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Tina Lombardi
Ange's lover and Mathilde's darker parallel investigator.
To identify and punish the officers responsible for Ange's death.
The book

At a glance
- a sex worker and avenger
- Ange's lover and Mathilde's darker parallel investigator.
- To identify and punish the officers responsible for Ange's death.
- She kills responsible officers and sends evidence to Mathilde before her execution.
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeTina Lombardi is a sex worker and avenger. Ange's lover and Mathilde's darker parallel investigator.
The character wants to identify and punish the officers responsible for ange's death.. That desire determines what is remembered, hidden, or investigated.
She kills responsible officers and sends evidence to Mathilde before her execution. The detail matters because Mathilde can reach the truth only by comparing partial accounts.
How Tina Lombardi Is Portrayed
- Rolea sex worker and avenger
- PressureAnge's lover and Mathilde's darker parallel investigator.
- GoalTo identify and punish the officers responsible for Ange's death.
- EvidenceShe kills responsible officers and sends evidence to Mathilde before her execution.
- ExpressionThe face should register to identify and punish the officers responsible for ange's death. without melodrama.
- Place in the mysteryTina Lombardi changes how Mathilde or the reader understands Bingo Crépuscule.
She kills responsible officers and sends evidence to Mathilde before her execution.
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