The Hollow Needle · Character
Baron Anfredi
A nobleman who appears in the historical backstory.
minor
Also known as Anfredi
First appearance: VI: An Historic Secret
Baron Anfredi's tie to Isidore Beautrelet is one of the pressures that moves The Hollow Needle—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Revealed as an alias used by Lupin to rent the Château de l'Aiguille.
Baron Anfredi first appears in 0005 vi an historic secret.
With Isidore Beautrelet (rivalry): Baron Anfredi, a disguised Lupin, competes directly with Beautrelet in the hunt for the secret. With Isidore Beautrelet (rivalry): Baron Anfredi, a disguised Lupin, competes directly with Beautrelet in the hunt for the secret.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
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Character groups
- Primary Investigation Circle
- Protagonist
- Supporting Cast & Background
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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Isidore reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, having been utterly defeated and humiliated by Lup…
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- Isidore Beautrelet
rivalry · negative
Baron Anfredi, a disguised Lupin, competes directly with Beautrelet in the hunt for the… How this plays out →
- Isidore Beautrelet
rivalry · negative
Baron Anfredi, a disguised Lupin, competes directly with Beautrelet in the hunt for the… How this plays out →
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