The Cheyne Mystery · Character
M. Lowenthal
A foreign contact involved in the conspiracy.
minor
Also known as Lowenthal
First appearance: XVII: On the Flood Tide
M. Lowenthal's tie to Inspector French is one of the pressures that moves The Cheyne Mystery—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Junior partner of Merkel & Lowenthal; questioned by French and later flees to Holland.
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With Inspector French (professional): Inspector French and M. Lowenthal have a professional relationship, possibly as a colleague or informant. With Inspector French (professional): Inspector French and M. Lowenthal…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Cheyne reaches his emotional peak here, choking with rage and nearly attacking Dangle, but is forced into utte…
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- Inspector French
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