The Man in the Queue · Character
Mullins
A police officer assisting Grant.
minor
First appearance: ii inspector grant
Mullins's tie to Inspector Grant is one of the pressures that moves The Man in the Queue—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Inspector Grant (professional): Mullins is a police colleague or subordinate working with Inspector Grant on the investigation. With Mrs. Everett (social): Mrs. Everett and Mullins are connected through the murder…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Police and informants
- Protagonist
- Primary suspects and witnesses
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Grant reaches his psychological peak here because his conscious mind, which has successfully completed the cas…
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- Inspector Grant
professional · positive
Mullins is a police colleague or subordinate working with Inspector Grant on the… How this plays out →
- Mrs. Everett
social · ambivalent
- Inspector Grant
professional · positive
Mullins is a police colleague or subordinate working with Inspector Grant on the… How this plays out →
- Mrs. Everett
social · ambivalent
Relationship notes
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See Mullins in ii inspector grant