The Man in Lower Ten · Character
Andy Bronson
A tall, dangerous man with a criminal past, Bronson shadows boardinghouses and presses a reluctant contact for notes he means to have at any price.
supporting
Also known as Bronson, Mr. Andrew Bronson
First appearance: viii the second section
As a supporting figure in The Man in Lower Ten, Andy Bronson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The defendant in the forgery case; the forged notes Blakeley carries are central to the case against him.
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Bronson moves through the case as a threat rather than a presence, tracked by the nervous Hotchkiss from a streetcar to a Washington boardinghouse. His savage exchange with a blond man behind a closed door reveals a man…
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- Other
Character groups
- Suspects and local helpers
- Protagonist
- Key investigation figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Andy Bronson in viii the second section