# Alys La Fosse — The Canary Murder Case character guide

> Alys La Fosse in The Canary Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Alys La Fosse, Alys, Miss La Fosse

**First appearance:** 0010-vii-a-nameless-visitor

## Who they are

Blonde actress and friend of the victim.

## In the story

### [Significant Disclosures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canary_murder_case_se/chapters/xvi-significant-disclosures)

Close friend of Margaret Odell; initially hostile but eventually reveals her engagement to Louis Mannix and provides his alibi for the murder night.

### [Checking an Alibi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canary_murder_case_se/chapters/xvii-checking-an-alibi)

Referenced as the source of information about Mannix and Lindquist; described as clever by Vance.

### [XVIII: The Trap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canary_murder_case_se/chapters/xviii-the-trap)

Receives Vance at the Belafield Hotel; initially resentful but eventually admits Mannix did not return until after midnight on the murder night.

### [XX: A Midnight Witness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canary_murder_case_se/chapters/xx-a-midnight-witness)

Referenced indirectly as the woman who provided Mannix's alibi; Vance protects her identity.

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