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Roger Monk

Urquhart's gigantic manservant, a former prizefighter in Sunday clothes, whose connection to the dead Redfern haunts Wolf's first days at King's Barton.

supporting

Also known as Roger, Redfern, Monk, young Redfern, another Redfern, poor young Redfern, our poor dear Redfern

First appearance: Bar Sinister

As a supporting figure in Wolf Solent, Roger Monk is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Monk offers Lenty Cottage to Wolf and his mother, and Wolf finds his excessive neatness unsettling.
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Monk serves as Urquhart's man and messenger, a physically imposing figure who moves through the household with a servant's discretion and a fighter's stillness. His aliases link him to the Redfern who died in the very…

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Character Web

29 connections

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MEMiss Elizabeth…GBGaffer BargeSTStalbridgeMSMrs. SolentBWBob WeevilRMRoger Monk

Relationship types

  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Wolf's social circle
  • Extended village and family figures
  • Local professionals and gentry
  • Protagonist

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

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

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