The Bastille Mysteries

 

The Eighth Prisoner

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The Principal Characters

Rouget Maison – Inspector of the Paris Constabulary
Abbé Pierre Rene Reynard – Parish Priest of Saint-Merri church
Helene Gilbert – Abbé Reynard’s house-keeper
Christine & Robert Gilbert: Helene’s children

 

Royalty

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Louis XVl  & Marie-Antoinette – King & Queen of France
Louis Philippe, Duke D ‘Orleans, the King’s cousin

 

The Clergy

Louis Andre de Grimaldi, Count-Bishop of Noyon

Canon Augustine de Cilice

Canon Henri de St Dominic

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The Paris Constabulary

 

Louis Thiroux De Crosne, Lieutenant- General of Police

Jean-Sylvan Bailly, astronomer and first Mayor of Paris and so De Crosne’s successor as Chief of Paris Police

Inspector Adam Fevrier – Inspector Rouget Maison’s colleague & rival

Inspector Jules Drabert - newly-promoted & politically radical
Sergeant Marcel Hanoisse of the Paris Constabulary
Constable Herbert Le Brock of the Paris Constabulary

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The Politicians

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Count De Mirabeau – politician, writer, diplomat
Camille Desmoulins – Radical politician / journalist
George Danton –Leading Revolutionary and later First President of the Committee of Public Safety​

Stanislaus Maillard, leading revolutionary and vanquier (stormer of the Bastille)

Jean-Sylvan Bailly, Marquis Lafayette. Soldier and veteran of the American War of independence

Count Mirabeau. Politician and representative at the National Assembly

Marc Lapont, vanqueur

Jean De Brut, vainqueur

Andre Giscard, vanqueur

Simon Vascart, vanqueur

 

The Bastille Gaolers

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Jacques Michel, chief gaoler

George Buvais

Albert Lapin aka “the professor”

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Others

Madame Mathilde Soubrier
Monsieur Philippe Soubrier – inheritor of Soubrier Estate & businessman

Frederick & Eloise Henry

 

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The Year of The Oath

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The Principal Characters

Rouget Maison – Commissaire for Crime of the Paris Constabulary
Canon Pierre Rene Reynard
Helene Gilbert – Canon Reynard’s housekeeper then housekeeper to Philippe Soubrier.

Christine & Robert Gilbert: Helene’s children

 

The Clergy

Louis Andre de Grimaldi, Count-Bishop of Noyon

Canon Augustine de Cilice

Canon Henri de St Dominic

Canon Claude Cousceau

Canon Rene Vincente

Abbot Paul Masone

Abbé Roulade

Abbé Rene Montrose

 

The Paris Constabulary

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Inspector Adam Fevrier

Inspector Jules Drabert

Sergeant Marcel Hanoisse

Constable, later Sergeant, Claude Mandell

Constable Herbert Le Brock

Constable Pierre Petit

Sergeant Jean Richard

Constable Anton Schmidt

 

The Politicians

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Georges Danton, lawyer and radical politician.

Camille Desmoulins, journalist and radical politician. 

Duke D’Orleans, cousin to King Louis XVI

Jean-Sylvan Bailly, astronomer and first Mayor of Paris

Count Mirabeau, politician and representative at the National Assembly

 

The Assassins

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Frederick & Eloise Henry

 

Others

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Philippe Soubrier, Paris businessman, brother to the murdered Henri

Tetty Lavotte, housekeeper to the Soubrier household

Francois Chirac, jewel thief and master criminal

Gerard Marchant, friend to Jules Drabert

Amelia Marchant, sister to Gerard

Jean-Claude Renoir, opera singer

Claudette, sister to Jean-Claude

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Death A La Carte

 

The Principal Characters

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Inspector-General Rouget Maison of the Paris Constabulary
Canon Pierre Rene Reynard

Christine Gilbert

 

The Paris Constabulary

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Inspector Adam Fevrier, deputy to Rouget Maison.

Inspector Jules Drabert, deputy to Rouget Maison.

Sergeant Claude Mandell

Constable Herbert Le Brock.

Constable Pierre Petit.

Constable Anton Schmidt.

 

The Doctors

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Doctor Michel Dernes.

Doctor Louis Des Hanson.

 

The Politicians

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Jean-Sylvan Bailly, astronomer and first Mayor of Paris

 

The Entrepreneurs/ Restaurateurs

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Philippe Soubrier

Maurice Rives

Claude Temple-Rives

Leo, Claude’s right-hand man

Madame Marguerite Temple-Rives, mother to Claude

Alois Bruton

Ronald Saxone senior

Ronald Saxone junior, his son

Yvette Saxone, his daughter

Jean Laroche

Antoine Beauvilliers

 

The Scientists

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Antoine Lavoisier

Joseph Gradinski

Henri Savant

Thomas Requalt

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Dead Radical

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The Principal Characters

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Inspector-General Rouget Maison of the Paris Constabulary

Canon Pierre Rene Reynard

Christine Gilbert, Philippe Soubrier's right-hand woman

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Royalty

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King Louis XVI

Queen Marie Antoinette

Duc D'Orleans, the King's cousin

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The Clergy

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Bishop Charles Talleyrand, politician & excommunicated bishop

Bishop Louis Andre Grimaldi, bishop of Noyon

Canon Emmanuel Sieyes

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The Politicians

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Jean Sylvan Bailly, Mayor of Paris

Marquis Lafayette, candidate for Mayor

Jerome Petion, candidate for Mayor

Georges Danton, lawyer & radical politician

Maximillian Robespierre, radical politician

Jean Paul Marat, journalist & radical politician

Charles James Fox, British politician

Thomas Paine, British radical

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The Entrepreneurs

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Philippe Soubrier, wealthy businessman

Francis Lovell, Soubrier's right-hand man

Alois Bruton, wealthy & ruthless ally / rival of Soubrier

Jean Corbois, Bruton's right-hand man

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Others

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The True Patriot / "Mastermind", enemy of the Revolution​

Eloise, assassin to the wealthy

Marc Guilladot, True Patriot's assistant

Henri Carlton, Christine's lover

Marie, Henri's friend

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Blood Red, Royal Blue

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Principal Characters

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Rouget Maison, Inspector-General of Paris police.

Elaine Maison, Rouget’s wife.

Claudette Renoir, Rouget’s lover.

Pierre Reynard, canon for various Parisian Catholic parishes. A constitutional priest who has taken the oath, swearing loyalty to the French constitution.

Christine Gilbert, restaurant owner and supporter of the revolution. Former protégé of Canon Reynard and a very close friend of Rouget Maison. 

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The Police

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Anton Fevrier, inspector of Paris police, deputy to Rouget Maison and opponent of the revolution.

Jules Drabert, inspector of Paris police and deputy to Rouget Maison. An ardent supporter of the revolution.

Oliver Mandell, police sergeant.

Herbert Le Brock, police constable with outstanding artistic skills.

Pierre Petit, police constable, scion of a large Catholic family.

Michel Dernes, doctor to the Paris police. 84 years old.

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The Clergy

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Miles Xavier, priest and assistant to Reynard. A constitutional priest.

Augustine De Celice, a ‘non-juring’ priest who has refused the oath.

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Businessmen

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Claude Temple-Rives, restaurant owner.

Leo Le Clerc, Claude’s right hand man.

Clement Houchard, a successful businessman with many high-level contacts and an interesting reputation.

Charles Titian, a businessman with a rather unfortunate reputation.

 

Politicians/ Revolutionaries

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Georges Danton, initially Deputy Public Prosecutor for the Paris Commune. Later Minister of Justice and member of the Jacobin grouping at the National Convention.

Camille Desmoulins, journalist, later member of the Jacobin grouping at the National Convention. Close friend and ally of Georges Danton.

Fabre Eglantine, playwright and close friend and ally of Georges Danton.

Jean Paul Marat, journalist, extreme radical. Later Jacobin deputy at the National Convention.

Stanislaus Maillard, Radical representative of the Commune.

Jean Roland, Minister for the Interior and later Girondist deputy to the National Convention.

Manon Roland, wife to Jean, journalist and key supporter of the Girondist faction.

Marie Schandon, political refugee from Vienna with strong radical views.

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Servants in the Ministry of the Interior

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Bridgette Hollande, senior maid.

Sylvia Fountaine, senior maid.

Madeline Barras, senior maid.

Adam Cordell, butler.

Yvette Cordell, maid and Adam’s daughter.

Nicholas Carreras, senior butler.

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Robbers of the Royal Jewels

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Paul Miette, co-leader of the robbers.

Meyrand ‘Le Grand’, co-leader of the robbers.

Francesca Albertine, known as ‘Fran’ who plays a key role in the robberies.

And many, many others.

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