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Tracks in the Snow · Character

Robert

A character referred to by first name only.

minor

First appearance: tracks in the snow

Robert shows up with force in XXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator, who receives the telegram about his wife's poisoning and shows it to Callaghan.
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JCJames CallaghanWVWilliam Vane-C…DVDr. VerschoyleEPEustace PetersRORobert

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Trethewy family and associates
  • Key suspects and investigators
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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