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The Starvel Hollow Tragedy · Character

Inspector Tanner

Another police inspector working on the case.

minor

Also known as Tanner

First appearance: iv inspector french goes north

Inspector Tanner shows up with force in The Last Lap. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Travels in the train from King's Cross as part of the plan; descends at Waverley Station.
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Inspector Tanner first appears in 0005 iv inspector french goes north.

In The Last Lap: Travels in the train from King's Cross as part of the plan; descends at Waverley Station.

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5 connections

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DHDr. Herbert Ph…IFInspector FrenchJRJohn RoperMMMr. MunceALArthur Lisle W…ITInspector Tanner

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended cast of witnesses and professionals
  • Core suspects and witnesses
  • Protagonist
  • Peripheral legal and business figures

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Inspector French’s triump…

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See Inspector Tanner in iv inspector french goes north