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The Dog Who Came In From The Cold

The new Corduroy Mansions novel by Alexander McCall Smith exclusive to Telegraph.co.uk.

The dog who came in from the cold

Chapter 53: Meeting Sorley

The sleeper train carrying Barbara Ragg and Hugh Macpherson drew into Fort William Station shortly before ten in the morning.

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Summary of book one

Meet the Corduroy Mansions characters.

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William French

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

Wine merchant living in Corduroy Mansions, and lover of wines of the Bordeaux region.

Freddie de la Hay

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Temporary vegetarian dog to William French with the ability to fasten his own seatbelt

Eddie French

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Still lives with his father William, in Corduroy Mansions

Marcia Light

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Proprietrix of Marcia’s Table with her sights set on William.

Oedipus Snark

Corduroy Mansions

Possibly the first ever nasty Liberal Democrat MP

Barbara Ragg

Literary agent and recently-made fiancé of (the impossibly handsome and wonderful) Hugh.

Other characters

Berthea Snark

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

Psychoanalyst and unwilling mother to Oedipus Snark

Caroline Jarvis

A proud and thoughtful student of fine art at the Sotheby’s Institute.

Dee Binder

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Puritanical manageress of the Pimlico Vitamin and Supplement Agency

Jo Partlin

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

Assistant manager at a wine bar (part-time) living in Corduroy Mansions.

Jenny Hedge

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

Long-suffering PA to Oedipus Snark MP living in Corduroy Mansions

Basil Wickramsinghe

An accountant, of the quiet sort, living in Corduroy Mansions

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