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The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective · Character

Holt

A young man in a case.

minor

Also known as young Holt, young Mr. Holt

First appearance: The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep

Holt shows up with force in The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A young farmer who gives Loveday a lift and passionately asserts Stephanie's innocence.
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Holt first appears in 0000 the black bag left on a doorstep.

In The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep: A young farmer who gives Loveday a lift and passionately asserts Stephanie's innocence.

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Character Web

8 connections

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BABatesMDMr. DyerLBLoveday BrookeSGSir George Mon…SDStephanie Delc…HOHolt

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor case participants
  • Foreign and high-status figures
  • Protagonist
  • Police and key case figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of Loveday’s engagement with the case—her…

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