- Lucifer Box
Lucifer Box is a fictional painter and
secret agent created byMark Gatiss . He appears in the novels "The Vesuvius Club " and "The Devil in Amber ". A lucifer box is the same as a match box-lucifer being the old name for matches.Persona
Box is a flamboyant, dashing and elegant figure who displays a prominent sense of fashion. A
portrait painter to the rich and influential, he uses this as cover for his activities as a secret agent (in the world of the novels, theRoyal Academy is the front for Britain's secret services). Box is a charming but ruthless figure, who combines a sardonic sense of humour with a cold determination to kill when necessary.He lives at Number 9Downing Street (next door to the Prime Minister, famously at Number 10), and presumbably two doors down from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Historical note:There used to be a Number 9 Downing Street, but it no longer exists.)Box is also openly
bisexual , and is equally comfortable seducing both male and female partners.He has a sister called Pandora and a servant called Delilah.
References
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