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* In the ''Literature/{{Backstrom}}'' novel ''The Dying Detective'', the abominable policeman Evart Bäckström is this. His only actual appearance in the book is, very briefly, in the epilogue. What makes him a central character is the amount of time the competent coppers spend cursing his incompetence and the way he bungled a case so badly it is still cold twenty-five years later. Johannsson and others exorcise this malevolent ghost by putting things to rights.[[note]] While deploring how such a useless tumour could have got to be a policeman in the first place, let alone one with such senior rank[[/note]]
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* In ''The Ambassadors'' by Creator/HenryJames, the mother of Chad Newsome, who guides much of the novel's action by sending her fiancé Strether to Europe, never appears in the book.
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* In ''The Ambassadors'' ''Literature/TheAmbassadors'' by Creator/HenryJames, the mother of Chad Newsome, who guides much of the novel's action by sending her fiancé Strether to Europe, never appears in the book.
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* ''Literature/NoryRyansSong'': "Da," the father to Maggie, Celia, Nory, and Patch, is discussed frequently but never once makes an appearance in person.
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* ''Literature/WhenZacharyBeaverCameToTown'': Vietnam soldier Wayne [=McKnight=] is only present through his letters to his family, [[spoiler:until his body comes back in a coffin.]]
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* ''Literature/DoctorWhoTheNewAdventures'' had Johnny Chess, an 80s pop star who was frequently referred to (Ace had met him once, and hadn't been impressed) never appeared on page, and who may or may not have been born John Chesterton, son of Ian and Barbara.
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* ''Literature/DoctorWhoTheNewAdventures'' ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' had Johnny Chess, an 80s pop star who was frequently referred to (Ace had met him once, and hadn't been impressed) never appeared on page, and who may or may not have been born John Chesterton, son of Ian and Barbara.
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* ''Literature/OurWivesUnderTheSea'': A constant source of noise is from Miri and Leah's upstairs neighbors and their TV that's always on. Miri notices that she's never actually met the neighbors and knows little about them, even though Leah has apparently visited them a few times. We never see the neighbors during the story.
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* In his ''Literature/{{Confessions}}'', St. Augustine neglects to mention his pre-conversion girlfriend even though his relationship with her is one of the greatest regrets of his life. She is never given a name, a line of dialogue, or a description outside of vague references to Augustine's sin.
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* In his ''Literature/{{Confessions}}'', ''Literature/ConfessionsSaintAugustine'', St. Augustine neglects to mention his pre-conversion girlfriend even though his relationship with her is one of the greatest regrets of his life. She is never given a name, a line of dialogue, or a description outside of vague references to Augustine's sin.
