# Rex Holland — The Man Who Knew character guide

> Rex Holland in The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Holland, Reginald, Mr. Rex Holland

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-introducing-mr-rex-holland

## Snapshot

Rex Holland buys an eight-hundred-pound car, hires a chauffeur who must never recognize him in company, and keeps his business entirely his own.

## Who they are

Holland is a man of sententious maxims and meticulous precautions, converting a country cottage into a bijou palace full of labor-saving devices. His rules for his Australian chauffeur — no friends, no questions, no venturing east of the Marble Arch line — sketch a man who expects to be watched. He steps into the story just as John Minute learns of someone called 'X,' and his careful anonymity makes him a natural candidate for that shadow.

## Relationships

### [Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/frank_merrill)

_friendship_

Rex Holland is Frank's loyal friend and confidant, often helping him navigate dangerous situations.

### [Sir George Fuller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/sir_george_fuller)

_social_

Rex Holland and Sir George Fuller are acquaintances who cooperate in the investigation.

### [Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/frank_merrill)

_friendship_

Rex Holland is Frank's loyal friend and confidant, often helping him navigate dangerous situations.

### [Sir George Fuller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/sir_george_fuller)

_social_

Rex Holland and Sir George Fuller are acquaintances who cooperate in the investigation.

### [Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/frank_merrill)

_friendship_

Rex Holland is Frank's loyal friend and confidant, often helping him navigate dangerous situations.

## In the story

### [The Girl Who Cried](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/ii-the-girl-who-cried)

The girl's husband, a harsh and secretive man who uses aliases; he is involved in drug use and blackmail, and is concerned about John Minute's relative.

### [The Accountant at the Bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/iv-the-accountant-at-the-bank)

Bank customer with a large floating balance; Frank is asked to visit him about a deposit.

### [Introducing Mr. Rex Holland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/vii-introducing-mr-rex-holland)

Alias used by Frank Merrill for the forgery; the bank manager is suspicious of the checks made payable to him.

### [IX: Frank Merrill at the Altar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/ix-frank-merrill-at-the-altar)

Discusses a suspicious commission with his chauffeur Feltham, who fears he is implicated in a bank forgery.

### [The Trial of Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xii-the-trial-of-frank-merrill)

Alleged by the prosecution to be Merrill's accomplice; described as a mysterious forger.

### [The Man Who Came to Montreux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xiii-the-man-who-came-to-montreux)

Arrives at the Palace Hotel in Montreux later in the chapter.

### [XIV: The Man Who Looked Like Frank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xiv-the-man-who-looked-like-frank)

A mysterious figure who inquired after Frank Merrill at Montreux, described as a young man with a languid manner, distinct from Sergeant Smith.

## Links

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