# Mr. Barnet — The Crimson Circle character guide

> Mr. Barnet in The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Flush Barnet, Barnet, Flush, Mr. Flush Barnet

**First appearance:** 0020-xviii-flush-barnet-s-story

## Snapshot

A sleek, brilliantined underworld figure known as 'Flush' Barnet, whose nervous evasions and old connections make him a reluctant witness to darker dealings.

## Who they are

Barnet moves between the Moulin Gris and the shabbier edges of London, a man whose polished appearance and soft hands conceal a history of shady associations. Inspector Parr treats him with wary familiarity, pressing him about Milly Macroy's whereabouts while Barnet clearly wishes the conversation would end. His reluctance to rake up old scandals and his visible discomfort under questioning mark him as a man who knows more than he will say, making him a key thread in the tangle of the Crimson Circle investigation.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Mr. Barnet is a servant or employee of Mr. Parr, carrying out domestic or menial tasks.

### [Thalia Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/thalia_drummond)

_social_

Mr. Barnet interacts with Thalia Drummond as a household servant, maintaining a formal distance.

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

_professional_

Mr. Barnet is a servant or employee of Mr. Parr, carrying out domestic or menial tasks.

### [Thalia Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/thalia_drummond)

_social_

Mr. Barnet interacts with Thalia Drummond as a household servant, maintaining a formal distance.

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

_professional_

Mr. Barnet is a servant or employee of Mr. Parr, carrying out domestic or menial tasks.

### [Thalia Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/characters/thalia_drummond)

_social_

Mr. Barnet interacts with Thalia Drummond as a household servant, maintaining a formal distance.

## In the story

### [The Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xi-the-confession)

Met by Parr in the street; reveals he is engaged to Milly Macroy and working at Brabazon's Bank.

### [Thalia Joins the Gang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xv-thalia-joins-the-gang)

Proposes the robbery of Felix Marl and pressures Thalia into joining the plan.

### [Mr. Marl Goes Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xvi-mr-marl-goes-out)

Burgles Marl's house, is arrested by Inspector Parr outside the garden gate.

### [XVII: The Blower of Bubbles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xvii-the-blower-of-bubbles)

Burglar who broke into Marl's house, heard hissing and found the safe open.

### [XVIII: “Flush” Barnet’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xviii-flush-barnet-s-story)

Flush Barnet is interrogated by Parr; he confesses to being hired by Brabazon to burgle Marl's house and burn a photograph from the safe.

### [The Bottle of Chloroform](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crimson_circle_se/chapters/xxvi-the-bottle-of-chloroform)

Flush Barnet is in Brixton Gaol, facing a possible murder charge; Milly seeks Thalia's help to clear him.

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