# Miss Lila Barr — Behind That Curtain character guide

> Miss Lila Barr in Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Barr, Lila Barr, Lila

**First appearance:** 0015-xiv-dinner-for-two

## Who they are

A woman who comes to San Francisco seeking help.

## In the story

### [The Guest Detective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/vi-the-guest-detective)

Called up for questioning; she was working late on the night of the murder and appears startled and uncertain.

### [Muddy Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/vii-muddy-water)

Interviewed by Flannery, cries easily, sticks to her story. Flannery suspects she knows more than she tells.

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