Red Harvest · Character

Peak Murry

A criminal and gunman, part of the city's violent underworld.

minor

Also known as Murry, Peak, Know Peak Murry

Peak Murry's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Red Harvest—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Admits he lied about Whisper's alibi for the night of Tim Noonan's murder, weakening Whisper's defense.

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With The Narrator (rivalry): Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the Narrator's efforts to clean up the city. With The Narrator (rivalry): Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the Narrator's efforts to clean up the city. With The Narrator (rivalry): Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the Narrator's efforts to clean up the city.

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Character Web

8 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Underworld enforcers and rivals
Minor figures and associates
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

The Narrator
rivalry · negative
Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the… How this plays out →
The Narrator
rivalry · negative
Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the… How this plays out →
The Narrator
rivalry · negative
Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the… How this plays out →

The Narrator
Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the Narrator's efforts to clean up the city.
The Narrator
Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the Narrator's efforts to clean up the city.
The Narrator
Peak Murry, a gangster and associate of Reno Starkey, is a hostile figure who opposes the Narrator's efforts to clean up the city.

Relationship notes

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In the story

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XII: A New Deal

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