# Margaret Belman — Terror Keep character guide > Margaret Belman in Terror Keep by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Belman, Margaret **First appearance:** 0001-terror-keep ## Snapshot A twenty-three-year-old secretary who takes a country post to escape London, only to find her new employer's house more dangerous than any office, and her feelings for Mr. Reeder more confusing than either. ## Who they are Margaret rides the branch line to Siltbury to interview for a six-hundred-a-year job she knows she is unsuited for, half out of pride and half out of pique at Reeder's cheerful indifference to her leaving. A persistent Italian stranger has been following her, and the cabman who drives her to Larmes Keep has already guessed she is not a guest. Her ordinary girlish worries about love and employment are the human thread that pulls the reader into the house's gathering dread. ## Relationships ### [J. G. Reeder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/j_g_reeder) _professional_ J. G. Reeder works closely with Margaret Belman, likely as a colleague or assistant in criminal investigations. ### [Mr. Ravini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mr_ravini) _professional_ Margaret Belman interacts frequently with Mr. Ravini, likely in a professional or investigative context. ### [Mr. Daver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mr_daver) _professional_ Margaret Belman engages with Mr. Daver in a professional capacity, likely related to police work. ### [Olga Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/olga_crewe) _rivalry_ Margaret Belman and Olga Crewe are adversaries, with Crewe posing a threat or challenge. ### [Mrs. Burton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mrs_burton) _social_ Margaret Belman and Mrs. Burton have a social acquaintance, likely through shared living or work. ### [John Flack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/john_flack) _rivalry_ John Flack is a dangerous figure who threatens or opposes Margaret Belman. ### [J. G. Reeder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/j_g_reeder) _professional_ J. G. Reeder works closely with Margaret Belman, likely as a colleague or assistant in criminal investigations. ### [J. G. Reeder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/j_g_reeder) _professional_ J. G. Reeder works closely with Margaret Belman, likely as a colleague or assistant in criminal investigations. ### [Mr. Ravini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mr_ravini) _professional_ Margaret Belman interacts frequently with Mr. Ravini, likely in a professional or investigative context. ### [Mr. Daver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mr_daver) _professional_ Margaret Belman engages with Mr. Daver in a professional capacity, likely related to police work. ### [Mr. Ravini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mr_ravini) _professional_ Margaret Belman interacts frequently with Mr. Ravini, likely in a professional or investigative context. ### [Mr. Daver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/mr_daver) _professional_ Margaret Belman engages with Mr. Daver in a professional capacity, likely related to police work. ## In the story ### [Terror Keep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/terror-keep) Arrives at Larmes Keep, uneasy and observant of the strange environment. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/i) Protagonist traveling to Larmes Keep for a job interview; conflicted about her feelings for Mr. Reeder and annoyed by an Italian stalker. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/ii) Returns from Larmes Keep and is accosted by George Ravini at Waterloo Station; she is firm and dismissive, asking him to leave her alone. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/iii) Begins work at Larmes Keep, handles correspondence, explores the grounds, and learns of John Flack's escape. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/iv) Margaret is not present in this chapter; the woman introduced is Mrs. Granville Fornese, a decoy. No match to Margaret Belman. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/v) Reluctantly allows Ravini to stay at Larmes Keep and writes a letter to Reeder but tears it up. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/vi) Margaret observes Ravini's behavior, warns Olga about him, and is disturbed by Ravini's nighttime visit to her door. ### [The Hunt for John Flack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/viii) Mentioned as the woman Ravini was pursuing; she is working as a hotel manager in the country. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/ix) Dines with Reeder, discusses Ravini's disappearance, and considers checking on Reeder later but decides against it. ### [The Nightmare in the Corridor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/x) Frightened by voices in the vestibule, she seeks Reeder's reassurance and expresses her fear. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xi) Shows Reeder the grounds, expresses concern about the night's events, and discusses the bathing pool's history. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xii) Mentioned as having been sent to London by Reeder; Daver brought her to Larmes Keep as a hostage. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xiii) Reeder intends to interview her to set her mind at rest, but she is missing. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xiv) Flees Larmes Keep, escapes a trap car, falls down a cliff, and is captured in the cave. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xv) Missing; Reeder learns she was taken by car and a note suggests she fell over a cliff near Larme. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xvi) Recovers consciousness in a cave and meets Detective Brill; learns of Flack's presence and plans. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xvii) Flees through the cave, climbs the dangerous staircase, and secures herself in a steel room. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xviii) Missing; Reeder fears for her life and searches for her. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xix) Found alive inside the safe at Larmes Keep after being presumed dead in the cave collapse. ### [The Truth Unveiled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xx) Rescued from the collapsing Keep and carried to safety. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/chapters/xxi) Writes to Reeder about needing a holiday in a safe, crowded place; accompanies him to Richmond Park and helps him confess his love. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters/margaret_belman - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/terror_keep_se/characters