Detective Fix is a Scotland Yard policeman who has been dispatched from London in search of James Strand, a bank robber. Fix suspects Fogg of being the bank robber, as Fogg fits the description. He cannot get a warrant in time so he follows Fogg and Passepartout. He befriends Passepartout without revealing his identity. In Calcutta, Fix arranges for Fogg and Passepartout to be arrested, but they make bail and leave, with Fix following them. The group travels to Hong Kong, and Passepartout starts to suspect that Fix is a spy for the Reform Club. Fix manages to get Passepartout drunk in Hong Kong and separate him from Fogg. Passeparout manages to reunite with the group but is furious with Fix. Fix reveals his true identity and reassures Passepartout that he will help their journey, so that once Fogg returns to England he can be arrested. Fix joins the group and helps them on the rest of their journey. Once they return to England, Fix has Fogg arrested right before the supposed deadline. When it is revealed that Fogg is not the bank robber, he is released and punches Fix in the face. However, once Fogg wins the bet, he shares some of his winnings with Fix.
First Appearance Around the World in Eighty Days (1872)
First Publisher Le Temps (as serial), Pierre-Jules Hetzel (book form)
Appearance List Novels: Around the World in Eighty Days (1872), The Extraordinary Voyages of Saturnino Farandola, in the Five or Six Parts of the World and in All Countries Known and Unknown to Mr Jules Verne (1879). Theatre: Around the World in Eighty Days (1874). Film: Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino Farandola (1913), Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen (1923), Around the World in 18 days (1923).
Sample Read Around The World In Eighty Days (1873) [Internet Archive]
Description Detective Fix is a Scotland Yard policeman who has been dispatched from London in search of James Strand, a bank robber. Fix suspects Fogg of being the bank robber, as Fogg fits the description. He cannot get a warrant in time so he follows Fogg and Passepartout. He befriends Passepartout without revealing his identity. In Calcutta, Fix arranges for Fogg and Passepartout to be arrested, but they make bail and leave, with Fix following them. The group travels to Hong Kong, and Passepartout starts to suspect that Fix is a spy for the Reform Club. Fix manages to get Passepartout drunk in Hong Kong and separate him from Fogg. Passeparout manages to reunite with the group but is furious with Fix. Fix reveals his true identity and reassures Passepartout that he will help their journey, so that once Fogg returns to England he can be arrested. Fix joins the group and helps them on the rest of their journey. Once they return to England, Fix has Fogg arrested right before the supposed deadline. When it is revealed that Fogg is not the bank robber, he is released and punches Fix in the face. However, once Fogg wins the bet, he shares some of his winnings with Fix.
