The Canary Murder Case · Character
Pop Cleaver
Father of Charles Cleaver, an elderly man with knowledge of the case.
minor
Also known as Pop, Cleaver
First appearance: x a forced interview
Pop Cleaver shows up with force in The Bolted Door. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The janitor; testifies that he bolted the side door at about 6 PM the previous evening.
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In The Bolted Door: The janitor; testifies that he bolted the side door at about 6 PM the previous evening. Later, in Four Possibilities: One of the four suspects; a Tammany Hall politician and lawyer with a watertight…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Secondary witnesses and associates
- Protagonist
- Primary investigation team
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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 Pop Cleaver in x a forced interview