# Mrs. Purvis — The Brooklyn Murders character guide

> Mrs. Purvis in The Brooklyn Murders by G. D. H. Cole.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Purvis

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

## Who they are

A housekeeper or servant in the Brooklyn household.

## In the story

### [XX: Superintendent Wilson Thinks It Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xx-superintendent-wilson-thinks-it-out)

Wilson's wife, who provides a passive but crucial sounding board; her simple question about two sets of clues sparks his breakthrough.

### [The Stable-Yard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brooklyn_murders_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-stable-yard)

Tells Joan about Inspector Blaikie's visit and assures her she did not reveal anything.

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