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Inspector French’s Greatest Case · Character

Mr. Orchard

Manager of a hotel in Barcelona.

minor

Also known as Orchard

First appearance: vi the hotel in barcelona

Mr. Orchard shows up with force in I: Murder!. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Clerk who discovered the crime and is questioned by French.
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Character Web

18 connections

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IFInspector FrenchCJConstable Jame…SHSuperintendent…MGMr. GethingMDMr. DukeMOMr. Orchard

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Witnesses and peripheral figures
  • Protagonist
  • Core investigation team

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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