伯特伦旅馆之谜1
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Characters
• Miss Marple: Older woman and amateur detective who resides in St
Mary Mead, on vacation in London.
• Mr Humfries: Manager of Bertram's Hotel.
• Miss Gorringe: Works at the reception desk at Bertram's Hotel.
• Rose Sheldon: Chambermaid employed at Bertram's Hotel, whose previ-
ous work was as an actress.
• Lady Selina Hazy: Guest at the hotel.
• The Honourable Elvira Blake: Beautiful young woman with fashionably
long and straight flaxen hair who is a guest at the hotel, returning to
England after time in Italy for schooling.
• Mrs Carpenter: Chaperone for Elvira while travelling from Italy to Eng-
land.
• Bridget: Best friend of Elvira from the school in Italy; unknown to
Elvira's guardian. She lives with her mother in Onslow Square.
• Colonel Derek Luscombe: Elvira's guardian, with her at the hotel. He is
one of three trustees who manage Elvira's inheritance.
• Mrs Mildred Melford: Cousin of Colonel Luscombe who will host Elvira
until she turns 21. She has daughters nearly the age of Elvira, and
they live out of London, in Kent.
• Mr Bollard: Owner of the jewellery shop on Bond Street that Elvira usu-
ally frequents.
• Bess, Lady Sedgwick: Guest at the hotel, about 40 years old, well known
for her life of daring activities and several marriages. She is Elvira's
estranged mother.
• Lord Coniston: Second husband of Bess, and the wealthy father of
Elvira Blake. He was much older than Bess; she left him after their
daughter was two years old. He died when Elvira was 5 years old.
• Henry: Master of the afternoon tea, "He sets the tone of the [hotel]". He
is like a perfect butler.
• Michael "Micky" Gorman: Engaged as Commissionaire (doorman) at
Bertram's Hotel a month before the story begins, an Irishman with a
military background; Lady Sedgwick's estranged first husband,
whom she married when she was 16 years old in Ballygowland, Ire-
land. He is fatally shot in front of the hotel.
• Richard Egerton: Lawyer who is one of three trustees for Elvira's inher-
itance.
• Guido: Boyfriend of Elvira when she was in Italy.
• Inspector Campbell: Younger inspector at Scotland Yard, assigned to
find the missing cleric.
• Chief-Inspector Fred "Father" Davy: Scotland Yard detective who sees
the link between the missing person case and recent large scale burg-
laries. He works with Miss Marple.
• Sergeant Wadell: Sent from Scotland Yard to do the initial interviews
regarding Canon Pennyfather, the missing person.
• Canon Pennyfather: Scholarly cleric with expertise in ancient languages
and the Dead Sea Scrolls, who is also noted for his ability to lose
track of time completely. He has a distinct appearance, as a man in
his early 60s with a shock of white hair.
• Ladislaus Malinowski: Race car driver in his 30s who works with Lady
Sedgwick and with whom her daughter Elvira has fallen in love.
• Mrs McCrae: Canon Pennyfather's housekeeper.
• Archdeacon Simmons: Canon Pennyfather's friend and house guest
who initiates the call to the police when his friend is missing for a
week.
• Mr Robinson: Financial power-player who knows about all aspects of
banking and high-finance. Davy approaches him to learn the true
owner of the hotel. This character appears briefly in one of the
Tommy and Tuppence novels (Postern of Fate), one Hercule Poirot
story (Cat Among the Pigeons) and in Passenger to Frankfurt.
• Wilhelm and Robert Hoffman: Two wealthy Swiss brothers who are the
true owners of Bertram's Hotel, as learned by Mr Robinson. They
handle the illegal financial transactions of the hotel.
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