# Mr. Jan Van Hoeren — The Middle of Things character guide

> Mr. Jan Van Hoeren in The Middle of Things by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Van Hoeren, Van Hoeren

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

## Who they are

A foreign gentleman with a role in the plot.

## In the story

### [XI: What Happened in Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xi-what-happened-in-paris)

Diamond merchant who arrives to provide information about Ashton.

### [XII: The Grey Mare Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xii-the-grey-mare-inn)

Reveals Ashton showed him a diamond worth £50,000–£60,000, which Ashton claimed to have obtained in Australia.

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