The Trail of the Serpent · Character
Volpes
A moneylender or jeweller.
minor
Also known as Mr. Volpes
First appearance: book iii holy institution
Volpes shows up with force in The New Milkman in Park Lane. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The alias used by Daredevil Dick while disguised as the milkman.
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- Supporting Cast and Subplots
- Slopperton Crime Circle
- Protagonist
- French Mystery Entanglement
- Past Crimes and Secret Societies
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See Volpes in book iii holy institution