Nelson Cork, a member of the Drones, built like a minor jockey with a head like a peanut. Hat owner who courts Diana Punter and becomes engaged to her friend Elizabeth Bottsworth in The Amazing Hat Mystery. Has a cousin Fred, and an Aunt Clarissa who was involved in a scandal in 1922 - the jury gave her the benefit of the doubt. Reappears as a Drone in The Fat of the Land.

• The Amazing Hat Mystery
• The Fat of the Land