# Mary Woodman — The Brooklyn Murders character guide

> Mary Woodman in The Brooklyn Murders by G. D. H. Cole.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mary, Marian, Miss Woodman, Miss Mary Woodman

**First appearance:** 0000-i-a-family-celebration

## Snapshot

Carter Woodman's sister, a steady presence in the Liskeard House lounge whose quiet testimony anchors the movements of the night.

## Who they are

Mary Woodman sat with Joan Cowper in the lounge until eleven o'clock on the night of the murders, and her confirmation of Joan's account gives the police one of their few firm timestamps. She is the kind of woman whose reliability is assumed rather than examined, which makes her a useful witness and a still point in a household unravelling. Her brother Carter's involvement in the case, and her own proximity to the guests, keep her quietly woven into the investigation's fabric.

## In the story

### [II: Sir Vernon’s Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/ii-sir-vernon-s-will)

Listens sympathetically to Joan after the dinner, staying overnight at the Cunningham hotel.

### [A Pause for Reflection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/vi-a-pause-for-reflection)

She sat with Joan Cowper in the lounge until eleven, then read alone for an hour. Her alibi is confirmed by her husband and the night porter.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/characters/mary_woodman
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/characters