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Mr. Markham

A scheming opportunist who smells secrets on every stranger, he trades in information and has his eye fixed on the mysterious Lord Barham.

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Also known as Markham, Gregory Markham, Gregory

First appearance: A Lady in Distress

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Gregory Markham moves through the margins of fashionable London, a man whose friendships are transactional and whose instincts for weakness are sharp. When a nervous stranger comes looking for Lord Barham, Markham sees…

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SFSir Francis Jo…MMMr. MolyneuxTDThérèse de Brû…MSMr. SelwynRLRobin LaceyMMMr. Markham

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