# Fred Fisher — The Clue of the Twisted Candle character guide

> Fred Fisher in The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Fisher, Mr. Fred Fisher, Mr. Fisher

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

Fred Fisher is a friend of John Lexman whose closeness to the case makes him an obvious and uncomfortable suspect.

## Who they are

Fisher belongs to the small circle around Lexman, which places him near the crime and under the scrutiny of Meredith and Mansus. His friendship with the novelist is precisely what makes suspicion fall on him, and the tension between loyalty and evidence shadows his every appearance. Whether he is a trusted ally or something else is one of the early questions the investigation must answer.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Kara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/characters/mr_kara)

_professional_

Fred Fisher and Mr. Kara have a professional connection, likely as servant or employee to the criminal mastermind.

### [Sir George Haley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/characters/sir_george_haley)

_professional_

Fred Fisher and Sir George Haley have a professional connection, possibly as servant or employee.

### [Mr. Kara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/characters/mr_kara)

_professional_

Fred Fisher and Mr. Kara have a professional connection, likely as servant or employee to the criminal mastermind.

### [Sir George Haley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/characters/sir_george_haley)

_professional_

Fred Fisher and Sir George Haley have a professional connection, possibly as servant or employee.

### [Sir George Haley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/characters/sir_george_haley)

_professional_

Fred Fisher and Sir George Haley have a professional connection, possibly as servant or employee.

### [Mr. Kara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/characters/mr_kara)

_professional_

Fred Fisher and Mr. Kara have a professional connection, likely as servant or employee to the criminal mastermind.

## In the story

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/ix)

Kara's valet who searches the study and bedroom, discovers the Greek's cash withdrawal, and is sent out with a letter to T. X. Meredith.

### [The Cellar Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/x)

Expected to return soon; Miss Holland hopes for his help.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/xii)

Valet who announces Gathercole, receives instructions to leave after eleven, and observes the visitor's eccentric behavior.

### [The Return of John Lexman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/xiii)

Fisher is Kara's servant who lets the police in and provides information about Kara's habits.

### [The Cellar Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/xiv)

The valet who receives a threatening note, becomes agitated, and flees the house, becoming a suspect.

### [The Twisted Candle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/xvii)

Interrogated by T. X.; admits to planning a robbery of Kara and describes a visitor with an artificial left arm.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_of_the_twisted_candle_se/chapters/xxii)

Mentioned as the man Lexman warns and later converses with to establish his alibi.

## Links

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