# Vera Forrest — Murder in the Maze character guide

> Vera Forrest in Murder in the Maze by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Vera

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-affair-in-the-maze

## Snapshot

A young woman who heard the murderer's footsteps through the hedge and came back from the Maze too shaken to trust her own sense of direction.

## Who they are

Vera Forrest was sitting under the trees with Sir Clinton before the horror began, and she was inside the Maze when the sounds of running and tiptoeing closed in around her. She gives her evidence honestly, admitting she cannot place the directions of the sounds, and Sir Clinton values her candor more than a tidy story. Her raw panic and her refusal to invent details anchor the timeline of the murders.

## Relationships

### [Howard Torrance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/howard_torrance)

_romantic_

Howard Torrance and Vera Forrest are lovers, with a passionate but strained relationship.

### [Howard Torrance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/howard_torrance)

_romantic_

Howard Torrance and Vera Forrest are lovers, with a passionate but strained relationship.

### [Howard Torrance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/characters/howard_torrance)

_romantic_

Howard Torrance and Vera Forrest are lovers, with a passionate but strained relationship.

## In the story

### [The Affair in the Maze](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/ii-the-affair-in-the-maze)

Lost in the maze, hears the murder, discovers Roger Shandon's body, and narrowly escapes the killer.

### [III: The Immediate Results](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/iii-the-immediate-results)

Raises the alarm, returns to the house, and directs the initial response after discovering Neville Shandon's body.

### [The Evidence in the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/v-the-evidence-in-the-case)

Provides her account of the Maze, confirming hearing footsteps and her panic.

### [XI: The Squire's Theories](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/xi-the-squire-s-theories)

Praised by Sir Clinton for keeping her nerves in order after the murders, contrasted with Ernest's panic.

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