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Harold Latimer

A polished, well-connected schemer who moves through London society with an easy charm, while behind closed doors he runs a far uglier trade in other people's lives.

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Also known as a Mr. Latimer, Mr. Latimer, Harold, Latimer

First appearance: The Greek Interpreter

As a supporting figure in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Harold Latimer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Young Englishman who kidnaps and tortures Paul Kratides to extort his sister's fortune.
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Latimer belongs to the class of criminal Holmes finds most repellent: educated, socially fluent, and utterly without scruple, using respectability as camouflage. He works with accomplices and treats his victims as assets to be held and bargained over, which makes him a perfect specimen of the organized evil Holmes suspects lies behind so many unsolved cases. His cruelty forces Holmes and Watson into a rescue rather than a mere deduction, and the case becomes a study in how charm can be a weapon.

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MMMr. MelasJHJoseph HarrisonJBJim BrownerSHSherlock HolmesMHMycroft HolmesHLHarold Latimer

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  • Yellow Face secret
  • Silver Blaze case
  • Protagonist

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See Harold Latimer in The Greek Interpreter
See Harold Latimer in The Greek Interpreter