The House Without a Key · Character
Roger Winterslip
John Quincy's father, a Boston businessman concerned about the family.
minor
Also known as Roger, Dear Roger, Dear old Roger
First appearance: the house without a key
Roger Winterslip's tie to John Quincy Winterslip is one of the pressures that moves The House Without a Key—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Hosts John Quincy in San Francisco, introduces him to Captain Cope, and later takes him to Dan's house for a nighttime errand.
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With John Quincy Winterslip (family): Roger is John Quincy's uncle, and their relationship is strained by family secrets and the murder investigation. With John Quincy Winterslip (family): Roger is John Quincy's uncle,…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Secondary characters and witnesses
- Primary suspects and investigators
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because John Quincy’s smug pride in his "detective work" and the threateni…
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Roger is John Quincy's uncle, and their relationship is strained by family secrets and… How this plays out →
- John Quincy Winterslip
family · ambivalent
Roger is John Quincy's uncle, and their relationship is strained by family secrets and… How this plays out →
- John Quincy Winterslip
family · ambivalent
Roger is John Quincy's uncle, and their relationship is strained by family secrets and… How this plays out →
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