The Roman Hat Mystery · Character
Doyle
Police officer on duty at the theatre.
minor
Also known as Officer Doyle
First appearance: I: In Which Are Introduced a Theatre-Audience and a Corpse
Doyle shows up with force in Lexicon of Persons Connected with the Investigation. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Officer Doyle discovered the body, summoned Inspector Queen, and secured the scene until Velie arrived.
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In I: In Which Are Introduced a Theatre-Audience and a Corpse: Officer Doyle discovered the body, summoned Inspector Queen, and secured the scene until Velie arrived. Later, in In Which One Queen Works and Another…
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See Doyle in I: In Which Are Introduced a Theatre-Audience and a CorpseCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Theatre staff and minor witnesses
- Secondary characters and associates
- Primary suspects and investigators
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the emotional peak occurs when Inspector Queen and Ellery are summoned to meet Franklin Ives-…
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- Lexicon of Persons Connected with the Investigation
- I: In Which Are Introduced a Theatre-Audience and a Corpse
- In Which One Queen Works and Another Queen Watches
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See Doyle in I: In Which Are Introduced a Theatre-Audience and a Corpse