The Innocence of Father Brown · Character
Major Murray
A military officer involved in a case.
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Also known as Murray
First appearance: The Sign of the Broken Sword
Major Murray shows up with force in The Sign of the Broken Sword. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Major Murray first appears in 0012 the sign of the broken sword.
In The Sign of the Broken Sword: The officer murdered by St. Clare; his grave in Belfast is marked by a monument.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse murder and theft suspects
- Military and aristocratic scandal
- Italian family crime
- Political and naval intrigue
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling 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 Major Murray in The Sign of the Broken Sword