Continental Op Stories · Character

Peery

A fellow operative in the same tight circle as the Op, Peery trades information and backup on cases where the agency's interests and the police overlap.

supporting

Also known as Peery

First appearance: arson plus

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

Ranch boss who initially offers the horse Rollo, then tries to stop the Op from riding after multiple falls.

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Peery belongs to the working network of detectives and cops the Op relies on, the kind of colleague who shows up when a case turns violent and the paperwork has to be sorted afterward. He is less a rival than a peer, someone who understands the Continental's methods and the limits of what the agency will let an operative get away with. His presence grounds the Op's world in the ordinary machinery of investigation.

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Character Web

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Relationship types

Other

Character groups

Comic relief and assistants
Recurring antagonists and complex suspects
Central suspects and victims
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Peery appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

IV
Ranch boss who initially offers the horse Rollo, then tries to stop the Op from riding after multiple falls.
V
Calls for horses to go to town; challenges the Op's authority over the Slim Vogel killing.
Chapter VI: The Killing of Slim Vogel
Accuses Nisbet of murder and threatens violence; confronts the Op.
IX
Confronted by the Op about the rope used in Nisbet's killing; refuses to surrender.
XI
Mentioned as the recipient of the Op's warning about Big 'Nacio.
XII
Mentioned as leading the ranch hands in fighting off Big Nacio's men.
XIII
Arrives with his riders, calling for the Op and Milk River to surrender.
XIV
Kills Big 'Nacio and is shot dead by Milk River during the standoff.

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