# Morton Harrogate Bradley — The Poisoned Chocolates Case character guide

> Morton Harrogate Bradley in The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Morton Harrogate Bradley, Bradley

**First appearance:** 0001-the-poisoned-chocolates-case

## Snapshot

A figure in the poisoned chocolates affair whose possible motive makes him a subject of scrutiny among the Crimes Circle's competing theories.

## Who they are

Morton Harrogate Bradley occupies the uncomfortable position of a man whose circumstances invite suspicion, whether or not he deserves it. In a case where poisoned chocolates arrived by post and killed the wrong person, any connection to the Bendix household becomes a thread worth pulling. The Crimes Circle's members return to him repeatedly as they test their theories, making him a fixed point around which their speculations turn.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/iii)

Asks if the police have a theory, prompting Moresby's explanation.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/v)

Sir Charles addresses him directly, anticipating an objection about the postmark.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/vi)

Questions Sir Charles about the chocolates and engages in a meta-discussion about detective-story techniques with Miss Dammers.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/vii)

Observes with blissful ecstasy, enjoying the drama and the audacity of Mrs. Fielder-Flemming's theory.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/viii)

Presents his own theory accusing a criminologist with a Hamilton typewriter and connections to Mason's.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/x)

Presents his investigation methods, including suspecting his own sister and analyzing the poison and notepaper clues.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/xi)

Delivers a lengthy exposition on murder classification, builds a case against himself, and reveals he believes the murderer is a woman.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/xiv)

Acts as a skeptical interlocutor, raising objections about motive and the lunch appointment, but ultimately accepts Roger's case.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/xvii)

Praises Mr. Chitterwick's idea and jokes about writing a detective story with contradictory deductions.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/xviii)

His conditions and deductions are largely correct, though he failed to identify the murderess.

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