The Clue · Character
Tripp
A minor character who appears during the investigation.
minor
Also known as Tripp
First appearance: xvi searching for clues
Tripp shows up with force in XXIV: A Confession. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A hotel boy who found the cachous bottle in Tom Willard's room and gives it to Fleming Stone.
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- Other
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- Household and peripheral figures
- Central suspects and investigators
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Breaking point
- Closing
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See Tripp in xvi searching for clues