# Mr. Allen — The Canary Murder Case character guide

> Mr. Allen in The Canary Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Allen, Doc Allen

**First appearance:** 0023-xx-a-midnight-witness

## Who they are

Unexpected witness with knowledge of the murder night.

## In the story

### [A Game of Poker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canary_murder_case_se/chapters/xxvii-a-game-of-poker)

Vance's uninvited guest, a shrewd and flashily dressed man who observes the game with amusement.

### [XXVIII: The Guilty Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canary_murder_case_se/chapters/xxviii-the-guilty-man)

Revealed as Doc Wiley Allen, a notorious card manipulator who stacked the deck during the poker game.

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