# King Victor — The Secret of Chimneys character guide

> King Victor in The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Victor

**First appearance:** 0029-xxviii-king-victor

## Snapshot

A legendary thief and impostor so audacious that a room bristling with detectives and high officials only sharpens his appetite for the game.

## Who they are

King Victor exists in the novel first as reputation: the man who always comes out on top, the reason Lemoine's face darkens and the reason Chimneys has been watched for so long. His anticipated arrival transforms a country-house weekend into a trap with bait on both sides, and everyone's plans are calibrated to his presumed movements. He is the shadow that gives the early and middle chapters their charge, the adversary whose cleverness makes every other character's judgment suspect.

## In the story

### [I: Anthony Cade Signs On](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/i-anthony-cade-signs-on)

Mentioned in the context of Herzoslovakia's history; not directly present.

### [A Lady in Distress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/ii-a-lady-in-distress)

Mentioned as a notorious jewel thief whose gang was after Count Stylptitch; his nickname and criminal reputation are discussed.

### [Battle and Anthony Confer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/xx-battle-and-anthony-confer)

Suspected by Battle of being involved in the theft of the letters and the murder of Giuseppe.

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