# Maria Morano — Lord Peter Views the Body character guide

> Maria Morano in Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Maria

**First appearance:** 0008-the-learned-adventure-of-the-dragon-s-head

## Who they are

A character in the learned adventure of the dragon's head.

## Relationships

### [Eric P. Loder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/characters/eric_p_loder)

_romantic_

Eric P. Loder and Maria Morano are likely lovers or involved in a romantic entanglement central to a mystery.

### [Eric P. Loder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/characters/eric_p_loder)

_romantic_

Eric P. Loder and Maria Morano are likely lovers or involved in a romantic entanglement central to a mystery.

## In the story

### [The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-abominable-history-of-the-man-with-copper-fingers)

Former lover of Loder; her figure on the silver couch has a distinctive short toe, suggesting she was killed and used in the sculpture.

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