# Raoul Legarde — The Man in the Queue character guide

> Raoul Legarde in The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Legarde, Raoul

**First appearance:** 0000-i-murder

## Who they are

A foreign acquaintance of the victim.

## Relationships

### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant)

_professional_

Raoul Legarde is a suspect or associate interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal investigative dynamic.

### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant)

_professional_

Raoul Legarde is a suspect or associate interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal investigative dynamic.

## In the story

### [IV: Raoul Legarde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/iv-raoul-legarde)

A young waiter at Laurent's who witnessed the murder and provides Grant with a detailed description of the killer, including that he is left-handed.

### [VI: The Levantine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/vi-the-levantine)

A pantry boy mentioned by Marcel; described as handsome and aspiring to be maître d'hôtel.

### [Solution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xvii-solution)

Mentioned as one who escaped the queue unnoticed, his critical observation of the crowd noted as exceptional.

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