# Cressida Fleetwood — Mystery at Lynden Sands character guide

> Cressida Fleetwood in Mystery at Lynden Sands by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Cressida, young Fleetwood, Fleetwood

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-death-at-foxhills

## Snapshot

A dark-haired young woman whose natural frankness has been overlaid by mistrust, she is the first to notice the Frenchwoman everyone else is watching.

## Who they are

Cressida Fleetwood meets Sir Clinton on the last green and immediately charms him with a shyness that seems to mask some older wariness. She is kind enough to rescue Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux at the hotel desk, and observant enough to read the hardness in the Frenchwoman's face. Her husband's silent disapproval of that acquaintance hints at tensions the investigation will eventually have to pull apart.

## Relationships

### [Simon Aird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/simon_aird)

_romantic_

Cressida Fleetwood and Simon Aird are young lovers, with their relationship causing some tension among their families.

### [Simon Aird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/simon_aird)

_romantic_

Cressida Fleetwood and Simon Aird are young lovers, with their relationship causing some tension among their families.

### [Simon Aird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/simon_aird)

_romantic_

Cressida Fleetwood and Simon Aird are young lovers, with their relationship causing some tension among their families.

## In the story

### [I: The Death at Foxhills](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/i-the-death-at-foxhills)

Mentioned as Paul's niece, married to Stanley, and previously married to Staveley.

### [II: A Bus-Driver's Holiday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/ii-a-bus-driver-s-holiday)

Stanley Fleetwood's wife; described as dark-haired, graceful, with a hint of shyness and mistrust; helps Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux at the hotel desk.

### [VII: The Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/vii-the-letter)

Shows fear and desperation during the interrogation; later revealed as the author of the letter found on Staveley's body.

### [VIII: The Colt Automatic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/viii-the-colt-automatic)

Central to Armadale's theory: accused of bigamy and murder, allegedly shot Staveley at Neptune's Seat.

### [X: The Attack on the Australian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/x-the-attack-on-the-australian)

Brings Cargill back after the shooting; suspected by Inspector Armadale of being the shooter.

### [XI: Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux’s Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xi-mme-laurent-desrousseaux-s-evidence)

Identified by Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux as the woman whose voice she heard in the car.

### [XII: The Fordingbridge Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xii-the-fordingbridge-mystery)

Mentioned as the subject of police suspicion; Miss Fordingbridge objects to the inspector spying on her.

### [XIII: Cressida's Narrative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xiii-cressida-s-narrative)

Gives a detailed narrative of her marriage to Staveley, his reappearance, and the events at Neptune's Seat; shows fear and guilt.

### [XIV: The Telegram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xiv-the-telegram)

Flees the hotel after receiving a letter from Paul Fordingbridge; suspected of involvement in the crimes.

### [XV: The Method of Coercion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xv-the-method-of-coercion)

Abducted and held captive; she is drugged, bound, and threatened with forced marriage.

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