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Colonel Norman Bohun

A military officer and member of the Bohun family.

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Also known as Colonel the Hon. Norman Bohun, Norman, Colonel Bohun

First appearance: the secret garden

Colonel Norman Bohun shows up with force in The Hammer of God. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The victim, a dissolute aristocrat found dead outside the smithy, his skull crushed by a small hammer while wearing an iron helmet.
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Colonel Norman Bohun first appears in 0003 the secret garden.

In The Hammer of God: The victim, a dissolute aristocrat found dead outside the smithy, his skull crushed by a small hammer while wearing an iron helmet.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Colonel Norman Bohun in the secret garden