CAST OF CHARACTERS
Henry Bohun. A very newly minted but highly capable solicitor who shines equally as an amateur sleuth. A parainsomniac, he sleeps only two hours a night.
Abel Horniman. The recently deceased founder and senior partner of the London law firm of Horniman, Birley and Craine. A very methodical man.
John Cove. A rather flippant solicitor who genially befriends Henry.
Eric Duxford. Another solicitor, whose comings and goings elicit the suspicion of John Cove. There is no love lost between these two.
William Hatchard Birley. A partner and litigator in the law firm. Not a very pleasant man: in fact, he's a bit of a bully.
Tristram Craine. Another, decidedly more affable (if lecherous), partner.Мистер Тристрам Крейн . Маленький и кругленький, на две трети он напоминал Чарльза Черибла, а на треть-лорда Бивербрука; на деле же был исключительно способным правоведом.
Bob Horniman. Abel's son and heir, who has been made a reluctant partner.
Sergeant Cockerill. The very able commissionaire who keeps the firm running.
Anne Mildmay. Craine's pretty and pleasant young secretary. рыжеволосая красавица
Elizabeth Cornel. Abel Horniman's very competent secretary, passed on to Bob Horniman upon his father's death. She is also a former championship golfer.
Cissie Chittering. Mr. Birley's long – suffering young secretary.
Florrie Bellbas. A pretty but hopelessly literal – minded young thing, secretary to both Cove and Duxford.
Mrs. Porter. Henry's older, very experienced secretary.
Marcus Smallbone. An important client, now deceased.
Inspector Hazlerigg. In charge of the investigation, he recruits the newly arrived (and therefore clearly innocent) Henry to work with him from within the firm.
Sergeant Plumptree. His extremely able and resourceful assistant.
Mr. Hoffman. A tenacious accountant for the Fraud Squad.
Dr. James Bland. The police pathologist.
Mr. Brown. A private detective hired by John Cove.
Plus assorted clerks, landladies, police personnel, and a cat named Chancery.
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