Lord Peter Views the Body · Character
Haviland Burdock
A spiteful, bad-tempered old squire whose posthumous return to Little Doddering stirs up more scandal than grief.
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Also known as old Mr. Burdock, Haviland, the Burdock, Burdock, Mr. Haviland Burdock
First appearance: the fascinating problem of uncle meleager s will
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Angry executor of the will, confronts his brother Martin about the body theft.
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Haviland Burdock was the local squire of Little Doddering, a man whose last scandal drove him out of England to New York, where he died three weeks before the story opens. His body is being shipped home for burial among…
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