Continental Op Stories · Character

Slim Vogel

A criminal who meets a tragic end.

minor

Also known as Slim Vogel, Vogel, Slim, poor old Slim

First appearance: bodies piled up

Slim Vogel shows up with force in Corkscrew. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The murder victim whose death sets the investigation in motion.

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

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Corkscrew
The murder victim whose death sets the investigation in motion.
II
Drunk cowboy playing poker, hostile toward Nisbet, tells story about the Jew.
V
Reported dead, shot by Mark Nisbet in front of Bardell's.
Chapter VI: The Killing of Slim Vogel
Found dead with a bullet hole in his forehead; had been gambling with Nisbet.
VII
His body has been stowed away pending the coroner's arrival.
Chapter XVII
Mentioned as the murder victim, killed by the Jew over a $1.10 debt.

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