Short Fiction · Character
Shamrock Jolnes
A detective character, possibly a parody.
minor
Also known as Jolnes
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Shamrock Jolnes shows up with force in The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The great New York detective who uses observation and deduction to solve everyday mysteries.
Shamrock Jolnes first appears in 0000 lord oakhurst s curse.
In The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes: The great New York detective who uses observation and deduction to solve everyday mysteries.
Later, in The Sleuths: The famous private detective who takes on Meeks's case, using elaborate but flawed inductive reasoning.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse ensemble of recurring types
- Military and social types
- Protagonist
- Con artists and schemers
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Shamrock Jolnes appears across 12 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes
- One Thousand Dollars
- The Rathskeller and the Rose
- The Sleuths
- The Making of a New Yorker
- The Detective Detector
- An Adjustment of Nature
- The Handbook of Hymen
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See Shamrock Jolnes in lord oakhurst s curse