The Innocence of Father Brown · Character
Inspector Craven
A police detective investigating a mysterious death.
minor
Also known as Craven, Mr. Craven
First appearance: the hammer of god
Inspector Craven shows up with force in The Honour of Israel Gow. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Scotland Yard detective assisting in the official inquiry; reads the inventory of objects and follows Brown's lead to exhume the grave.
Inspector Craven first appears in 0010 the hammer of god.
In The Honour of Israel Gow: Scotland Yard detective assisting in the official inquiry; reads the inventory of objects and follows Brown's lead to exhume the grave.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse murder and theft suspects
- Italian family crime
- Protagonist
- Military and aristocratic scandal
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this passage, the dramatic climax occurs because Father Brown first sees the golden Eye of Apollo, the symb…
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See Inspector Craven in the hammer of god