The Innocence of Father Brown · Character
Colonel Pound
A military man involved in a murder case.
minor
Also known as Pound
First appearance: the sign of the broken sword
Colonel Pound's tie to Father Brown is one of the pressures that moves The Innocence of Father Brown—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A member of the Twelve True Fishermen who questions Father Brown about the crime and the thief's identity.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Italian family crime
- Protagonist
- Witnesses to a crime
- Family mystery investigators
- Secret society and theft
- Crime scene witnesses
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Father Brown
professional · positive
Colonel Pound, a police official, works alongside Father Brown in investigating crimes. How this plays out →
- Wilfred Bohun
professional · negative
- Father Brown
professional · positive
Colonel Pound, a police official, works alongside Father Brown in investigating crimes. How this plays out →
- Wilfred Bohun
professional · negative
- Father Brown
professional · positive
Colonel Pound, a police official, works alongside Father Brown in investigating crimes. How this plays out →
- Wilfred Bohun
professional · negative
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