# Brother Scanlan — The Valley of Fear character guide

> Brother Scanlan in The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Scanlan, Brother Scanlan of Lodge 341, Mike Scanlan

**First appearance:** 0011-iii-lodge-341-vermissa

## Who they are

A member of the Scowrers and lodge officer.

## In the story

### [The Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/i-the-man)

A miner who advises McMurdo to seek out Boss McGinty if he gets into trouble, and hints at lodge meetings.

### [II: The Bodymaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/ii-the-bodymaster)

Fellow lodge member who visits McMurdo to remind him to report to Boss McGinty.

### [Lodge 341, Vermissa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/iii-lodge-341-vermissa)

Lodges with McMurdo at Widow MacNamara's and assists in the initiation ceremony.

### [V: The Darkest Hour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/v-the-darkest-hour)

Accompanies McMurdo to the Crow Hill mine murder; is subdued afterward, finding the killing less funny than expected.

### [VII: The Trapping of Birdy Edwards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/vii-the-trapping-of-birdy-edwards)

McMurdo's fellow lodger; secretly horrified by the violence but too weak to oppose the lodge.

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