# Count Corbucci — The Black Mask character guide

> Count Corbucci in The Black Mask by E. W. Hornung.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Corbucci, that grampus Corbucci, old Corbucci, the defunct Corbucci

**First appearance:** 0005-the-fate-of-faustina

## Snapshot

A wealthy Italian count whose death sets a mystery in motion, Corbucci is a grampus of a man whose shadowy connections reach further than anyone suspects.

## Who they are

Count Corbucci belongs to the world of Italian intrigue that trails Raffles through London, a man whose wealth and death demand explanation. His presence links the Camorra, the organ-grinders, and the velvet-eyed foreigner into a single threatening network. Though dead before the action fully unfolds, he is the hinge on which the mystery turns, and his name keeps returning as Raffles tries to score himself off.

## In the story

### [The Fate of Faustina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-fate-of-faustina)

Mastermind behind the plot; Raffles binds and gags him.

### [The Last Laugh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-last-laugh)

Found dead in the flat, poisoned.

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