# The Cheyne Mystery — Character guide

> Key figures in The Cheyne Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts.

- [Maxwell Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/maxwell_cheyne.md): A young man who becomes an amateur sleuth after a mysterious burglary.
- [Inspector French](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/inspector_french.md): A Scotland Yard detective who takes charge of the investigation.
- [Joan Merrill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/joan_merrill.md): A young woman who becomes involved in Cheyne's investigation.
- [Arnold Price](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/arnold_price.md): A friend of Cheyne who assists in the investigation.
- [Mr. Speedwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/mr_speedwell.md): A mysterious and gloomy man who plays a key role in the plot.
- [Susan Dangle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/susan_dangle.md): A young woman connected to the Dangle family and the case.
- [Blessington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/blessington.md): A man with a secret past linked to the Cheyne family.
- [Mr. Hubert Parkes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/mr_hubert_parkes.md): A solicitor involved in the affairs of the Cheyne family.
- [M. Dangle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/m_dangle.md): The patriarch of the Dangle family, involved in the mystery.
- [Mrs. Cheyne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/mrs_cheyne.md): Maxwell Cheyne's mother, who has remarried.
- [Charles Sime](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/charles_sime.md): A man who provides information to the investigators.
- [James Dangle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/james_dangle.md): An elderly member of the Dangle household.
- [Otto Schulz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/otto_schulz.md): A German man with a secret that drives the plot.
- [Mr. Arthur Lamson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/mr_arthur_lamson.md): A man who appears to be connected to the crime.
- [M. Lowenthal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/m_lowenthal.md): A foreign contact involved in the conspiracy.
- [St. John Price](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/st_john_price.md): Arnold Price's uncle, a man of some influence.
- [Mr. Hackworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/hackworth.md): A stout man who appears in the investigation.
- [Agatha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/agatha.md): A maid or servant in the Cheyne household.
- [M. Marquet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/m_marquet.md): A Frenchman involved in the international aspects of the case.
- [Captain Amery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/captain_amery.md): A sea captain with knowledge of the Enid.
- [M. Merkel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/m_merkel.md): A foreign associate of the conspirators.
- [Sam Pullar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/sam_pullar.md): A sailor or dockworker who provides information.
- [Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/johnson.md): A minor character, possibly a servant or constable.
- [Constable Wilson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/wilson.md): A police constable assisting the investigation.
- [Chief Inspector Mitchell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/chief_inspector_mitchell.md): A senior police officer who assigns French to the case.
- [M. Jules Renard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/m_jules_renard.md): A French detective who collaborates with French.
- [Mr. Lavender](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/mr_lavender.md): A man who provides a clue in the investigation.
- [Hugh Leigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/hugh_leigh.md): A man with a connection to the Cheyne family.
- [Lord Hull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/lord_hull.md): A peer whose title is central to the plot.
- [Mr. Horton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_cheyne_mystery_se/characters/mr_horton.md): A minor character encountered during the investigation.

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