# Nick Staveley — Mystery at Lynden Sands character guide

> Nick Staveley in Mystery at Lynden Sands by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Staveley, Nicholas Staveley, Monsieur Nicholas Staveley

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

## Who they are

A friend of the Fordingbridges, implicated in the events.

## Relationships

### [Inspector Armadale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/inspector_armadale)

_professional_

Inspector Armadale interrogates Nick Staveley, a young man with a possible connection to the crime.

### [Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/mme_laurent_desrousseaux)

_romantic_

Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux and Nick Staveley share a flirtatious and possibly clandestine romantic relationship.

### [Mrs. Fleetwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/mrs_fleetwood)

_family_

Mrs. Fleetwood is Nick Staveley's mother, and she is protective but often exasperated by his behavior.

### [Inspector Armadale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/inspector_armadale)

_professional_

Inspector Armadale interrogates Nick Staveley, a young man with a possible connection to the crime.

### [Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/characters/mme_laurent_desrousseaux)

_romantic_

Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux and Nick Staveley share a flirtatious and possibly clandestine romantic relationship.

## 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 Cressida's first husband.

### [VI: The Beach Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/vi-the-beach-tragedy)

Identified as the victim; his body is found on Neptune's Seat, shot through the heart.

### [IX: The Second Cartridge-Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/ix-the-second-cartridge-case)

His body is identified by Paul Fordingbridge; his wartime history as a scoundrel and supposed death are recounted.

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

Referenced as the victim and former lover of Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux.

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

Referenced as the deceased; his letter to Cressida and his violent past are central to the narrative.

### [XVII: The Threads in the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mystery_at_lynden_sands_se/chapters/xvii-the-threads-in-the-case)

His murder is analyzed; Sir Clinton theorizes that he swapped identities with Derek Fordingbridge during the war.

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