)

The murderer of Leopold Gantvoort; knocked out by the Op and refuses to confess without a lawyer.

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