# Carl Peterson — The Third Round character guide

> Carl Peterson in The Third Round by H. C. McNeile.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Peterson, old Peterson, friend Peterson

**First appearance:** 0000-i-in-which-the-metropolitan-diamond-syndicate-holds-converse-with-mr-edward-blackton

## Snapshot

A courteous criminal mastermind whose genial manners and patient cruelty make him far more dangerous than any thug Drummond has ever faced.

## Who they are

Peterson moves through the story as a professional operator, hiring out his talents to a frightened diamond syndicate while quietly pursuing his own ends. He is a man of elaborate disguises, careful plans, and no scruples whatsoever; his victims are murdered out of hand rather than postponed. Drummond's struggle to escape him — lashed to a ship's structure, semaphoring a warning to Ted Jerningham — establishes Peterson as the force the entire early plot must outrun.

## Relationships

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Carl Peterson is Hugh Drummond's arch-nemesis, constantly scheming against him in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

### [Professor Goodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/professor_goodman)

_professional_

Carl Peterson and Professor Goodman are partners in crime, coordinating their efforts against Drummond.

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Carl Peterson is Hugh Drummond's arch-nemesis, constantly scheming against him in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

### [Professor Goodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/professor_goodman)

_professional_

Carl Peterson and Professor Goodman are partners in crime, coordinating their efforts against Drummond.

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Carl Peterson is Hugh Drummond's arch-nemesis, constantly scheming against him in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

## In the story

### [IX: In Which Professor Goodman Has a Trying Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/chapters/ix-in-which-professor-goodman-has-a-trying-time)

Mentioned as the target of Robinson's revenge, the man who originally plotted to murder Goodman.

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