# Marston Greyle — Scarhaven Keep character guide > Marston Greyle in Scarhaven Keep by J. S. Fletcher. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Marston Greyle, Greyle, the present Greyle **First appearance:** 0004-v-the-greyle-history ## Snapshot The Squire of Scarhaven, rich, remote, and oddly forgetful of a famous actor he once met in America — a lapse no one can quite explain. ## Who they are Greyle holds the great house and its grounds while his cousin and her mother scrape by in a cottage, a disparity Copplestone cannot stop noticing. He claims never to have met Bassett Oliver, though Oliver said he knew a Marston Greyle in America and went up to the house to call on him. Whether he is the rightful heir or a stranger wearing the name is the question the whole village is quietly asking. ## Relationships ### [Richard Copplestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/richard_copplestone) _friendship_ Marston Greyle becomes a reluctant ally to Richard, sharing a common goal to uncover the truth about his missing brother. ### [Audrey Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/audrey_greyle) _family_ Audrey and Marston are siblings, bound by family loyalty and a shared burden of their brother's disappearance. ### [Mr. Gilling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/mr_gilling) _professional_ Marston Greyle and Mr. Gilling work together as client and solicitor, managing the Greyle family's legal affairs. ### [Bassett Oliver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/bassett_oliver) _friendship_ Bassett Oliver and Marston Greyle are allies in the search for Valentine, sharing information and mutual concern. ### [Peter Chatfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/peter_chatfield) _rivalry_ Marston Greyle distrusts Peter Chatfield, viewing him as a threat to his family and a likely villain in his brother's disappearance. ### [Squire Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/squire_greyle) _family_ Marston and Squire Greyle are father and son, with the squire being the aging patriarch of the troubled Greyle family. ### [Richard Copplestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/richard_copplestone) _friendship_ Marston Greyle becomes a reluctant ally to Richard, sharing a common goal to uncover the truth about his missing brother. ### [Mr. Gilling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/mr_gilling) _professional_ Marston Greyle and Mr. Gilling work together as client and solicitor, managing the Greyle family's legal affairs. ### [Audrey Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/audrey_greyle) _family_ Audrey and Marston are siblings, bound by family loyalty and a shared burden of their brother's disappearance. ### [Squire Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/squire_greyle) _family_ Marston and Squire Greyle are father and son, with the squire being the aging patriarch of the troubled Greyle family. ### [Richard Copplestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/richard_copplestone) _friendship_ Marston Greyle becomes a reluctant ally to Richard, sharing a common goal to uncover the truth about his missing brother. ### [Audrey Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/audrey_greyle) _family_ Audrey and Marston are siblings, bound by family loyalty and a shared burden of their brother's disappearance. ## In the story ### [III: The Man Who Knew Something](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/iii-the-man-who-knew-something) Appears from a garden gate; speaks with an American accent; claims no knowledge of Oliver's whereabouts; is the Squire of Scarhaven Keep. ### [The Estate Agent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/iv-the-estate-agent) The wealthy Squire of Scarhaven; his strained relationship with his cousin Audrey is noted by Copplestone. ### [The Greyle History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/v-the-greyle-history) Discussed as the new Squire, a stranger to Scarhaven, who reportedly wants to marry his cousin Audrey but is disliked by her and her mother; also referenced as possibly having met Oliver in America. ### [Right of Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/viii-right-of-way) Discussed as being under Chatfield's thumb; not present in the chapter. ### [Hobkin's Hole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/ix-hobkin-s-hole) Identified by Spurge as the man who left the ruins shortly after Oliver entered, looking dazed and in a hurry. ### [The Invalid Curate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/x-the-invalid-curate) Mentioned as the man Spurge saw leaving the Keep after Oliver entered; under suspicion. ### [Beneath the Brambles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xi-beneath-the-brambles) Nervous and pale, he leads the party to the body and explains the accident theory; defers to Chatfield's suggestion about the location. ### [XII: Good Men and True](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xii-good-men-and-true) Arrives late at the inquest, denies Spurge's allegations under oath, and refuses to answer further questions about his time in America. ### [Mr. Dennie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xiii-mr-dennie) The present Squire; his handwriting is compared to the American letters and found different. ### [By Private Treaty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xiv-by-private-treaty) The man currently at Scarhaven Keep is suspected of being an impostor; his offer to sell the estate by private treaty is revealed. ### [The Cablegram from New York](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xv-the-cablegram-from-new-york) Offered to sell Scarhaven to Lord Altmore; evades Swallow's surveillance in London and visits the Fragonard Club. ### [In Touch with the Missing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xvi-in-touch-with-the-missing) The real heir to Scarhaven; arrived in Falmouth on October 5, 1912, but was seriously ill with myocarditis. ### [The Old Playbill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xvii-the-old-playbill) Believed to be dead; possibly died in Bristol under Chatfield's care. ### [The Lie on the Tombstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xviii-the-lie-on-the-tombstone) Confirmed dead; his body was buried under the name Mark Grey after being brought to Bristol by Chatfield. ### [The Steam Yacht](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xix-the-steam-yacht) Revealed as an impostor; the real Marston Greyle died in Bristol; the impostor is stripping the hall and preparing to flee. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/marston_greyle - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters