Terror Keep · Character
Margaret Belman
A twenty-three-year-old secretary who takes a country post to escape London, only to find her new employer's house more dangerous than any office, and her feelings for Mr. Reeder more confusing than either.
major
Also known as Miss Belman, Margaret
First appearance: Terror Keep
As a major figure in Terror Keep, Margaret Belman is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Arrives at Larmes Keep, uneasy and observant of the strange environment.
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Margaret rides the branch line to Siltbury to interview for a six-hundred-a-year job she knows she is unsuited for, half out of pride and half out of pique at Reeder's cheerful indifference to her leaving. A persistent…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Investigative and Law Enforcement
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- J. G. Reeder
professional · positive
- Mr. Ravini
professional · ambivalent
- Mr. Daver
professional · negative
- Olga Crewe
rivalry · negative
- Mrs. Burton
social · positive
- John Flack
rivalry · negative
- J. G. Reeder
professional · positive
- J. G. Reeder
professional · positive
- Mr. Ravini
professional · ambivalent
- Mr. Daver
professional · negative
- Mr. Ravini
professional · ambivalent
- Mr. Daver
professional · negative
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