Harriet Barber

Harriet 'Harry' Barber is one of the protagonists of Widdershins. She's a bounty-hunter who solves cases with her partner Sidney Malik and dog Gren.

"Ms Barber is known as Harry to her friends, so it's Ms Barber to you. Cool, stubborn, and a little sardonic, she's used to working alone, and her profession as a hunter of stray magically-infused artefacts allows her to do just that. Relying only on her dog and her tobacco addiction has served her well. Up until now, anyway..."

Backstory
Before she was a bounty hunter, Harry was a policewoman working under her sister Captain Nicola Barber. It wasn't a good fit though, as she dislikes being told what to do so much, and so she quit, taking her police dog Gren with her. It's not clear when exactly this happened, but probably a few years before the events of Sleight of Hand in 1833.

For some time Harry worked as a bounty hunter with Verity Cunningham as her partner, but they had a falling out and stopped working together. Again, it's not clear when exactly this happened, but Verity's reaction to Harry and Sid in Vanishing Act suggests it may not have been long before Sleight of Hand. Or Verity is just really good at holding a grudge, which is also pretty likely.

Books
Every page Harry appears in can be found here.

Appearance
Harry prefers men's suits and casual day wear. She is uncomfortable in dresses and formalwear, and wears day suits even to evening events and dinners. While her hair is long, she keeps it up and out of the way in a high ponytail.

Her spirit appears as a long-haired woman in armour with a shield in reds and blues to Mal, and as the scent of charcoal and licorice to Nyree.

Sleight of Hand
In Sleight of Hand, she wears a white shirt with a pleated front, black trousers, a dark blue waistcoat with red pockets, a red necktie, and a short black cloak.

On the train ride, she wears a day dress - a trimmed pink skirt, a matching overskirt, and a red jacket-bodice with a bow detail - with dark brown gloves, black shoes, and a pink bag. She appears to be wearing a petticoat and a bustle or bum pad. Her hair is tied in a low ponytail.

Later in the same book she wears a more anachronistic hunting outfit, with a white sleeveless cowl-neck top, white breeches, calf length leather boots, and a tan double breasted coat with a leather belt.

Vanishing Act
In Vanishing Act, she wears the same hunting outfit with the tan coat. Later, she wears her day suit with a black waistcoat, a short black frock coat, a white scarf, dark gloves, and knee high leather boots.

Find the Lady
In Find the Lady, she wears a white shirt, a tan waistcoat with a brown back, gray trousers, brown men's shoes with a salmon colored front, a brown morning coat with sharp tails, and a salmon colored cravat with a gold brooch. Spats straps are visible under her heels.

Curtain Call
In Curtain Call, she wears her usual day suit.

Witch Hunt
In Witch Hunt, she wears her day suit without her waistcoat and cloak. Brown braces and a dark gray undershirt are visible. Her hair is tied in a low ponytail with the neckcloth from her day suit. Later in the book she cuts her hair to above her shoulders.

When she returns to Widdershins, she wears her brown suit from Find the Lady.

Close to Home
In Close to Home, she wears a puffy sleeved white shirt, a black waistcoat, black trousers with gray side panels, knee high gray boots, a red cross tie with a gold pin, and a dark red tailcoat with lighter front panels. She keeps her waistcoat lapels on top of her coat. Her hair is the same length as it was at the end of Witch Hunt.

Skills

 * Shooting
 * Tracking down things
 * Smoking
 * Solving mysteries