# James Parrawhite — The Talleyrand Maxim character guide > James Parrawhite in The Talleyrand Maxim by J. S. Fletcher. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Parrawhite **First appearance:** 0001-ii-in-trust ## Snapshot A vanished man with a shady past, advertised for by two firms and worth twenty thousand pounds to whoever finds him first. ## Who they are Parrawhite once took money from Eldrick's desk and booked passage to America, or so the shipping agent says. Now Halstead & Byner and Eldrick are both hunting him, and Pratt affects surprise at the advertisements while clearly knowing more than he admits. Whether Parrawhite sailed or never left Liverpool becomes the question that could unravel Pratt's whole position. ## Relationships ### [Linford Pratt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/linford_pratt) _professional_ James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt. ### [Charles Eldrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/charles_eldrick) _professional_ Charles Eldrick and James Parrawhite are rival solicitors, with Eldrick suspicious of Parrawhite's dealings. ### [Halstead Byner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/halstead_byner) _professional_ Halstead Byner and James Parrawhite have a tense professional relationship, with Byner investigating Parrawhite's actions. ### [George Pickard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/george_pickard) _professional_ George Pickard is a client of James Parrawhite, involved in the legal machinations of the plot. ### [Charles Eldrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/charles_eldrick) _professional_ Charles Eldrick and James Parrawhite are rival solicitors, with Eldrick suspicious of Parrawhite's dealings. ### [Halstead Byner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/halstead_byner) _professional_ Halstead Byner and James Parrawhite have a tense professional relationship, with Byner investigating Parrawhite's actions. ### [Linford Pratt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/linford_pratt) _professional_ James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt. ### [Linford Pratt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/linford_pratt) _professional_ James Parrawhite is a solicitor who works with and is often manipulated by Linford Pratt. ### [George Pickard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/george_pickard) _professional_ George Pickard is a client of James Parrawhite, involved in the legal machinations of the plot. ### [Charles Eldrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/charles_eldrick) _professional_ Charles Eldrick and James Parrawhite are rival solicitors, with Eldrick suspicious of Parrawhite's dealings. ## In the story ### [V: Point-Blank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/v-point-blank) Appears at the end of the chapter, accosting Pratt in the lane for a private word. ### [VI: The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/vi-the-unexpected) Parrawhite reveals he witnessed Pratt's theft and death of Bartle, blackmails Pratt, and is killed by Pratt in a fight. ### [VII: The Supreme Inducement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/vii-the-supreme-inducement) Mentioned as the presumed thief; Pratt has killed him and now frames him for the office theft. ### [XVI: A Headquarters Conference](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xvi-a-headquarters-conference) Mentioned via an advertisement seeking information about him, linking to the ongoing mystery. ### [XVII: Advertisement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xvii-advertisement) Subject of the search; believed to have £20,000 waiting for him, but his whereabouts are unknown. ### [XVIII: The Confiding Landlord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xviii-the-confiding-landlord) Former clerk of Eldrick; owed money to Pickard, claimed to have a hold on Pratt, and disappeared after planning to meet Pratt on November 23rd. ### [XX: The Green Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xx-the-green-man) Subject of the search; reported to have been seen with Pratt near Stubbs' Lane on a moonlit night. ### [The Direct Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxi-the-direct-charge) Allegedly murdered by Pratt; a telegram suggests he may have left for America. ### [XXII: The Cat's Paw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/chapters/xxii-the-cat-spaw) Parrawhite is the subject of the advertisements that alarm Pratt. Pratt plans to fabricate a story about Parrawhite's departure to America. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters/james_parrawhite - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_talleyrand_maxim_se/characters