The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes · Character
Mrs. Ronder
A veiled, wasting lodger who shrieks of murder in the night and sends for Holmes with two words: Abbas Parva.
supporting
Also known as Ronder
First appearance: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
As a supporting figure in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Ronder is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The veiled lodger, wife of the late showman Ronder, whose face was mutilated in the Abbas Parva lion attack.
Mrs. Ronder appears in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes as supporting figure.
Mrs. Ronder first appears in 0011 the adventure of the veiled lodger.
With Sherlock Holmes (psychological): Mrs. Ronder is a victim of a horrific crime whom Holmes interviews, revealing deep trauma and manipulation. With Sherlock Holmes (psychological): Mrs. Ronder is a victim of a horrific crime whom Holmes interviews, revealing deep trauma and manipulation. With Sherlock Holmes (psychological): Mrs. Ronder is a victim of a horrific crime whom Holmes interviews, revealing deep trauma and manipulation.
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Three Gables and Thor Bridge
- Protagonist
- Shoscombe Old Place suspects
- Blanched Soldier mystery
- Gruner's web of victims
- Mazarin Stone criminals
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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psychological · ambivalent
- Sherlock Holmes
psychological · ambivalent
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psychological · ambivalent
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