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Mr. Walters

A reverend involved in a mystery.

minor

Also known as the Reverend Mr. Walters

First appearance: the oracle of the dog

Mr. Walters shows up with force in The Curse of the Golden Cross. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Vicar who was murdered and whose body was placed in the coffin; his clothes were found on a rock.
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Mr. Walters first appears in 0005 the oracle of the dog.

In The Curse of the Golden Cross: The Vicar who was murdered and whose body was placed in the coffin; his clothes were found on a rock.

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LDLady Diana WalesFBFather BrownPSProfessor SmaillPTPaul T. TarrantMWMr. Walters

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Character groups

  • Curse and suspicion
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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See Mr. Walters in the oracle of the dog
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