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Martin Ricardo

Jones's devoted and dangerous secretary, all bared teeth and quick grins, who measures every man for a weakness he can use.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Secretary Ricardo, Ricardo, the devoted Martin, the faithful Ricardo

First appearance: Part I

As a supporting figure in Victory, Martin Ricardo is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Based on a fellow passenger on a schooner in the Gulf of Mexico, whose green eyes and secretive manner suggested a dangerous nature.
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Ricardo is the muscle and the cunning behind Mr. Jones, a man who has beaten a companion half to death and boasts of it with a lip-retracting smile. He studies Heyst's face for drink, fear, or surprise and finds none,…

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13 connections

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SCSchombergMJMr. JonesLELenaAHAxel HeystPEPedroMRMartin Ricardo

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  • Rivalry
  • Professional
  • Psychological

Character groups

  • Samburan Island Intruders
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Martin Ricardo in Part I