# John Hoode — The Rasp character guide

> John Hoode in The Rasp by Philip MacDonald.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** John Howard Beauleigh Hoode, Hoode

**First appearance:** 0007-iii-cock-robin-s-house

## Who they are

The murdered Cabinet Minister whose hidden family history — a bastard half-brother, blackmail, and a face like a mirror — proves far stranger than his respectable death suggests.

## Relationships

### [Anthony Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/anthony_gethryn)

_friendship_

John Hoode is a friend or ally of Anthony Gethryn, with interactions suggesting mutual support and camaraderie.

### [Sir Arthur Digby-Coates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/sir_arthur_digby_coates)

_professional_

John Hoode and Sir Arthur Digby-Coates have a professional relationship, possibly as employer-employee or colleagues.

### [Anthony Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/anthony_gethryn)

_friendship_

John Hoode is a friend or ally of Anthony Gethryn, with interactions suggesting mutual support and camaraderie.

### [Sir Arthur Digby-Coates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/sir_arthur_digby_coates)

_professional_

John Hoode and Sir Arthur Digby-Coates have a professional relationship, possibly as employer-employee or colleagues.

### [Sir Arthur Digby-Coates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/sir_arthur_digby_coates)

_professional_

John Hoode and Sir Arthur Digby-Coates have a professional relationship, possibly as employer-employee or colleagues.

### [Anthony Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/anthony_gethryn)

_friendship_

John Hoode is a friend or ally of Anthony Gethryn, with interactions suggesting mutual support and camaraderie.

## In the story

### [The Rasp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/the-rasp)

The victim, found murdered in his study with a rasp used as the weapon.

### [Tolling the Bell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i-tolling-the-bell)

Cabinet Minister found murdered at his country residence, Abbotshall.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i)

The victim; a Cabinet Minister reported murdered at his country house in Marling.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as the murdered Cabinet Minister, found dead in his study at Abbotshall.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i)

The murdered Cabinet Minister, referred to as 'Cock Robin' by Anthony.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii)

The murder victim; his death is the central event of the chapter.

### [IV: Study](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/iv-study)

The deceased; his body lies on the hearthrug with severe head wounds, and his position and the blood evidence are central to the analysis.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/i)

The murder victim, whose head was battered in with a wood-rasp.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/chapters/ii)

Revealed to be alive; the body is that of his half-brother.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters/john_hoode
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rasp_se/characters