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Janet Smith

A woman who appears in a case.

minor

Also known as Smith, Janet

First appearance: xii the house of lurking death

Janet Smith shows up with force in A Pot of Tea. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An old nursing friend of Tuppence's who agrees to disappear to spur Lawrence St.
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In A Pot of Tea: An old nursing friend of Tuppence's who agrees to disappear to spur Lawrence St. Vincent into proposing, revealing her…

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MBMr. Beresford …ELEliseTBTuppence Beres…TBTommy BeresfordSVSt. VincentJSJanet Smith

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