# Miss Mary Marvell — Poirot Investigates character guide

> Miss Mary Marvell in Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mary Marvell, Miss Marvell, Mary

**First appearance:** 0000-the-adventure-of-the-western-star

## Snapshot

A dazzling American film star whose famous diamond, the Western Star, draws admirers, shadows, and worse.

## Who they are

Mary Marvell arrives in England with her actor husband Gregory Rolf to a reception bordering on hysteria, her furs and jewels the talk of the town. She is followed through the streets by a bevy of admirers she is perfectly aware of, and she comes to Poirot because her prized Western Star is at the center of a threat. Her glamour is the bait, and her jewel the puzzle: a public woman whose private fear drives the case forward.

## Relationships

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_professional_

Poirot investigates Miss Mary Marvell as a suspect in a murder case, treating her with professional suspicion.

### [Mr. Philip Ridgeway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/mr_philip_ridgeway)

_romantic_

Miss Mary Marvell and Mr. Philip Ridgeway are lovers, with Ridgeway being the prime suspect in her murder.

### [Lady Yardly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/lady_yardly)

_social_

Lady Yardly and Miss Mary Marvell are acquaintances, possibly connected through social circles.

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_professional_

Poirot investigates Miss Mary Marvell as a suspect in a murder case, treating her with professional suspicion.

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_professional_

Poirot investigates Miss Mary Marvell as a suspect in a murder case, treating her with professional suspicion.

### [Lady Yardly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/lady_yardly)

_social_

Lady Yardly and Miss Mary Marvell are acquaintances, possibly connected through social circles.

### [Mr. Philip Ridgeway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/mr_philip_ridgeway)

_romantic_

Miss Mary Marvell and Mr. Philip Ridgeway are lovers, with Ridgeway being the prime suspect in her murder.

### [Lady Yardly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/lady_yardly)

_social_

Lady Yardly and Miss Mary Marvell are acquaintances, possibly connected through social circles.

### [Mr. Philip Ridgeway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/characters/mr_philip_ridgeway)

_romantic_

Miss Mary Marvell and Mr. Philip Ridgeway are lovers, with Ridgeway being the prime suspect in her murder.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Western Star](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poirot_investigates_se/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-western-star)

American film star who seeks Poirot's help regarding threatening letters about her diamond, the Western Star.

## Links

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