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Jerry Burton
A pilot who was injured in a plane crash. After a long stint in hospital and upon the recommendation of his doctor, Marcus Kent, he seeks a quiet place for the last stage of healing. He narrates the story....
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Joanna Burton
Sister of Jerry, 5 years younger. She is very pretty and enjoys life, likes dancing and cocktails and love affairs and rushing about in high-powered cars. She accompanies her brother to Lymstock, leaving their usual home in London....
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Megan Hunter
Daughter of Mrs. Symmington from her first marriage. Age 20. One year home from boarding school. Coltish, usually shy....
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Aimée Griffith
The big and hearty sister of Owen; she lives with him in Lymstock. She is active in the town, and in years past fell in love with Mr. Symmington....
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Owen Griffith
Local doctor in Lymstock. He is dark, ungainly, and melancholy with awkward ways of moving but with deft, very gentle hands. He has a jerky way of talking and is rather shy....
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Richard Symmington
Thin and dry. Solicitor in Lymstock, second husband to Mona, father of two young sons, and stepfather of Megan....
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Elsie Holland
Beautiful young nursery governess for the two sons of the Symmington family....
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Agnes Woddell
Parlour maid at the Symmington home....
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Maud Dane Calthrop
The wife of the vicar. She is friends with Miss Marple, and calls her about the situation in town....
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Miss Emily Barton
Youngest daughter of a large and proper family of sisters. Now in her sixties. She is the perfect spinster of village tradition and the owner of a large home named Little Furze, which she rents to the Burtons....
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Mr. Pye
Rich middle-aged dilettante who lives at Priors End.more...
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Florence Elford
Former maid to the Barton family, now married, who invites Emily Barton to stay with her while she rents her house to the Burtons....
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Miss Partridge
Maid at Bartons house, who stays for the Burtons. She trained Agnes....
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Inspector Graves
Local police inspector....
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Superintendent Nash
Scotland Yard specialist on poison pen letters. Tall, soldierly with quiet, reflective eyes and a straightforward unassuming manner....
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Mona Symmington
Mother of Megan. Wife of Richard....
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Miss Marple
Miss Jane Marple is a fictional character who is the focal point in 12 Agatha Christie crime novels and 20 short stories. She is an elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur detective. Alongside Hercule Poirot, she ...