# Joe Chandler — The Lodger character guide > Joe Chandler in The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Joe, young Chandler, Chandler, young Joe Chandler, Mr. Chandler **First appearance:** 0004-iii ## Snapshot A stolid young detective constable, sweet on Daisy Bunting and newly assigned to the Avenger case that is terrifying all of London. ## Who they are Joe Chandler is a slow, sure young man from the Yard who takes his work seriously and his courtship of Daisy Bunting even more so, haunting the Buntings' sitting-room with a mix of professional curiosity and hopeful devotion. Newly put on the Avenger murders, he brings the outside world's panic into the house—and, unwittingly, brings the investigation uncomfortably close to the lodger upstairs. His earnestness and his sharpening instincts make him both a suitor and a threat, and Mrs. Bunting cannot decide which she fears more. ## Relationships ### [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting) _professional_ Joe Chandler is a police officer who frequently consults with Mrs. Bunting about the lodger case. ### [Daisy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/daisy) _romantic_ Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her. ### [The Avenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/the_avenger) _rivalry_ Joe Chandler is a police officer actively hunting the Avenger, making them direct adversaries. ### [Mr. Sleuth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_sleuth) _rivalry_ Joe Chandler suspects Mr. Sleuth of being the Avenger, creating a tense adversarial dynamic. ### [Mr. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_bunting) _social_ Joe Chandler is a frequent visitor to the Bunting home, maintaining a polite but distant relationship with Mr. Bunting. ### [Aunt Margaret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/aunt_margaret) _social_ Aunt Margaret is acquainted with Joe Chandler through her visits to the Bunting family. ### [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting) _professional_ Joe Chandler is a police officer who frequently consults with Mrs. Bunting about the lodger case. ### [Daisy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/daisy) _romantic_ Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her. ### [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting) _professional_ Joe Chandler is a police officer who frequently consults with Mrs. Bunting about the lodger case. ### [Daisy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/daisy) _romantic_ Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her. ### [Mr. Sleuth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_sleuth) _rivalry_ Joe Chandler suspects Mr. Sleuth of being the Avenger, creating a tense adversarial dynamic. ### [Mr. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_bunting) _social_ Joe Chandler is a frequent visitor to the Bunting home, maintaining a polite but distant relationship with Mr. Bunting. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/i) A young detective and the Buntings' only frequent visitor; he has offered them a loan of 30 shillings and visits faithfully once or twice a week. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/iv) Detective visiting the Buntings; discusses the Avenger case and his assignment; inquires about Daisy Bunting. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/v) Visits Mrs. Bunting visibly shaken after discovering the latest Avenger murder and finding the killer's note; admits the murders have gotten on the police's nerves. ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/vi) Visits the Buntings; discusses the Avenger murders and police efforts; reads newspaper excerpts about the lack of clues and public criticism of the police. ### [The Black Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/ix) Chandler guides the tour with pride, explaining fingerprint identification and inviting Daisy to visit his mother in Richmond. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/x) Accompanies Bunting and Daisy on their jaunt; is expected to visit later in the evening. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xi) Visits the Buntings; feels the house is an 'enchanted isle of dreams'; tired of his job and agrees the Avenger is nearly impossible to find; resents Mrs. Bunting's tart tone toward Daisy. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xii) Discussed as being sweet on Daisy; Mrs. Bunting predicts Daisy will tire of him before they die. ### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xiii) Mentioned as having told the Buntings about famous murder cases, including The Avenger's unprecedented strangeness. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xv) Thought of by Mrs. Bunting as likely staying away since Daisy is not there; she dreads hearing him discuss the Avenger with Bunting. ### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xvi) Visits the Buntings; his loud double knock disturbs Mr. Sleuth; described as a noisy young fellow. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xvii) Bunting criticizes him as not being 'half awake' in his detective work. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xix) Referenced indirectly as someone who might be ignorant of new evidence. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxi) Mentioned in Bunting's thoughts regarding a practical joke that upset Mrs. Bunting. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxii) Visits Mrs. Bunting to share details of the investigation and sends a telegram saying he cannot fetch Daisy. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxiii) Returns in disguise after a failed lead, reports the Primrose Hill murder, and is rebuked by Mrs. Bunting for laughing. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxiv) The detective spends much of his free time with the Buntings, discussing the Avenger case. He asks Bunting for permission to marry Daisy, revealing his frustration at never being alone with her. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxvi) Not present in this chapter. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxvii) Takes the news of the lodger's disappearance calmly; offers to circulate a description; becomes engaged to Daisy. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/joe_chandler - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters