# Steve Leatherbee — The House Without a Key character guide

> Steve Leatherbee in The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Leatherbee, Leatherbee, Mr. Stephen Leatherbee, little Stevie

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-high-hat

## Who they are

A young man involved in the Honolulu social scene.

## Relationships

### [John Quincy Winterslip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/characters/john_quincy_winterslip)

_friendship_

Steve Leatherbee is a friendly local who assists John Quincy Winterslip in navigating Honolulu.

### [John Quincy Winterslip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/characters/john_quincy_winterslip)

_friendship_

Steve Leatherbee is a friendly local who assists John Quincy Winterslip in navigating Honolulu.

### [John Quincy Winterslip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/characters/john_quincy_winterslip)

_friendship_

Steve Leatherbee is a friendly local who assists John Quincy Winterslip in navigating Honolulu.

## In the story

### [XII: Tom Brade the Blackbirder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/chapters/xii-tom-brade-the-blackbirder)

Interrogated alongside Mrs. Compton; confirms her story about the loan and the guest-book page.

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