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The Benson Murder Case · Character

Higginbotham

A minor character, possibly a lawyer or associate.

minor

First appearance: endnotes

Higginbotham shows up with force in Links in the Chain. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The detective who followed Leacock and reported his actions, including dropping a package into the river.
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Character Web

11 connections

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DIDinwiddieLPLeander PfyfePHPhelpsCBColonel Bigsby…ABAlvin BensonHIHigginbotham

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting Cast
  • Core Investigation Team
  • Peripheral Witnesses
  • Protagonist

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it presents the most intense psychological confrontation yet: C…

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