The Viaduct Murder · Character
Alexander Gordon
A variant name for Gordon, possibly a different person.
minor
Also known as Gordon
First appearance: the viaduct murder
Alexander Gordon shows up with force in I: The Paston Oatvile Dormy-House. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Takes a literal-minded approach, preferring to let people tell their own stories; jokes about being 'one of Nature's Watsons.'
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In I: The Paston Oatvile Dormy-House: Takes a literal-minded approach, preferring to let people tell their own stories; jokes about being 'one of Nature's Watsons.' Later, in IV: Endless Clues: Investigates at Binver,…
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- Minor suspects and investigators
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- I: The Paston Oatvile Dormy-House
- IV: Endless Clues
- The Animated Picture
- XI: A Funeral and a Vigil
- XII: A Search with Piano Accompaniment
- By Which Train?
- Marryatt Breaks the Pledge
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