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Edmund Crewe

Young man connected to the theatre crowd.

minor

Also known as Eddie Crewe

First appearance: part one i in which are introduced a theatre audience and a corpse

Edmund Crewe shows up with force in Lexicon of Persons Connected with the Investigation. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Architectural expert attached to the Detective Bureau.
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Edmund Crewe first appears in 0005 part one i in which are introduced a theatre audience and a corpse.

In Lexicon of Persons Connected with the Investigation: Architectural expert attached to the Detective Bureau.

Later, in Queen to Queen: Reports via telephone that there is no secret hiding place in the Roman Theatre.

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DTDr. Thaddeus J…MFMonte FieldSBStephen BarryHNHarry NeilsonHSHenry SampsonECEdmund Crewe

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Secondary characters and associates
  • Primary suspects and investigators
  • Theatre staff and minor witnesses

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • 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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See Edmund Crewe in part one i in which are introduced a theatre audience and a corpse