Mystery at Lynden Sands · Character
Miss Fordingbridge
An elderly Fordingbridge family member with secrets.
supporting
Also known as old Fordingbridge, old Miss Fordingbridge
First appearance: I: The Death at Foxhills
As a supporting figure in Mystery at Lynden Sands, Miss Fordingbridge is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Insists she has seen Derek alive at Lynden Sands; defends spiritualism and her séance experiences.
Miss Fordingbridge appears in Mystery at Lynden Sands as supporting figure.
Miss Fordingbridge first appears in 0000 i the death at foxhills.
In I: The Death at Foxhills: Insists she has seen Derek alive at Lynden Sands; defends spiritualism and her séance experiences.
Later, in IV: What Happened in the Night: Arrives with her brother Paul at the cottage.
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- Primary suspects and investigators
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Miss Fordingbridge appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- I: The Death at Foxhills
- IV: What Happened in the Night
- V: The Diary
- XII: The Fordingbridge Mystery
- XVII: The Threads in the Case
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See Miss Fordingbridge in I: The Death at Foxhills