# Mr. Hawke — The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective character guide

> Mr. Hawke in The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-the-black-bag-left-on-a-doorstep

## Snapshot

A frustrated householder whose daughter's valuable necklace vanished under his roof, and whose attempts to involve the police were politely blocked by the women around him.

## Who they are

Mr. Hawke is the master of a house where a nine-hundred-pound necklace has disappeared, and he wants the police called in—only to find his wife and Miss Monroe offering a hundred reasons why he shouldn't. He is a man who insists he is master in his own house, yet the women in it have quietly overruled him, leaving him to seek outside help. His account of the missing necklace and the household's resistance to investigation gives Loveday her first puzzle and reveals the domestic power struggles beneath a respectable surface.

## Relationships

### [Loveday Brooke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_experiences_of_loveday_brooke_lady_detective_se/characters/loveday_brooke)

_professional_

Mr. Hawke is a colleague or client who works with Loveday on investigations, showing mutual respect.

### [Loveday Brooke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_experiences_of_loveday_brooke_lady_detective_se/characters/loveday_brooke)

_professional_

Mr. Hawke is a colleague or client who works with Loveday on investigations, showing mutual respect.

### [Loveday Brooke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_experiences_of_loveday_brooke_lady_detective_se/characters/loveday_brooke)

_professional_

Mr. Hawke is a colleague or client who works with Loveday on investigations, showing mutual respect.

## In the story

### [Drawn Daggers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_experiences_of_loveday_brooke_lady_detective_se/chapters/drawn-daggers)

Visits the detective agency with a new envelope containing two dagger sketches. He is disturbed and perplexed, fearing he has enemies from a secret society. He mentions his wife's strong objection to involving the police.

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