# Art Lomer — The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder character guide

> Art Lomer in The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Arthur Lomer, Mr. Lomer, Lomer

**First appearance:** 0000-the-poetical-policeman

## Snapshot

A transatlantic confidence man posing as a theatrical producer, whose expensive hotel suite is groundbait for a very large fish.

## Who they are

Lomer runs a profitable operation out of Buffalo and has brought his troupe to London at the tail end of the season, which is exactly the sort of timing Reeder notices. He is cool under pressure until a stranger in the street asks after Leoni and lifts his watch and albert without breaking stride. His pursuit of Bertie Claude Staffen's money makes him a useful lens on how the book's swindles are actually staged.

## Relationships

### [Bertie Claude Staffen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mind_of_mr_j_g_reeder_se/characters/bertie_claude_staffen)

_professional_

Lomer is a henchman and associate of Staffen, carrying out his criminal orders.

### [Bertie Claude Staffen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mind_of_mr_j_g_reeder_se/characters/bertie_claude_staffen)

_professional_

Lomer is a henchman and associate of Staffen, carrying out his criminal orders.

### [Bertie Claude Staffen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mind_of_mr_j_g_reeder_se/characters/bertie_claude_staffen)

_professional_

Lomer is a henchman and associate of Staffen, carrying out his criminal orders.

## In the story

### [The Troupe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mind_of_mr_j_g_reeder_se/chapters/the-troupe)

Canadian criminal and troupe leader who attempts to steal Reeder's watch but is outwitted; later arrested for his involvement in swindling Bertie Staffen.

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