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Isidore Bruno

A man whose death is investigated in the Mistake of the Machine.

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Also known as Bruno

First appearance: the mistake of the machine

Isidore Bruno shows up with force in The Man in the Passage. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The accused actor, on trial for the murder of Aurora Rome; caught red-handed but the case hinges on the passage mystery.
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MAMiss Aurora RomeDHDr. HirschCCCaptain CutlerSWSir Wilson Sey…FBFather BrownIBIsidore Bruno

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

SetupAftermathClimax
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