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Clancey

A character in the criminal underworld.

minor

First appearance: i

Clancey shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Owner of a Seattle gambling house who exploits thieves, having them arrested to collect bail money, and dies broke.
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In XIV: Owner of a Seattle gambling house who exploits thieves, having them arrested to collect bail money, and dies…

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Character Web

3 connections

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse underworld characters
  • Core criminal associates
  • Historical outlaws and reformers

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s carefully constructed facade of helpless invalidism is shattered…

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In the story

Clancey appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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