# Martin Burdock — Lord Peter Views the Body character guide

> Martin Burdock in Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Burdocks, Martin, Martin Burdocks, Poor Martin, the unspeakable Martin

**First appearance:** 0002-the-fascinating-problem-of-uncle-meleager-s-will

## Who they are

A member of the Burdock family involved in the will mystery.

## In the story

### [The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-undignified-melodrama-of-the-bone-of-contention)

Returns from the Pyrenees to defend his role and negotiate a settlement with Haviland.

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