Continental Op Stories · Character
Sue Hambleton
A woman involved in a family dispute over inheritance and murder.
minor
Also known as Sue, the Hambleton, Sue Hambleton, old man Hambleton, Old man Hambleton, Hambleton
First appearance: bodies piled up
Sue Hambleton shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The youngest member of the wealthy Hambleton family who rejected her upbringing and ran off with gangsters; she has resurfaced in San Francisco and is asking for help.
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In I: The youngest member of the wealthy Hambleton family who rejected her upbringing and ran off with gangsters; she has resurfaced in San Francisco and is asking for help. Later, in II: Expected to arrive after Wales…
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- Other
Character groups
- Central suspects and victims
- Protagonist
- Murder suspects and investigators
- Chinatown and young suspects
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the ultimate test of the Op's will and control: he mus…
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