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Characters
• Miss Marple: An old woman with detective skills.
• Ruth Van Rydock: Old school friend of Miss Marple, an American social-
ite.
• Carrie Louise Serrocold: Younger sister of Ruth, also a school friend of
Miss Marple.
• Lewis Serrocold: Third husband of Carrie Louise, once an accountant
and now an enthusiast1 for the charitable treatment of juvenile2 delin-
quents.
• Gina Hudd: Granddaughter of Carrie Louise from her first marriage.
She was born in Italy, moved to England as an infant when her
mother died in childbirth. She spent World War II in the US with her
aunt Ruth, sent there for safety. Her mother was Pippa, the adopted
daughter of Carrie Louise and her first husband, Eric Gulbrandsen.
• Walter Hudd: American husband of Gina.
• Mildred Strete: Sister of Pippa, and the only child born to Carrie Louise
and her first husband, Mr Gulbrandsen. She was widowed a few
years before the story begins.
• Juliet Bellever: Called Jolly, she is Carrie Louise's secretary and compan-
ion since Louise's second marriage.
• Steven Restarick: Son of Carrie Louise's second husband, who has since
childhood considered Carrie Louise as a mother and her home as his
home, as his father died not long after divorcing Carrie Louise. He
loves Gina, and works in the theatre, helping3 often with the delin-
quents to stage plays there.
• Alexis Restarick: Older brother of Steven, who views Carrie Louise af-
fectionately as his brother does. He loves Gina and also works in the
theatre. He is killed at the same time as Ernie, in the theatre.
• Christian4 Gulbrandsen: Son of Carrie Louise's first husband, and half
brother to Mildred. He is on the board of the Gulbrandsen family
trust, periodically visiting at the house for meetings of the board. He
is the first murder victim.
• Edgar Lawson: One of the delinquents5, arrived about a month before
the story begins (after the last meeting of the board for the Gulbrand-
sen trust), who is often in the house and on the grounds, and who
works closely with Lewis Serrocold.
• Dr Maverick6: Chief psychiatrist7 for the juvenile delinquents pro-
gramme; he views all people as "mental cases".
• Ernie Gregg: One of the delinquents who is active in the theatre work,
and is killed for boasting to Gina about what he says he saw the night
of the murder. He likely made it up.
• Inspector8 Curry9: He leads the police investigation10 of the first murder,
and learns from his superiors of Miss Marple's reputation in solving
crimes.
• Detective Sergeant11 Lake: Assists Curry in the investigation at Stonyg-
ates.

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1 enthusiast pj7zR     
n.热心人，热衷者
参考例句：
  • He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
  • He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。
2 juvenile OkEy2     
n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的
参考例句：
  • For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
  • Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
3 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
4 Christian KVByl     
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
5 delinquents 03c7fc31eb1c2f3334b049f2f2139264     
n.（尤指青少年）有过失的人，违法的人( delinquent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The robbery was committed by a group of delinquents. 那起抢劫案是一群青少年干的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There is today general agreement that juvenile delinquents are less responsible than older offenders. 目前人们普遍认为青少年罪犯比成人罪犯的责任小些。 来自辞典例句
6 maverick 47Ozg     
adj.特立独行的；不遵守传统的；n.持异议者，自行其是者
参考例句：
  • He's a maverick.He has his own way of thinking about things.他是个特异独行的人。对事情有自己的看法。
  • You're a maverick and you'll try anything.你是个爱自行其是的人，样样事情都要尝试一下。
7 psychiatrist F0qzf     
n.精神病专家；精神病医师
参考例句：
  • He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
  • The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
8 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
9 curry xnozh     
n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革
参考例句：
  • Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
  • Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。
10 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
11 sergeant REQzz     
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
  • His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
  • How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

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