# Dr. Cortelyon — The Middle of Things character guide

> Dr. Cortelyon in The Middle of Things by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cortelyon

**First appearance:** 0000-i-faced-with-reality

## Who they are

A physician who may have treated the victim.

## In the story

### [II: Number Seven in the Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/ii-number-seven-in-the-square)

Called to the scene by the policeman; confirms the man has been stabbed through the heart and is dead.

### [III: Who Was Mr. Ashton?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/iii-who-was-mr-ashton)

Dr. Cortelyon reports that Ashton was killed by a single, anatomically precise stab wound from a thin-bladed weapon, suggesting the murderer had knowledge of anatomy.

### [XXVIII: The Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xxviii-the-truth)

Arrested for the murder of John Ashton; found in possession of the diamond, a ring, and key documents.

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