# Colonel Morton — The Crimson Circle character guide

> Colonel Morton in The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel, Morton

**First appearance:** 0036-xxxiv-blackmailing-a-government

## Who they are

A military figure who appears in the investigation.

## In the story

### [VI: “Thalia Drummond Is a Crook”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/vi-thalia-drummond-is-a-crook)

The Commissioner criticizes Parr's progress and reads a newspaper editorial demanding police reform.

### [A Trip to the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xxxii-a-trip-to-the-country)

Commissioner who fights for Parr but acknowledges his inevitable removal.

### [The Posters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-posters)

Calls Parr to inform him of a Cabinet meeting he must attend.

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