# Louise Van Burnam — That Affair Next Door character guide

> Louise Van Burnam in That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Louise, Van Burnam, a Van Burnam

**First appearance:** 0008-viii-the-misses-van-burnam

## Who they are

Another Van Burnam daughter, quieter than her sisters.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Howard Van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/mrs_howard_van_burnam)

_family_

Louise Van Burnam is the sister-in-law of Mrs. Howard Van Burnam, and their interactions are strained by family tensions and the murder.

### [Franklin Van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/franklin_van_burnam)

_family_

Franklin and Louise Van Burnam are siblings, bound by family loyalty but also by shared secrets regarding the crime.

### [Amelia Butterworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/amelia_butterworth)

_social_

Amelia interacts with Louise Van Burnam as a curious neighbor and potential witness in the case.

### [Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/mr_gryce)

_professional_

Louise Van Burnam is interviewed by Mr. Gryce as a witness and potential suspect in the murder case.

### [Coroner Dahl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/coroner_dahl)

_professional_

Coroner Dahl questions Louise Van Burnam as part of the official investigation into the murder.

### [Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/mr_gryce)

_professional_

Louise Van Burnam is interviewed by Mr. Gryce as a witness and potential suspect in the murder case.

### [Coroner Dahl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/coroner_dahl)

_professional_

Coroner Dahl questions Louise Van Burnam as part of the official investigation into the murder.

### [Amelia Butterworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/amelia_butterworth)

_social_

Amelia interacts with Louise Van Burnam as a curious neighbor and potential witness in the case.

### [Mrs. Howard Van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/mrs_howard_van_burnam)

_family_

Louise Van Burnam is the sister-in-law of Mrs. Howard Van Burnam, and their interactions are strained by family tensions and the murder.

### [Amelia Butterworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/amelia_butterworth)

_social_

Amelia interacts with Louise Van Burnam as a curious neighbor and potential witness in the case.

### [Mrs. Howard Van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/mrs_howard_van_burnam)

_family_

Louise Van Burnam is the sister-in-law of Mrs. Howard Van Burnam, and their interactions are strained by family tensions and the murder.

### [Franklin Van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/characters/franklin_van_burnam)

_family_

Franklin and Louise Van Burnam are siblings, bound by family loyalty but also by shared secrets regarding the crime.

## In the story

### [X: Important Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/x-important-evidence)

Mentioned in Miss Ferguson's testimony as the wife who insisted on going to New York against her husband's wishes.

### [The Little Pincushion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xviii-the-little-pincushion)

Referred to as Caroline; joins Isabella in visiting Amelia and assists in showing Amelia the rooms and the pincushion.

### [Miss Butterworth’s Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xx-miss-butterworth-s-theory)

Theorized by Amelia to be the murderer rather than the victim, having killed her rival with a hatpin.

### [A House of Cards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxiv-a-house-of-cards)

Subject of Amelia's investigation; her identity is confirmed by the patient's reaction and the quality of her clothing.

### [XXV: “The Rings! Where Are the Rings?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxv-the-rings-where-are-the-rings)

The murdered wife; Amelia now believes the victim is indeed Howard's wife, not the rival.

### [Some Fine Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xxxi-some-fine-work)

The victim, described as self-aggrandizing and complicit in the scheme to meet Franklin at the hotel.

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