# Miss Duke — Inspector French’s Greatest Case character guide

> Miss Duke in Inspector French’s Greatest Case by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Duke

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-firm-of-duke-and-peabody

## Snapshot

Mr. Duke's daughter, the recipient of a letter found in a cabin aboard a Harwich-bound steamer, drawn into the case by her father's private despair.

## Who they are

Miss Duke lives at The Cedars, Hampstead, and is the person to whom the dead man's final letter is addressed. Her father's ruin and his secret burdens have been kept from her, so the investigation arrives as a double blow: a death and a revelation. She matters because the letter she receives may hold the key to what Mr. Duke was hiding.

## Relationships

### [Inspector French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/characters/inspector_french)

_professional_

Inspector French interacts with Miss Duke as part of his investigative work, possibly as a witness or person of interest.

### [Mr. Duke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/characters/mr_duke)

_family_

Miss Duke is the daughter of Mr. Duke, sharing a familial bond.

### [Inspector French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/characters/inspector_french)

_professional_

Inspector French interacts with Miss Duke as part of his investigative work, possibly as a witness or person of interest.

### [Inspector French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/characters/inspector_french)

_professional_

Inspector French interacts with Miss Duke as part of his investigative work, possibly as a witness or person of interest.

## In the story

### [VII: Concerning a Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/vii-concerning-a-wedding)

Her wedding to Harrington is postponed; she shows signs of distress after the murder.

### [XIV: Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/xiv-tragedy)

Grief-stricken upon learning of her father's death; had known he was worried but not the full extent.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/xx-conclusion)

Duke's daughter, for whom he maintained the double life to avoid stigma.

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