The Lazy Detective · Character

Bill Bungey

A minor character with a distinct name.

minor

Also known as Bill, Billy Bungey, Billy, Bungey

First appearance: i

Bill Bungey's tie to Harry Labar is one of the pressures that moves The Lazy Detective—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Pursues Labar through the shrubbery and wood; recognized by Labar as a notorious race-gang tough.

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Character Web

14 connections

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Relationship types

Friendship
Other

Character groups

Servant and minor figures
Central and minor characters
Assorted minor and key relatives
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Harry Labar
friendship · positive
Bill and Harry are friends, with Bill likely being a companion or ally in Harry's… How this plays out →
Larry Hughes
friendship · positive
Harry Labar
friendship · positive
Bill and Harry are friends, with Bill likely being a companion or ally in Harry's… How this plays out →
Larry Hughes
friendship · positive
Larry Hughes
friendship · positive

Harry Labar
Bill and Harry are friends, with Bill likely being a companion or ally in Harry's adventures.
Larry Hughes
Bill and Larry are friends, likely sharing a camaraderie through their connection to Harry.
Harry Labar
Bill and Harry are friends, with Bill likely being a companion or ally in Harry's adventures.
Larry Hughes
Bill and Larry are friends, likely sharing a camaraderie through their connection to Harry.
Larry Hughes
Bill and Larry are friends, likely sharing a camaraderie through their connection to Harry.

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In the story

Bill Bungey appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XV
Pursues Labar through the shrubbery and wood; recognized by Labar as a notorious race-gang tough.
XVIII
Mentioned as the recruiter who set up Stebbins with the job at Streetly House and promised payment for the robbery.
XXII
One of the men who investigates the dog's alarm, dismisses it as a sheep.
XXIV
Standing with Larry Hughes, levelling a pistol at Labar from the open secret panel.
XXV
Ties up Labar and supports Larry's aggressive stance; suggests killing the detective.
XXVI
Bill Bungey is mentioned as scouting with Larry; Labar suggests he and Larry have abandoned the gang.
Chapter XXIX
Shot dead by a policeman during the farm confrontation.

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