A LESSON IN SECRETS Characters By Chapter	EDITOR: Elizabeth Robinson

CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION Pro Maisie Dobbs Private inquiry agent & psychologist. A nurse during WWI, graduate of Girton College in Cambridge, the protagonist   Dr. Maurice Blanche Maisie's mentor, former employer, deceased   Frankie Dobbs Maisie's father, head groomsman for Lady Rowan Compton   Lady Rowan Compton Duchess, mother of James   Mrs. Brenda Bromley Maisie's cook   Charles Wickham One of the policemen following Maisie   DCS Robert MacFarlane Superintendent of Special Branch at Scotland Yard 1 Billy Beale Maisie's assistant   Doreen Beale Billy's wife   James Compton Maisie's love interest, son of Lord Julian & Lady Rowan, heir to Dukedom, former employer, head of family's Corporation   Sandra Tapley Former employee at Ebury Place mansion, the Compton's London home, friend of Maisie   Eric Tapley Sandra's husband   DC Summers Detective Constable at Scotland Yard   Calum Guthrie MacFarlane's mentor, deceased   Brian Huntley Secret Service agent   Priscilla Evernden Partridge Maisie's long-time friend   Peter Evernden Priscilla's brother, former intelligence agent   Greville Liddicote Senior Fellow at Cambridge, author of children's books, pacifist during WWI, founded St. Francis College, Cambridge in 1920 2 Reg Martin Eric Tapley's boss at the garage   Douglas Partridge Priscilla's husband, a writer 3 Mrs. Crawford Cook at Chelstone when Maisie was a student at Girton   Rosemary Linden Liddicote's secretary at St. Francis College   Dr. Matthias Roth Professor at St. Francis, Liddicote's deputy   Dr. Francesca Thomas Professor of French literature at St. Francis   Delphine Lang Teaching assistant at St. Francis 4 Geoffrey Tinsley Bookseller   Dr. Alan Burnham Professor of classics at St. Francis 5 Dunstan Headley Benefactor of St. Francis College   Hubert Stone Lawyer with Stone, Tupper & Pearce in Cambridge   DCI Richard Stratton Police investigator   Tom Sarron Police pathologist 6 Lizzie Beale Billy's deceased daughter   Mrs. Beale Billy's mother 8 Cyril Linden Resident of Ipswich, possible relative of Rosemary Linden   Rose Thurlow Linden Cyril's sister-in-law, deceased   Mary Linden Cyril's wife 9 Miss Hawthorne Bookkeeper for St. Francis College   William Walling Businessman whose office Sandra broke into   Jennifer Penhaligon Professor at Somerville College, Cambridge, who provided an academic reference for Francesca Thomas   Robson Headley Dunstan's son, student at St. Francis, seeing Delphine Lang, on the debate team 10 Martin Headley Dunstan's eldest son, killed in WWI 11 Hans Wilhelm Thost Journalist, leader of the London group of the Ortsgruppe   Mrs. Hawkins Priscilla's cook 12 Michael Klein Maisie's solicitor 13 Clarence Chen Half-Chinese mob boss in Limehouse, expert in martial arts 14 Dr. Trevor Petit Lecturer in politics & history at King's College   Arthur Henderson Retired professor, former colleague of Liddicote   Mrs. Mills Henderson's housekeeper   David Thurlow Rose Linden's nephew, conscientious objector during WWI, died in prison   Adam Thurlow Son of David, one of Alice's brothers   Alice Thurlow Rosemary Linden's real identity, daughter of David   Amber Thurlow Daughter of David, Alice's sister   Alfie Thurlow Son of David, Alice's other brother, a student 15 Ursula Thurlow Alice's mother, David's widow, wheelchair-bound with a nerve disease (probably MS)   DI Caldwell Detective Inspector at Scotland Yard   Mr. Carter Head servant at Chelstone Manor 17 Dieter   Husband of Francesca Thomas, captured & died in WWI 18 Mr. Judge Construction foreman at the Ebury Place refurbishment project   Tarquin Partridge Priscilla's youngest son   Elinor   The Partridge sons' governess 19 Daniel   One of Maisie's philosophy students at St. Francis   Rebecca Inglesson Another St. Francis student   Fred   Another St. Francis student Epi Margaret Rose Beale Billy & Doreen's new baby

A Lesson In Secrets suggested by Bill Ryan