The Crime at Black Dudley · Character

Eberhard von Faber

A German guest whose polished manners and watchful stillness make the other visitors at Black Dudley wonder exactly what he is doing there.

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Also known as Von Faber, von Faber, Faber, Herr von Faber

First appearance: ii the ritual of the dagger

As a supporting figure in The Crime at Black Dudley, Eberhard von Faber is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Von Faber is identified as the mastermind behind the operation, a ruthless international criminal known for controlling organized gangs.

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Von Faber moves through the Black Dudley weekend party as a courteous foreign gentleman, set apart from the chattering English guests by his composure and his faintly unsettling habit of noticing everything. He is the kind of man whose politeness feels deliberate, and whose presence at a country house gathering seems to answer a question nobody has thought to ask. In the early chapters he sharpens the atmosphere of unease, giving the reader reason to watch the corridors as closely as the guests do.

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XI: One Explanation
Von Faber is identified as the mastermind behind the operation, a ruthless international criminal known for controlling organized gangs.
XIII: Abbershaw Sees Red
Mentioned as the German who would take revenge if Abbershaw reveals the secret of the red wallet.
XIV: Abbershaw Gets His Interview
Interrogates Abbershaw, reveals his interest in a lost package, and dismisses Abbershaw's confession.
Doctor Abbershaw's Deductions
The German who threatens Abbershaw and Meggie; capable of extreme actions.
XVI: The Militant Mrs. Meade
Mentioned as the 'German gentleman' involved in the secret meeting with Gideon and Whitby.
XXIII: An Error in Taste
Shoots a hound, argues with the hunt, flees in the Lanchester, and is involved in the car crash.
XXVIII: Should a Doctor Tell?
Mentioned as the mastermind behind the bullion robbery plot and as having dominated Colonel Coombe.

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