# Mrs. X — Inspector French’s Greatest Case character guide

> Mrs. X in Inspector French’s Greatest Case by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the elusive Mrs. X, Mrs. French

**First appearance:** 0000-i-murder

## Snapshot

A nameless woman whose cheques and false signatures thread through the case, elusive enough that even Scotland Yard cannot pin down who she really is.

## Who they are

Mrs. X exists first as a signature on cheques and a name on a hotel register, a ghost the investigation keeps almost touching. French believes that identifying her would be a real step forward, yet she remains stubbornly hidden behind aliases and borrowed identities. Her elusiveness gives the case its taunting shape: every clue seems to lead back to a woman no one can quite see.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Inspector French interrogates and investigates Mrs. X as a key suspect or witness in the case.

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

_social_

Mr. Williams and Mrs. X are acquaintances, possibly connected through social circles.

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

_professional_

Inspector French interrogates and investigates Mrs. X as a key suspect or witness in the case.

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

_social_

Mr. Williams and Mrs. X are acquaintances, possibly connected through social circles.

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

_professional_

Inspector French interrogates and investigates Mrs. X as a key suspect or witness in the case.

## In the story

### [XI: A Deal in Jewellery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/xi-a-deal-in-jewellery)

The elusive woman who purchased jewellery from six shops using cheques, suspected of being part of the plan to convert stolen diamonds into cash.

### [XII: The Elusive Mrs. X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/xii-the-elusive-mrs-x)

The elusive impersonator; French seeks to identify her among eight women from the Olympic voyage.

### [Mrs. French Takes a Notion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/xiii-mrs-french-takes-a-notion)

Identified as former actress Cissie Winter; known to have left the stage for a married man.

### [French Propounds a Riddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/inspector_french_s_greatest_case_se/chapters/xix-french-propounds-a-riddle)

The elusive woman, formerly an actress, suspected of impersonating others.

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