# Herr Böhme — The Riddle of the Sands character guide

> Herr Böhme in The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Böhme

**First appearance:** 0019-xvii-clearing-the-air

## Who they are

A rasping, ghoulishly cheerful German official whose monthly visits to Memmert and easy talk about the coast make him a man worth listening to closely.

## In the story

### [The Quartet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxii-the-quartet)

Older man with a harsh croaking voice, appears to be in authority, asks sharp questions.

### [A Change of Tactics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxiii-a-change-of-tactics)

Accompanies von Brüning; Carruthers suspects him of being the 'engineer from Bremen' and a key figure in the plot.

### [Finesse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxiv-finesse)

Announces he will travel with Carruthers as far as Leer; Carruthers sees him as the embodiment of German systematic force and a fortress to be sapped.

### [XXV: I Double Back](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxv-i-double-back)

Travels with Carruthers on the ferry and train; Carruthers suspects his involvement in the scheme.

### [The Seven Siels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxvi-the-seven-siels)

Expected conspirator; Carruthers watches for him at Norden Junction but does not see him.

### [We Achieve Our Double Aim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxviii-we-achieve-our-double-aim)

Mentioned as being safe and not a threat.

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