Unnatural Death · Character
Rev. Hallelujah Dawson
Eccentric clergyman and relative of the Dawsons.
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Also known as the Rev. Hallelujah, the Rev. Hallelujah Dawson, The Rev. Hallelujah Dawson, Hallelujah Dawson, Hallelujah, Poor old Hallelujah, Dawson
First appearance: XIII: Hallelujah
Rev. Hallelujah Dawson shows up with force in XIII: Hallelujah. The page is where that presence becomes real.
An elderly West Indian clergyman, grandson of Simon Dawson, who came to England hoping for family support.
Rev. Hallelujah Dawson first appears in 0014 xiii hallelujah.
In XIII: Hallelujah: An elderly West Indian clergyman, grandson of Simon Dawson, who came to England hoping for family support. He received an allowance from Agatha Dawson but it was stopped by Mary Whittaker.
Later, in XXI: By What Means?: Arrested after presenting a £10,000 cheque from Mary Whittaker; Wimsey believes he is innocent and that the cheque is a plant.
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- Whittaker family and social circle
- Core suspects and investigators
- Protagonist
- Dawson family and associates
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