# The Levantine — The Man in the Queue character guide

> The Levantine in The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Levantine

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

## Who they are

A mysterious figure connected to the crime.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

The Levantine is a suspect or witness questioned by Inspector Grant, with an air of mystery and suspicion.

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

_professional_

The Levantine is a suspect or witness questioned by Inspector Grant, with an air of mystery and suspicion.

## In the story

### [II: Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/ii-inspector-grant)

Hypothetical suspect considered by Grant due to the nature of the crime.

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

The suspect who panics upon seeing Grant, flees through traffic, and escapes after a brief chase.

### [VII: Things Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/vii-things-move)

The wanted man; Grant hopes to find him by learning about the dead man's habits.

### [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/viii-mrs-everett)

Implied to be Lamont; Grant suspects he is the murderer and the recipient of Sorrell's money.

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