# Lightman — The Crimson Circle character guide

> Lightman in The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ferdinand Walter Lightman

**First appearance:** 0014-xii-the-pointed-boots

## Who they are

A character with a minor role in the unfolding mystery.

## Relationships

### [Felix Marl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/felix_marl)

_professional_

Felix Marl and Lightman are colleagues in the criminal operations of the Crimson Circle.

### [Mr. Parr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/mr_parr)

_professional_

Lightman is a loyal member of Mr. Parr's criminal organization, following his orders.

### [Mr. Parr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/mr_parr)

_professional_

Lightman is a loyal member of Mr. Parr's criminal organization, following his orders.

### [Felix Marl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/felix_marl)

_professional_

Felix Marl and Lightman are colleagues in the criminal operations of the Crimson Circle.

### [Mr. Parr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/mr_parr)

_professional_

Lightman is a loyal member of Mr. Parr's criminal organization, following his orders.

### [Felix Marl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/felix_marl)

_professional_

Felix Marl and Lightman are colleagues in the criminal operations of the Crimson Circle.

## In the story

### [Prologue: The Nail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/prologue)

The English malefactor whose execution is aborted when the guillotine fails due to the nail, leading to later events.

### [XXIX: “The Red Circle”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xxix-the-red-circle)

Revealed as the Red Circle; survived a failed execution in Toulouse due to a birthmark and later escaped from prison.

### [Thalia Lunches with a Cabinet Minister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xxxv-thalia-lunches-with-a-cabinet-minister)

Mentioned as Marl's companion in crime who was condemned to death but escaped execution and was sent to Devil's Island.

### [The Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xl-the-escape)

Mentioned as the condemned man in a photograph sent to Old Jim Beardmore, linked to the abortive execution.

### [Who Is the Crimson Circle?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xli-who-is-the-crimson-circle)

Revealed by Parr as the true identity of the Crimson Circle; a criminal who escaped execution and was transported to Cayenne.

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