# The Murder at the Vicarage — Character guide

> Key figures in The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The first-person narrator and focal character, the vicar of St. Mary Mead.
- [Lawrence Redding](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/lawrence_redding.md): A young artist and suspect in the murder, romantically involved with Anne Protheroe.
- [Miss Marple](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/miss_marple.md): An elderly spinster and amateur detective who solves the murder.
- [Griselda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/griselda.md): The vicar's young, energetic wife and a key confidante.
- [Colonel Melchett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/colonel_melchett.md): The local chief constable investigating the murder.
- [Anne Protheroe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/anne_protheroe.md): The wife of Colonel Protheroe and a suspect in his murder.
- [Lettice Protheroe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/lettice_protheroe.md): Colonel Protheroe's daughter from his first marriage.
- [Dr. Haydock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/dr_haydock.md): The village doctor and a friend of the vicar.
- [Inspector Slack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/inspector_slack.md): The police inspector leading the official investigation.
- [Mrs. Protheroe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/mrs_protheroe_second.md): Colonel Protheroe's second wife, also a suspect.
- [Colonel Protheroe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/colonel_protheroe.md): The murdered man, a disliked local landowner.
- [Mr. Hawes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/mr_hawes.md): The nervous and troubled curate at the vicarage.
- [Miss Cram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/miss_cram.md): A young woman working at the vicarage, later revealed as a typist.
- [Mrs. Lestrange](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/mrs_lestrange.md): A mysterious newcomer to the village with a hidden past.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/mary.md): A young woman who appears in the village, later identified as a former maid.
- [Dr. Stone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/dr_stone.md): An archaeologist visiting the area for a dig.
- [Mrs. Price Ridley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/mrs_price_ridley.md): A gossipy and judgmental village matron.
- [Len](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/len.md): A relative of the vicar, mentioned in correspondence.
- [Rosalind](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/rosalind.md): A young woman associated with the Protheroe household.
- [Archer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/archer.md): An elderly woman in the village, mother of a local rascal.
- [Mrs. Clement](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/mrs_clement.md): The vicar's mother, living with the family.
- [Constable Hurst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/constable_hurst.md): A local police constable assisting the investigation.
- [Lucius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/lucius.md): A name mentioned in passing, possibly a historical figure.
- [Reeves](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_murder_at_the_vicarage_se/characters/reeves.md): A servant or employee of Colonel Protheroe.

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