The Cheyne Mystery · Character
Susan Dangle
A parlormaid whose forged references and two months of quiet domestic service hide a role at the very center of the conspiracy.
supporting
Also known as Susan, Miss Dangle, Miss Susan Dangle
First appearance: VI: The House in Hopefield Avenue
As a supporting figure in The Cheyne Mystery, Susan Dangle is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The parlormaid who was tied up and gagged by the burglars; she provides a detailed account of the attack.
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Susan is planted in the Cheyne household as a servant, and Cheyne realizes only later that she overheard his dinner-table talk of Plymouth and passed it on—she is the channel through which the gang learned his movements…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Professional
- Psychological
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Core Investigation Team
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- 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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- Maxwell Cheyne
family · positive
Maxwell and Susan appear to be closely related, likely siblings or close family, given… How this plays out →
- Inspector French
professional · ambivalent
- Arnold Price
psychological · negative
- Joan Merrill
friendship · positive
- Maxwell Cheyne
family · positive
Maxwell and Susan appear to be closely related, likely siblings or close family, given… How this plays out →
- Maxwell Cheyne
family · positive
Maxwell and Susan appear to be closely related, likely siblings or close family, given… How this plays out →
- Inspector French
professional · ambivalent
- Arnold Price
psychological · negative
- Arnold Price
psychological · negative
- Joan Merrill
friendship · positive
- Joan Merrill
friendship · positive
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Susan Dangle appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- II: Burglary!
- VI: The House in Hopefield Avenue
- XI: Otto Schulz's Secret
- XIV: The Clue of the Clay-Marked Shoe
- A Tale of Two Cities
- XIX: The Message of the Tracing
- XX: The Goal of the L'Escaut
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