The Circular Staircase · Character
Riggs
A servant at the country house.
minor
First appearance: i i take a country house
Riggs shows up with force in XXIX: A Scrap of Paper. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Former employee of Doctor Walker, now cooperating with Mr.
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In XXIX: A Scrap of Paper: Former employee of Doctor Walker, now cooperating with Mr. Jamieson. He reveals his surveillance of Louise…
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- Central mystery characters
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Riggs in i i take a country house