Johnathan Taylor

Johnathan Taylor was a key figure in the organised crime network of York. He is a background characther in The Death of Johnathan Taylor.

Johnathan Taylor is eccentric, brilliant and notorious. He has been implicated in a score of crimes but who always manages to evade conviction. He loves to weave elaborate plots and concoct elegant confidence tricks for their own sake, and those few he considers well-made enough to carry out always go off without a hitch.

He is known to be fond of piquet.

He had a relationship with Joy Kildean under the psudonym Mark Bourbaki.

His known associates include Daniel Cartwright, Ryan Thomson, Timothy Trickett and Mark Sullivan (an undercover agent).

At the time of his death, Johanthan Taylor was blackmailing Professor Carlisle, as he had realised that much of his work was stolen from James Delahunt, and Joshua Kildean, because he had evidence of his hiring a hitman.

On the morning on which The Death of Jonathan Taylor mystery commenced, Jonathan Taylor was shot. The crime was commited by Joy Kildean, and Professor Patrick Carlisle.