Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Czanek
A man who assists in a robbery of the Terrible Old Man.
minor
Also known as Joe Czanek, Czanek
First appearance: The Terrible Old Man
Mr. Czanek shows up with force in The Terrible Old Man. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the three robbers; waits in a motor car by the back gate and is the only one to witness the Terrible Old Man's emergence.
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