CAST OF CHARACTERS
Verity Preston of Keys House, Upper Quintern
The Hon. Mrs. Foster (Sybil) of Quintern Place, Upper Quintern
Claude Carter, her stepson
Prunella Foster, her daughter
Bruce Gardener, her gardener
Mrs. Black, his sister
The Reverend Mr. Vicar of St. Crispin’s-in-Quintern
Walter Cloudsley
Nikolas Markos of Mardling Manor, Upper Quintern
Gideon Markos, his son
Jim Jobbin of Upper Quintern Village
Mrs. Jim, his wife; domestic helper
Dr. Field-Innis, M.B. of Great Quintern
Mrs. Field-Innis, his wife
Basil Schramm, Medical incumbent, (né Smythe) Greengages Hotel
Sister Jackson, his assistant
G. M. Johnson, Marleena Briggs Housemaids, Greengages Hotel
The Manager of Greengages Hotel
Daft Artie, Upper Quintern Village
Young Mr. Rattisbon, Solicitor
Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, C.I.D.
Detective-Inspector Fox, C.I.D.
Detective-Sergeant Thompson, C.I.D.; photographic expert
Detective-Sergeant Bailey, C.I.D.; fingerprint expert
Sergeant McGuiness, Upper Quintern Police Force
P.C. Dance, Upper Quintern Police Force
A coroner
A waiter