Characters
- Jane Marple – the detective, protagonist.
- Lucy Eyelesbarrow – Miss Marple's proxy at the Hall, serving as housekeeper-cum-spy.
- Elspeth McGillicuddy – the witness to the murder, a friend of Miss Marple's.
- Luther Crackenthorpe – elderly widower and owner of Rutherford Hall, very selfish with money.
- Cedric Crackenthorpe – Luther's son; a bohemian painter and lover of women.
- Harold Crackenthorpe – Luther's son; a cold and stuffy banker.
- Alfred Crackenthorpe – Luther's son; wartime spy and a sort of gentle con artist.
- Emma Crackenthorpe – Luther's daughter who lives at home and takes care of him.
- Bryan Eastley – husband of the late Edith Crackenthorpe, Luther's daughter.
- Alexander Eastley – Edith & Bryan's adolescent son.
- Dr. Quimper – Luther's general practitioner.
- Dermot Craddock – Detective-Inspector from Scotland Yard (and godson of Sir Henry Clithering of A Murder is Announced and The Thirteen Problems).
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