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The Canary Murder Case · Character

Detective Bellamy

Imperturbable detective assisting the investigation.

minor

Also known as Bellamy

First appearance: iii the murder

Detective Bellamy shows up with force in IV: The Print of a Hand. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Fingerprint expert assisting Dubois in examining the crime scene.
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In IV: The Print of a Hand: Fingerprint expert assisting Dubois in examining the crime scene. Later, in IX: The Pack in Full Cry: Delivers the fingerprint report from Captain Dubois, identifying the prints as Tony…

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14 connections

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Primary investigation team
  • Secondary witnesses and associates
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Vance reveals that the police report omits Miss La Fosse’s na…

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See Detective Bellamy in iii the murder