Continental Op Stories · Character

Mr. Kilcourse

A man involved in a criminal scheme.

minor

Also known as Mr. Kilcourse, Kilcourse

First appearance: bodies piled up

Mr. Kilcourse shows up with force in Chapter XI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A guest at the Marquis Hotel who called the White Shack; described as tall, dark, and elegant.

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

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Chapter XI
A guest at the Marquis Hotel who called the White Shack; described as tall, dark, and elegant.
XIV
Present at Joplin's table during Pangburn's murder; later confronted by the Op.
XV
Flees with the girl in a yellow roadster, shoots at the Op, and is shot by the Op during the ambush.
XVI
Found dead with a bullet-hole above his collarbone; referred to as 'poor Fag' by Billie.
XVII
Fag Kilcourse, who blackmailed Billie for $20,000 and later shot Burke.
XIX
Implied as Cara's accomplice in the forgery and murder plot.

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