The Teeth of the Tiger · Character

Hippolyte Fauville

A murdered electrical engineer whose posthumous letters accuse his wife of infidelity and worse, revealing a hatred that outlives him.

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Also known as Hippolyte, Fauville, M. Fauville

First appearance: i d artagnan porthos and monte cristo

As a supporting figure in The Teeth of the Tiger, Hippolyte Fauville is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Civil engineer living on Boulevard Suchet; Perenna and Mazeroux plan to protect him and his son from an anticipated attack.

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Hippolyte Fauville was an electrical engineer whose death opens the novel, but his presence lingers through letters he wrote before dying—letters that paint him as a 'hater' determined to ruin his wife Marie and the cousin who loved her. The Prefect of Police concludes that Fauville wrote those letters specifically to destroy them, a revelation that reframes the entire investigation. His calculated malice from beyond the grave makes him the case's most disturbing figure, and his posthumous accusations shape the early arc's central question: who is truly the victim?

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Don Luis Perenna
rivalry · negative
Hippolyte Fauville is a murder victim whose death Don Luis investigates, making him a key… How this plays out →
M. Desmalions
professional · ambivalent
Don Luis Perenna
rivalry · negative
Hippolyte Fauville is a murder victim whose death Don Luis investigates, making him a key… How this plays out →
M. Desmalions
professional · ambivalent
M. Desmalions
professional · ambivalent
Don Luis Perenna
rivalry · negative
Hippolyte Fauville is a murder victim whose death Don Luis investigates, making him a key… How this plays out →

Don Luis Perenna
Hippolyte Fauville is a murder victim whose death Don Luis investigates, making him a key figure in the mystery.
M. Desmalions
Fauville was a scientist who had dealings with the police before his murder.
Don Luis Perenna
Hippolyte Fauville is a murder victim whose death Don Luis investigates, making him a key figure in the mystery.
M. Desmalions
Fauville was a scientist who had dealings with the police before his murder.
M. Desmalions
Fauville was a scientist who had dealings with the police before his murder.
Don Luis Perenna
Hippolyte Fauville is a murder victim whose death Don Luis investigates, making him a key figure in the mystery.

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Hippolyte Fauville appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

A Man Dead
Civil engineer living on Boulevard Suchet; Perenna and Mazeroux plan to protect him and his son from an anticipated attack.
A Man Doomed
Found dead, poisoned; had shown Perenna his diary detailing the plot against him.
IV: The Clouded Turquoise
Found dead in the study alongside his son; victim of the double murder.
X: Gaston Sauverand Explains
Mentioned as Marie's husband who quarreled with her and was enamored of a music-hall singer.
XI: Routed
Mentioned in Sauverand's account as having written letters revealing jealousy and suspicion.
XIV: The "Hater"
Revealed as the orchestrator of his own murder and that of his son, driven by hatred and terminal illness.
XV: The Heir to the Hundred Millions
Referenced in Perenna's argument that Fauville acted out of revenge, not for the inheritance.

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