# Major Valentine — The Starvel Hollow Tragedy character guide

> Major Valentine in The Starvel Hollow Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Valentine

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-inquest

## Who they are

A military man who may have knowledge of the case.

## In the story

### [XI: A Startling Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xi-a-startling-theory)

Chief Constable of Leeds; listens to French's theory and agrees to investigate discreetly, but doubts a missing person will be found.

### [XIV: The Secret of the Moor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xiv-the-secret-of-the-moor)

Chief Constable who drives to Thirsby, discusses the case with French, and agrees to the plan for misleading testimony at the inquest.

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