# Detective-Superintendent Miller — The D’Arblay Mystery character guide

> Detective-Superintendent Miller in The D’Arblay Mystery by R. Austin Freeman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miller, Superintendent, Superintendent Miller

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-pool-in-the-wood

## Snapshot

A blunt, military-looking police superintendent who brings Thorndyke the Van Zellen file and bristles at the detective's unorthodox methods.

## Who they are

Miller arrives at King's Bench Walk with a bundle of papers and a healthy skepticism, demanding to know what Thorndyke has got when there is no photograph, no description, and no body to identify. His exasperation, banged hat and all, is the counterweight to Thorndyke's inscrutable confidence. Yet he is a competent officer who does the legwork, from Somerset House to the exhumation license, and his grudging cooperation makes the final revelations possible.

## Relationships

### [Dr. Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/dr_thorndyke)

_professional_

Miller and Thorndyke are professional colleagues, often cooperating but with occasional rivalry over investigative methods.

### [Jonathan Crile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/jonathan_crile)

_professional_

Miller interrogates and investigates Jonathan Crile as a suspect in the mystery.

### [Mr. Bendelow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/mr_bendelow)

_professional_

Miller coordinates with Bendelow as a source of information about the D'Arblay family affairs.

### [Dr. Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/dr_thorndyke)

_professional_

Miller and Thorndyke are professional colleagues, often cooperating but with occasional rivalry over investigative methods.

### [Dr. Thorndyke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/dr_thorndyke)

_professional_

Miller and Thorndyke are professional colleagues, often cooperating but with occasional rivalry over investigative methods.

### [Mr. Bendelow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/mr_bendelow)

_professional_

Miller coordinates with Bendelow as a source of information about the D'Arblay family affairs.

### [Jonathan Crile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/jonathan_crile)

_professional_

Miller interrogates and investigates Jonathan Crile as a suspect in the mystery.

### [Jonathan Crile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/characters/jonathan_crile)

_professional_

Miller interrogates and investigates Jonathan Crile as a suspect in the mystery.

## In the story

### [Thorndyke Proposes a New Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xv-thorndyke-proposes-a-new-move)

Visits Thorndyke to discuss the Van Zellen case and Wilson's story; agrees to pursue an exhumation order based on Thorndyke's opinion.

### [A Surprise for the Superintendent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-a-surprise-for-the-superintendent)

Obtains the exhumation license, is astonished by the empty coffin, and agrees to keep the discovery secret.

### [A Chapter of Surprises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xvii-a-chapter-of-surprises)

Arrives early with Gray; expresses frustration at Thorndyke's secrecy but witnesses the identification.

### [The Last Act](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/xviii-the-last-act)

Oversees the police operation at the studio.

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