4.50 From Paddington - Characters

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).