# Inspector Carver — The Clue of the New Pin character guide > Inspector Carver in The Clue of the New Pin by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Carver, Mr. Carver, Inspector **First appearance:** 0003-iv ## Snapshot A Scotland Yard man with a dry wit and a long memory, he works the Trasmere case quietly, keeping his best card face-down even from Tab. ## Who they are Inspector Carver moves through the case with the patience of a man who has learned not to show his hand. He lets a nervous visitor talk for three hours and tells no one; he sits with Yeh Ling over cigars and asks for documents he knows he won't get. His quiet accumulation of evidence — the revolver, the receipt, the torn photographs — is what turns a locked-room puzzle into a pursuit. ## In the story ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/iv) Chief detective on the Polish siege case; has supper with Tab after the incident. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/v) Lunches with Tab; identifies Walters as Walter Felling, a known thief; accompanies Tab to Mayfield; investigates the vault and picks up old gloves. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/vi) Leads the investigation, finds the blood-stained key, discovers Walters' key-making tools, and identifies Wellington Brown as a suspect. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/vii) Discusses murder theories with Tab, examines the bent pin, and continues the search for Walters and Brown. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/ix) Leads the investigation, discovers the stolen jewels and the telegram, and expresses perplexity over Trasmere's possible role as a receiver. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/x) Discovers a bloodied heel print in the vault and explains the impossibility of a duplicate key; summarizes the baffling case. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xiii) Leads the investigation into the break-in; discovers the secret brick box; confronts Mr. Stott about withholding information. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xv) Referenced as having a busy week and later referring to the incident as 'The Second Activity.' ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xvi) Investigates the burglary and theorizes the burglar is Trasmere's murderer. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xvii) Investigates the man in black, reveals his knowledge of Ursula's secret role as Trasmere's secretary and the Mayfield visit, and sets up the trap that leads to Yeh Ling's discovery. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xviii) Interrogates Yeh Ling about the murder and the agreement; investigates the scene of the attack and the car tracks. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xix) Arrests Walters at the docks and discusses the case with Tab; believes Walters is not the murderer but has useful information. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xx) Investigates Tab's attack and discusses the implications of Walters' statement and Ursula Ardfern's secret. ### [Mr. Stott's Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxi) Mentioned as the thickheaded policeman Mr. Stott complains about; Mr. Stott eventually rushes to him with news of Wellington Brown. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxiii) Investigating the Mayfield crime scene; notes the pins are different and that the murderer wore gloves; keeps an officer on duty. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxv) Mentioned as being visited by Rex and as being rattled but mysterious about the case. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxvi) Carver is mentioned as having lost hope in the case, though Tab finds him deceptive. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxviii) Visits Yeh Ling to demand documents; interviews a new witness and Walters; believes the Trasmere case is nearing solution. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxix) Meets Tab at the theatre, reveals he fears being watched by the murderer, and stays overnight at Tab's flat. ### [The Night Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxx) Sustains a slight wound from the attack, examines the bullet holes and knife, and warns Tab and Rex. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxi) Rex accuses Carver of being deeply involved in the murder, though Tab is shocked by the claim. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxii) Mentioned as the detective who suspected Rex Lander's involvement by checking for a clock in his hotel room. ### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxiii) Tab references Carver's knowledge of Rex's crimes and his intention to see Rex hanged. ### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxiv) Leads the raid on Rex Lander's hotel, discovers the Chinese revolver and the ring receipt, and rushes to Mayfield after learning of the fire. ### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxv) Arrives after the fire, expressing gratitude to Mr. Stott for the rescue. ### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxvi) Leads the effort to warn Ursula, deduces the wire has been cut, and organizes transport. ### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxviii) Investigates the crime scene, explains Lander's murder plan, and deduces the forgery of Trasmere's will. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/characters/carver - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/characters