Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Characters in Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
12 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Bobby Jones
The amiable, unambitious fourth son of the vicar of Marchbolt who finds the dying man and becomes drawn into the investigation.
Lady Frances "Frankie" Derwent
Bobby's spirited, well-born childhood friend whose social standing and daring drive much of the amateur detective work.
Robert "Bobby" Jones
A young vicar's son and amateur sleuth who finds a dying man on the golf course and becomes obsessed with solving his identity.
Supporting characters
Alan Carstairs
The traveller and big-game hunter found dying at the foot of the cliff, whose last words set the mystery in motion.
Roger Bassington-ffrench
A charming younger brother in the Bassington-ffrench household whom Frankie contrives to meet during the inquiry.
Henry Bassington-ffrench
The master of Merroway Court, whose moods swing between gloom and feverish energy and trouble those around him.
Sylvia Bassington-ffrench
Henry's wife, an outwardly contented hostess unaware of the dangers gathering around her family.
Dr Nicholson
The watchful proprietor of a private nursing home whose manner unsettles Frankie and invites suspicion.
Moira Nicholson
The doctor's fragile young wife, whose photograph and apparent fear become entangled with the case.
Dr Thomas
Bobby's golf partner at Marchbolt who is present in the opening when the body is found.
Mrs Amelia Cayman
A woman who comes forward to identify the dead man as her brother, raising as many questions as she answers.
Lady Frances Derwent
Bobby's spirited friend, an aristocratic woman of independent means who joins him in investigating the mystery.