harry u0026 vera cummins
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Ian Rutledge
Scotland Yard Inspector before and after World War I. British Army Lieutenant then Captain in France from 1914-1918. Lives in London before and after WW1....
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Cs Bowles
Chief Superintendent at Scotland Yard in London. Born a commoner, he is jealous of Rutledge for his educated background. His protégé is Inspector Mickelson. Bowles suffers a heart attack in The Confession and is replaced by CS Markham...
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Mickelson
Sent by Bowles after a week to relieve Rutledge in Urskdale. A thin, balding man with a high voice, joked about behind his back for being a sycophant to CS Bowles. Ambitious son of a greengrocer, willing to overlook the truth for expediency....
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Paul Elcott
Local man who discovered the murdered family. Owns a “licensed house” called The Rams Head, in Urskdale, but struggling to make a go of it. Younger brother of Gerald Elcott, son of Henry Elcott....
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Gerald Elcott
Local man who owns a sheep farm outside Urskdale called High Fell. Married Grace Robinson and is now father to twin infants, as well as stepfather to her two older children. Elder brother of Paul Elcott; son of Henry Elcott....
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Grace Elcott
Widow who married Gerald Elcott after she was told by the Army that her husband Hugh Robinson had died in the war. Mother of Josh and Hazel Robinson, and now two twin infants....
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Hugh Robinson
Grace Robinsons husband, reported to be dead by the British Army—in error. Confused with another Robinson; he was a German POW for the last year of the war....
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Josh Robinson
Ten-year-old son of Hugh and Grace Robinson....
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Inspector Greeley
Local police inspector, out of his depth so he calls in Scotland Yard....
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Dr Jarvis
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Janet Ashton
Grace Robinsons sister; left a lucrative job in London to move north to Carlisle, to live nearer her sister....
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Elizabeth Fraser
A gentlewoman from London hired to be companion to Mrs Cummins and to help run the Cummins home/hotel in Urskdale....
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Harry U0026 Vera Cummins
Own a large home in Urskdale and rent out rooms to visitors. Moved north from London after they married....
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Jim U0026 Mary Follett
local sheep farmer and his wife...
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Maggie Ingerson
Left to run the family sheep farm on her own after her father died and the hired hand left for the war....
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Mr U0026 Mrs Haldnes
Own Apple Tree Farm near Elcotts farm....
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Mr U0026 Mrs Peterson
Own South Farm near Elcotts....
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Belfors
local ironmonger...
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Constable Ward
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Sergeant Miller
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Drew Taylor
Local man who led Rutledge over the fells. surrounding Urskdale....