# Blondy Belle — Little Caesar character guide

> Blondy Belle in Little Caesar by W. R. Burnett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Blondy, II Blondy Belle

**First appearance:** 0002-little-caesar

## Who they are

Gangster's moll and love interest in the underworld.

## Relationships

### [Rico](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/characters/rico)

_romantic_

Blondy Belle is Rico's lover, a showgirl who is both attracted to and troubled by his violent world.

### [Rico](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/characters/rico)

_romantic_

Blondy Belle is Rico's lover, a showgirl who is both attracted to and troubled by his violent world.

### [Rico](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/characters/rico)

_romantic_

Blondy Belle is Rico's lover, a showgirl who is both attracted to and troubled by his violent world.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/chapters/part-iv-ii)

Arrives with Rico, having left Little Arnie. She is described as a handsome Italian with blondined hair, bold and formidable.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/chapters/part-iv-iii)

Drunk at the banquet, insults Detective Flaherty, and leaves with Rico.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/chapters/part-iv-iv)

Blondy informs Rico about Little Arnie's crooked books and his murder of Limpy John, seeking revenge for Arnie's slander.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/chapters/part-vi-iv)

Peroxide blonde who identifies Joe in the lineup as the man who shot Courtney, calling him a 'dirty skunk'.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_caesar_se/chapters/part-vi-vi)

Informs Rico that the police are after him and that Joe squealed; stays behind as Rico and Otero escape.

## Links

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