The House on the Cliff · Character
Felix Polucca
The cliff's notorious former smuggler haunts the story as a name, a ruined farmhouse, and a warning about what happens to men who know too much.
supporting
Also known as Polucca, old Polucca
First appearance: xv smugglers
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Old Polucca never appears alive in the early chapters, but his legacy saturates the cliff: a tumbledown house, a sinister reputation, and rumors of smuggling that make Bayport residents avoid the place. When the boys…
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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