They Do It With Mirrors characters

Also known as Miss Marple

Appears from the start

An elderly amateur observer of crime and an old friend of Carrie Louise Serrocold. She goes to Stonygates after Ruth Van Rydock expresses a strong but undefined fear for her sister.

Also known as Carrie Louise

Appears from the start

Miss Marple's gentle, idealistic school friend and the owner of Stonygates. She has devoted much of her life and fortune to other people and now shares her home with a rehabilitation centre for young offenders.

Appears from the start

Carrie Louise's wealthy, cosmopolitan sister. Her intuition that something at Stonygates is dangerously wrong prompts Miss Marple's visit.

First appears in chapter 2

Carrie Louise's third husband and the energetic director of the institution at Stonygates. Persuasive and intensely committed to reforming troubled young men, he dominates the practical life of the estate.

First appears in chapter 2

Carrie Louise's widowed daughter. Serious and resentful of the attention lavished on younger relatives, she remains at Stonygates and watches its crowded household closely.

First appears in chapter 2

Carrie Louise's lively granddaughter, raised at Stonygates after her mother's death. She is affectionate toward her grandmother but restless under the scrutiny of the household.

Also known as Wally Hudd

First appears in chapter 2

Gina's American husband. Direct and uncomfortable with Stonygates' atmosphere, he worries about his marriage and distrusts several members of the household.

First appears in chapter 3

A son of Carrie Louise's late second husband. He works at Stonygates and renews his acquaintance with Gina, adding strain to her marriage.

First appears in chapter 4

Stephen's brother, involved with theatre and visiting Stonygates. His professional understanding of staging helps Miss Marple think about how a convincing scene can misdirect an audience.

First appears in chapter 4

A disturbed young resident of the rehabilitation centre. He develops a fixation that Lewis is his father and stages an armed confrontation with him in the study.

First appears in chapter 6

A trustee of the family interests and a son of Carrie Louise's first husband. His unexpected visit to Stonygates is connected with a serious concern he intends to discuss privately.

First appears in chapter 4

The psychiatrist attached to the Stonygates institution. He explains its treatment ideals and offers professional interpretations of Edgar Lawson's behaviour.

First appears in chapter 9

The police inspector investigating Christian Gulbrandsen's death. He works through the crowded household's motives and the apparent impossibility created by the study confrontation.