# Mr. Victor Hatherley — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Mr. Victor Hatherley in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Hatherley, Hatherley

**First appearance:** 0011-the-adventure-of-the-engineer-s-thumb

## Who they are

A hydraulic engineer who loses his thumb in a mysterious case.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-engineer-s-thumb)

The client, a young hydraulic engineer. Describes being lured to a remote house for a secret job, discovering a counterfeiting operation, having his thumb severed while escaping, and his subsequent flight. He is left with only the 'experience' from the ordeal.

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