Jeremiah Lynch

Jeremiah Lynch is an Englishman currently living in Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland. He is regarded by the locals as an eccentric, due to his obession with the mythical underwater city Atlantis and megalithics. A week before the first kidnapping he found the Big Daddy doll on his usual walk on the beach. He is the first to spot the mysterious red lights underwater and takes a picture of the Big Sister's footprints, correctly deducing them as "of a culture entirely separate from those we know."

Later on he introduces the idea of "The Vanishings" to Mark and sends a book to him - The Frozen Triangle by Carleton Rede. Lynch has apparently met Orrin Oscar Lutwidge before who took an interest in his theories of Atlantis. He distrusts him, calling him a "trickster". He helped Mark solve the Jewellery Box Puzzle by singing the tune "What do we do with the drunken salior."

Apparently he has a large collection of rare shells, sea glasses and dubloons. Mark regards him as a "crackpot" but useful in his search for Cindy.

Messages
"Mr. Meltzer, Jeremiah Lynch here. Of course I knew Orrin Lutwidge. He regarded the Atlantis theory with considerable interest. Hmm, now, what you asked me about his business practices: false names, shell companies and the like, well I can't say I'm too surprised. Old Lutwidge was a... he was a bit of a trickster. He used to make sport of me by sending over the most elaborate forgeries of ancient documents. Too bad the old rascal vanished himself, well best of luck, right Mark, um, let me know if you need anything else."



"Jeremiah Lynch here. Mark, it occurs to me that there may be a connection among Orrin Lutwidge’s false names. You know like all men of mathematical genius he adored Alice in Wonderland. Now that book was inspired by Alice Pleasance Liddell who had befriended the author Lewis Carrol whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Just another one of Orrin’s little games. (laughs) Of course it is much less amusing since all these girls went missing last year. A whole generation of Alices lost through the looking glass.Good day to you Mark, do call."

"Mark old boy. Ha ha, Jeremiah Lynch here, old man. So, I gather from your message that old Lutwidge has stumped you with one of his juiced puzzles. Well maybe I can help. He once told me that if I ever wanted to follow him, that there was a key that I'd never find, because I'm always off key! Ha ha. Oh, What shall we do with the drunken sailor, What shall we do with the drunken sailor, What shall we do with the drunken sailor, early in the morning? Hooray and up she rises, Hooray and up she rises, Hooray and up she rises, Early in the morning."