# Miss Alice Rucastle — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Miss Alice Rucastle in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Rucastle, Miss Alice

**First appearance:** 0014-the-adventure-of-the-copper-beeches

## Who they are

Mr. Rucastle's daughter, who is kept secluded in the Copper Beeches house.

## In the story

### [The Boscombe Valley Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-boscombe-valley-mystery)

Impulsively visits Holmes to declare James McCarthy's innocence. Reveals the quarrel was over Mr. McCarthy's desire for them to marry, a union both she and James resisted.

### [The Adventure of the Copper Beeches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-copper-beeches)

Mentioned as the daughter said to have gone to America. Holmes deduces she is the prisoner being impersonated by Miss Hunter, her hair having been cut off, likely due to illness or coercion.

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