Chief Inspector Heat

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Chief Inspector Heat is a determined and methodical London police detective in Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent," known for his pursuit of anarchists and involvement in the central bombing plot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
police detective ⓘ
appearsIn The Secret Agent ⓘ
associatedWith anarchism (as a police opponent) ⓘ
terrorism investigation ⓘ
authorNationality Polish-British (Joseph Conrad) ⓘ
basedIn London Metropolitan Police (fictionalized) ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
determined ⓘ
methodical ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
professional ⓘ
conflictWith Mr Verloc ⓘ
linked to: Karl Verloc

The Assistant Commissioner ⓘ
creator Joseph Conrad ⓘ
employer London police ⓘ
Scotland Yard ⓘ
linked to: New Scotland Yard
fictionalLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
fictionalUniverse The Secret Agent ⓘ
firstAppearance The Secret Agent (1907) ⓘ
linked to: The Secret Agent
genre political novel ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
spy fiction ⓘ
investigates Greenwich bombing plot ⓘ
activities of anarchists in London ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th century literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
narrativeFunction contrasts with The Assistant Commissioner’s methods ⓘ
represents conventional law enforcement ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
occupation Chief Inspector ⓘ
police detective ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist to anarchists ⓘ
investigator of bombing plot ⓘ
themeInvolvement bureaucracy and authority ⓘ
political violence ⓘ
state surveillance ⓘ
workPublicationDate 1907 ⓘ

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The Secret Agent → mainCharacter → Chief Inspector Heat ⓘ
Adolf Verloc → employer → Chief Inspector Heat (as informant) ⓘ
linked to: Chief Inspector Heat