The Man in The Brown Suit - Characters in "The Man in The Brown Suit"

Characters in "The Man in The Brown Suit"

  • Anne Beddingfield, orphaned daughter of Professor Beddingfeld, famous archaeologist
  • John Eardsley, son of Sir Laurence Eardsley, the South African mining magnate, alias Harry Rayburn
  • Colonel Race, a distant cousin of Sir Laurence Eardsley
  • The Hon. Mrs Suzanne Blair, a society lady
  • Sir Eustace Pedler, MP
  • Guy Pagett, Sir Eustace Pedler's secretary
  • Anita Grünberg, alias Nadina, alias Mrs de Castina – one-time agent of 'The Colonel'
  • Arthur Minks, alias the Rev. Edward Chichester alias Miss Pettigrew, alias Count Sergius Paulovitch - an agent of 'The Colonel'
  • Harry Lucas, friend of John Eardsley, killed in the First World War.
  • Mr Flemming, solicitor, and his wife: Anne's landlords after her father's death
  • L. B. Carton, husband of Anita Grünberg and victim at Hyde Park Tube Station.
  • Inspector Meadows of Scotland Yard
  • Lord Nasby, Owner of the Daily Budget and Anne's employer
  • A red-bearded Dutchman, an agent of 'The Colonel'
  • Mrs Caroline James, wife of the gardener at The Mill House.
  • "The Colonel," a criminal mastermind whose identity is concealed for most of the story

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