# The Squire — Murder in the Maze character guide

> The Squire in Murder in the Maze by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Squire, XI The Squire

**First appearance:** 0010-xi-the-squire-s-theories

## Snapshot

A local landowner whose confident theories about the Whistlefield crimes complicate the official inquiry with amateur certainty and country authority.

## Who they are

The Squire belongs to the small circle of local gentry whose opinions carry weight in the neighborhood, and he is not shy about offering them. He arrives at conclusions quickly and defends them with the assurance of a man accustomed to being listened to, which makes him both useful and obstructive to the investigators. His theories, right or wrong, force the professionals to test their own assumptions against a rival reading of the case.

## Relationships

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_social_

The Squire is a local landowner who interacts with Sir Clinton as part of the community and investigation.

### [Wendover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/wendover)

_social_

The Squire and Wendover are acquaintances within the local community, with occasional interactions.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_social_

The Squire is a local landowner who interacts with Sir Clinton as part of the community and investigation.

### [Wendover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/wendover)

_social_

The Squire and Wendover are acquaintances within the local community, with occasional interactions.

### [Wendover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/wendover)

_social_

The Squire and Wendover are acquaintances within the local community, with occasional interactions.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_social_

The Squire is a local landowner who interacts with Sir Clinton as part of the community and investigation.

## In the story

### [X: The Third Attack in the Maze](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/x-the-third-attack-in-the-maze)

Lends his car to Sir Clinton and engages in conjecture about the burglary.

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