The Mousetrap
Characters in The Mousetrap
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Mollie Ralston
Newly married co-owner of Monkswell Manor, anxiously hosting her first guests as the snow closes in.
Giles Ralston
Mollie's husband of one year and co-host of the guesthouse, married only recently and still half a stranger to her past.
Supporting characters
Detective Sergeant Trotter
A young policeman who reaches the snowbound manor on skis and warns that a murderer may be among those present.
Christopher Wren
A jittery, excitable young guest whose erratic manner unsettles the household.
Mrs Boyle
A stern, hard-to-please older guest who finds fault with everything and everyone.
Major Metcalf
A retired army officer, outwardly conventional and observant of those around him.
Miss Casewell
A reserved, somewhat aloof traveller who keeps her distance and reveals little of herself.
Mr Paravicini
An unexpected guest who arrives after his car is stranded in the snow, mannered and faintly theatrical.