Death in a White Tie

THE CHARACTERS IN THE TALE

Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn, CID

Lady Alleyn: His mother

Sarah Alleyn: His débutante niece

Miss Violet Harris: Secretary to Lady Carrados

Lady Evelyn Carrados: A London hostess

Bridget O’Brien: Her daughter

Sir Herbert Carrados: Her husband

Lord Robert Gospell (‘Bunchy’): A relic of Victorian days

Sir Daniel Davidson: A fashionable London physician

Agatha Troy, RA: A painter

Lady Mildred Potter: Lord Robert’s widowed sister

Donald Potter: Her son — a medical student

Mrs Halcut-Hackett: A social climber

General Halcut-Hackett: Her husband

Miss Rose Birnbaum: Her protégée

Captain Maurice Withers (“Wits”): A man about town

Colombo Dimitri: A fashionable caterer

Lucy, Dowager Marchioness of Lorrimer: An eccentric old lady

A Taxi-driver

Detective-Inspector Fox, CID

Miss Smith: A friend of Miss Harris

Percy Percival: A young man about town

Mr Trelawney-Caper: His friend

James d’Arcy Carewe: A detective-constable

François Dupont: Dimitri’s servant

Mr Cuthbert: Manager of the Matador

Vassily: Alleyn’s servant

The Reverend Walter Harris: A retired clergyman

Mrs Walter Harris: His wife

The Assistant Commissioner