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Butler at the Poplars, Grinley Heath, home of Gregory Matthews. He was the first to discover “The Body”.
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BEECHER, Mrs.
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Cook at the Poplars, Grinley Heath, home of Gregory Matthews.
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BENSON
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Manservant to Randall Matthews in Piccadilly, London.
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BROOKE, Nigel |
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Late twenties – four years senior to Guy Matthews. Partner to Guy Matthews in the Interior Decorating firm of Brooke and Matthews.
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BROWN, H.
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Newsagent in the premises owned by John Hyde in Gadsby Row, City of London, where Hyde had his office.
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BROWN, Mrs. H {Emma}
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Wife of Newsagent in Gadsby Row, City of London.
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BRYANT, Digby |
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Solicitor to Gregory Matthews. After Bryant’s death, Matthews transferred his affairs to Carrington, Radclyffe and Carrington.
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CARRINGTON, Giles |
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Solicitor to Gregory Matthews, of the firm Carrington, Radclyffe and Carrington.
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CLUTTERBUCK, Frank |
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Friend of Randall Matthew’s, who attended Newmarket with him on May 14th.
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CREWE, Mrs. Owen |
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Spouse: Owen Crewe Father: Henry Lupton Mother: Mrs. Henry Lupton {Gertrude} Sister: Miss Janet Lupton Uncle: Gregory Matthews Uncle: the late Hubert Matthews Uncle: the late Arthur Matthews Aunt: Miss Harriet Matthews Aunt: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Cousin: Randall Matthews Cousin: Guy Matthews Cousin: Miss Stella Matthews
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The eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lupton, she is the mother of a six-month-old son.
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CREWE, Owen |
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Spouse: Agnes Crewe {nee Lupton} Father-in-law: Henry Lupton Mother-in-law: Mrs. Henry Lupton {Gertrude} Sister-in-law: Miss Janet Lupton
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Late thirties.
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DAVENTRY, Rose |
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Maid at the Poplars, Grinley Heath, home of Gregory Matthews.
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DAVIS, Inspector
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Grinley Heath Police Inspector.
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FERGUSON, Detective |
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Shadowed Randall Matthews, until Randall complained to Superintendent Hannasyde that he wore brown boots with a blue suit.
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FIELDING, Doctor Deryk |
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Mid-thirties. Next-door-neighbour and Physician to Gregory Matthews. Engaged to Miss Stella Matthews despite opposition from Gregory Matthews. Matthews objected because of the circumstances surrounding the death of Fielding’s father. Sergeant Hemingway referred to him as “Plausible Percy”.
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FLETCHER, Mrs.
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A relative of Edward Rumbold’s, who was living in Melbourne, Australia.
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FOSTER, Miss Maisie
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Partnered Doctor Fielding to the Dance held by the Hopes’s.
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HANNASYDE, Detective-Superintendent |
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Criminal Investigation Department of New Scotland Yard Middle-aged. Superintendent Hannasyde works closely with Sergeant Hemingway and has learned to accept Hemingway’s obsession with “Psychology” in the course of solving their cases.
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HEMINGWAY, Sergeant |
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Criminal Investigation Department of New Scotland YardSergeant Hemingway is obsessed with “Psychology” and uses it frequently in the solving of his cases.
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HYDE, General Sir Montague |
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HYDE, John |
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Regularly paid large sums of money into Gregory Matthews’s bank account every month. He was an agent for a northern firm of manufacturers.
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HYDE, Samuel |
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“Brother” of John Hyde, who removed his paper’s from the Safety Deposit Box.
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JENNER |
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Manservant to Doctor Fielding
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JEPSON, Detective |
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Detailed to watch Randall Matthew’s flat and report his return to Superintendent Hannasyde.
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LUPTON, Henry |
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Spouse: Gertrude Lupton {nee Matthews} Daughter: Mrs. Owen Crewe Daughter: Miss Janet Lupton Brother-in-law: Gregory Matthews Brother-in-law: the late Hubert Matthews Brother-in-law: the late Arthur Matthews Son-in-law: Owen Crewe Sister-in-law: Miss Harriet Matthews Sister-in-law: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Nephew: Randall Matthews Nephew: Guy Matthews Niece: Miss Stella Matthews |
Mid to late fifties. Resides at Fairview, Grinley Heath. He is a weak and ineffectual man with an extremely domineering wife.
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LUPTON, Miss Janet |
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Father: Henry Lupton Mother: Mrs. Henry Lupton {Gertrude} Sister: Mrs. Owen Crewe Brother-in-law: Owen Crewe Uncle: Gregory Matthews Uncle: the late Hubert Matthews Uncle: the late Arthur Matthews Aunt: Miss Harriet Matthews Aunt: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Cousin: Randall Matthews Cousin: Guy Matthews Cousin: Miss Stella Matthews
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25 years of age. Resides at Fairview, Grinley Heath. Janet is not a deep-thinker and tries to please people by saying what she thinks they want to hear. She is not close to her cousins and has the distinction of silencing Randall Matthew’s “with one utterly fatuous remark”.
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LUPTON, Mrs. Henry
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{nee Miss Gertrude Matthews}
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Spouse: Henry Lupton Daughter: Mrs. Owen Crewe Daughter: Miss Janet Lupton Brother: Gregory Matthews Brother: the late Hubert Matthews Brother: the late Arthur Matthews Sister: Miss Harriet Matthews Son-in-law: Owen Crewe Sister-in-law: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Nephew: Randall Matthews Nephew: Guy Matthews Niece: Miss Stella Matthews
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Approximately 55 years of age and the eldest of the Matthews children. Resides at Fairview, Grinley Heath. She is an extremely domineering woman and is the butt of many sarcastic remarks made by Randall Matthews. Sergeant Hemingway refers to her as “Granite-faced Gertrude”.
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MARTIN, Doctor Herbert
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Physician to Mrs. Arthur Matthews in Harley Street, London. He prescribed medicine for Mrs. Matthews, that she in turn gave to Miss Harriet Matthews when she complained of feeling ill.
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MASON, Betty |
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“Old flame” of Doctor Fielding.
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MASSINGHAM, Mrs. |
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Randall attended a Dance held by Mrs. Massingham on May 14th.
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MATTHEWS, Gregory
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Brother: the late Hubert Matthews Brother: the late Arthur Matthews Sister: Mrs. Henry Lupton Sister: Miss Harriet Matthews Brother-in-law: Henry Lupton Sister-in-law: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Nephew: Randall Matthews Nephew: Guy Matthews Niece: Miss Stella Matthews Niece: Mrs. Owen Crewe Niece: Miss Janet Lupton Nephew-in-law: Owen Crewe
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Master at the Poplars, Grinley Heath, where he made a home for his sister, Miss Harriet Matthews, and sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Matthews and her two children. He was not a particularly likeable man, but was extremely domineering and a domestic tyrant. He was the trustee for his brother Arthur’s two children, Guy and Stella until they reach the age of 25. He invested £1,000.00 in the firm of Brooke and Matthews, but was planning on sending Guy to Brazil to work in a rubber plantation.
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MATTHEWS, Guy
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Father: the late Arthur Matthews Mother: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Sister: Miss Stella Matthews Uncle: Gregory Matthews Uncle: the late Hubert Matthews Uncle: Henry Lupton Aunt: Mrs. Henry Lupton Aunt: Miss Harriet Matthews Cousin: Randall Matthews Cousin: Mrs Owen Crewe Cousin: Miss Janet Lupton
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Early twenties. Resided at the Poplars, Grinley Heath Partner to Nigel Brooke in the Interior Decorating firm of Brooke and Matthews. He fought with Gregory over the plan to send him to Brazil to work in a rubber plantation.
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MATTHEWS, Miss Harriet
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Brother: Gregory Matthews Brother: the late Hubert Matthews Brother: the late Arthur Matthews Sister: Mrs. Henry Lupton Sister-in-law: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Nephew: Randall Matthews Nephew: Guy Matthews Niece: Miss Stella Matthews Niece: Mrs. Owen Crewe Niece: Miss Janet Lupton Nephew-in-law: Owen Crewe
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Resided at the Poplars, Grinley Heath. An eccentric, she practised economy to an over-zealous degree. She did not get along with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Matthews, and was only fond of Guy, her nephew.
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MATTHEWS, Mrs. Arthur {Zoe}
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Spouse: the late Arthur Matthews Son: Guy Matthews Daughter: Miss Stella Matthews Brother-in-law: Gregory Matthews Brother-in-law: the late Hubert Matthews Brother-in-law: Henry Lupton Sister-in-law: Mrs. Henry Lupton Sister-in-law: Miss Harriet Matthews Nephew: Randall Matthews Niece: Mrs. Owen Crewe Niece: Miss Janet Lupton Nephew-in-law: Owen Crewe |
Resided at the Poplars, Grinley Heath. She has been living at the Poplars for five years since the death of her husband. She did not get along with Miss Harriet Matthews, and was tolerated by Mrs. Henry Lupton, who had no patience with her “affected way of talking”. She used her looks to manipulate her brother-in-law, Gregory Matthews, into allowing her to be of first consequence in the house, even above his sister, Miss Harriet Matthews.
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MATTHEWS, Randall
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Father: the late Hubert Matthews Uncle: Gregory Matthews Uncle: the late Arthur Matthews Uncle: Henry Lupton Aunt: Mrs. Henry Lupton Aunt: Miss Harriet Matthews Cousin: Guy Matthews Cousin: Miss Stella Matthews Cousin: Mrs Owen Crewe Cousin: Miss Janet Lupton Aunt: Mrs. Arthur Matthews
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Resides in Piccadilly, London in a road off St. James’s Street. He is a man of independent means, and is the heir of Gregory Matthews. He does not work, but his abiding interest seems to be the matters of dress and harmonious interior decoration. He is called “an amiable snake” by his cousin, Miss Stella Matthews, and is not highly regarded by any member of his family. He has some of the best lines in the book, having a very sarcastic tongue.
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MATTHEWS, Stella, Miss |
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Father: the late Arthur Matthews Mother: Mrs. Arthur Matthews Sister: Miss Stella Matthews Uncle: Gregory Matthews Uncle: the late Hubert Matthews Uncle: Henry Lupton Aunt: Mrs. Henry Lupton Aunt: Miss Harriet Matthews Cousin: Randall Matthews Cousin: Mrs Owen Crewe Cousin: Miss Janet Lupton
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Resided at the Poplars, Grinley Heath. Three years younger than Guy – early twenties. Stella is engaged to Doctor Deryk Fielding, but her uncle, Gregory Matthews opposed the match because of the circumstances surrounding the death of Deryk’s father. She progresses from actively despising Randall Matthews to relying upon him completely to sort out the mess her family has found itself in.
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PARKER AND SNELL
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Brokerage firm used by Gregory Matthews.
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PEEL, Detective |
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Detailed to watch Brown’s Newsagency in Gadsby Row, City of London.
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PULLEN |
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Chauffeur to Gregory Matthews at the Poplars, Grinley Heath
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RIVERS, Miss Leslie |
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Superintendent Hannasyde asks Giles Carrington about Miss Rivers, whom he met while working on “The Vereker Case” – Death In The Stocks
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RUMBOLD, Edward |
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Next-door-Neighbour to the Poplars, residing at Holly Lodge for the past 3 years. Approximately 50 years of age. He worked for a firm of wool-brokers. He was regarded as a friend of the family and frequently played chess with Gregory Matthews. Miss Harriet Matthews and Mrs. Arthur Matthews were in the habit of turning to him for advice.
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RUMBOLD, Mrs. Edward {Dorothy}
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Next-door-Neighbour to the Poplars, residing at Holly Lodge for the past 3 years. 47 years of age. She was referred to as “That Woman” and “Poor Mrs. Rumbold” by Miss Harriet Matthews and Mrs. Arthur Matthews respectively. Mary Stevens, the under-housemaid at the Poplars considered “She wasn’t any class”.
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SMITH, Mrs. Gladys
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Superintendent Hannasyde visited Mrs. Smith after seeing her name in Gregory Matthews’s Appointment Diary.
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STEVENS, Mary |
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Under-housemaid at the Poplars, Grinley Heath.
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THOMAS, Minnie
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A patient of Doctor Fielding.
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THOMAS, Mrs.
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Mother of Minnie, a patient of Doctor Fielding.
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VEREKER, Kenneth |
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Superintendent Hannasyde asks Giles Carrington about his brother-in-law, whom he met while working on “The Vereker Case” – Death In The Stocks
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