# Sir Oswald Coote — The Seven Dials Mystery character guide

> Sir Oswald Coote in The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sir Oswald, Oswald Coote, Oswald, Coote

**First appearance:** 0000-i-on-early-rising

## Who they are

A bulky, dominating industrialist whose crisp efficiency and convenient discoveries on the lawn make him the most useful man in the room — and the most suspicious.

## Relationships

### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent)

_rivalry_

Bundle finds Sir Oswald Coote a boorish and suspicious antagonist, often opposing his schemes.

### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger)

_rivalry_

Jimmy clashes with the abrasive Sir Oswald Coote, viewing him as a suspect and obstacle.

### [Superintendent Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/superintendent_battle)

_rivalry_

Sir Oswald Coote is hostile and uncooperative with Superintendent Battle, resisting police scrutiny.

### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent)

_rivalry_

Bundle finds Sir Oswald Coote a boorish and suspicious antagonist, often opposing his schemes.

### [Superintendent Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/superintendent_battle)

_rivalry_

Sir Oswald Coote is hostile and uncooperative with Superintendent Battle, resisting police scrutiny.

### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger)

_rivalry_

Jimmy clashes with the abrasive Sir Oswald Coote, viewing him as a suspect and obstacle.

### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent)

_rivalry_

Bundle finds Sir Oswald Coote a boorish and suspicious antagonist, often opposing his schemes.

### [Superintendent Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/superintendent_battle)

_rivalry_

Sir Oswald Coote is hostile and uncooperative with Superintendent Battle, resisting police scrutiny.

### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger)

_rivalry_

Jimmy clashes with the abrasive Sir Oswald Coote, viewing him as a suspect and obstacle.

## In the story

### [The House Party at the Abbey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-the-house-party-at-the-abbey)

A forceful industrialist guest; comments on Chimneys' plumbing and expresses interest in buying the estate.

### [The Recovery of the Formula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxi-the-recovery-of-the-formula)

Arrives on the scene with a Mauser pistol found on the lawn; questions the events and shows admiration for Battle's methods.

### [XXIII: Superintendent Battle in Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxiii-superintendent-battle-in-charge)

Assists in reconstructing the pistol throw, argues the man is Bauer, and criticizes Battle for letting him escape.

### [Jimmy Lays His Plans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxv-jimmy-lays-his-plans)

Described by Lady Coote as insatiably ambitious, worried about something, and dismissive of Jimmy as a waster.

### [Nocturnal Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxvii-nocturnal-adventure)

Greets Jimmy with cold dislike, plays bridge, and demonstrates his ambidexterity.

### [XXVIII: Suspicions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxviii-suspicions)

Suspected of being left-handed and possibly involved in the shooting and theft; recalled dealing left-handed at the bridge game on the night of Gerald Wade's death.

## Links

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