# Sybil Lansdown — The Door with Seven Locks character guide > Sybil Lansdown in The Door with Seven Locks by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Lansdown, Sybil, Miss Sybil Lansdown **First appearance:** 0002-i ## Snapshot The heir presumptive to the Selford estate, she asks to see the seven-locked door and finds herself sobbing in a detective's arms before the night is out. ## Who they are Sybil Lansdown stands next in law to a fortune she has never touched, and it is her request that first opens the Sellforde tomb to Dick Martin's lantern. She is brave enough to walk into the storm and frightened enough to cling to the nearest steady shoulder when a half-naked figure crashes through the rhododendrons. Her claim on the estate is the legal hinge on which the whole conspiracy turns. ## Relationships ### [Dick Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/dick_martin) _romantic_ Dick Martin and Sybil Lansdown share a romantic connection, with Martin acting as her protector and love interest. ### [Mrs. Bertram Cody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/mrs_bertram_cody) _family_ Mrs. Bertram Cody is likely Sybil Lansdown's mother or close maternal figure, showing concern for her. ### [Bertram Cody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/bertram_cody) _family_ Bertram Cody is Sybil Lansdown's father, with a protective but possibly strained relationship. ### [Mr. Havelock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/mr_havelock) _professional_ Mr. Havelock interacts with Sybil Lansdown as part of the investigation, showing protective concern. ### [Dick Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/dick_martin) _romantic_ Dick Martin and Sybil Lansdown share a romantic connection, with Martin acting as her protector and love interest. ### [Dick Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/dick_martin) _romantic_ Dick Martin and Sybil Lansdown share a romantic connection, with Martin acting as her protector and love interest. ### [Mrs. Bertram Cody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/mrs_bertram_cody) _family_ Mrs. Bertram Cody is likely Sybil Lansdown's mother or close maternal figure, showing concern for her. ### [Bertram Cody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/bertram_cody) _family_ Bertram Cody is Sybil Lansdown's father, with a protective but possibly strained relationship. ### [Bertram Cody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/bertram_cody) _family_ Bertram Cody is Sybil Lansdown's father, with a protective but possibly strained relationship. ### [Mr. Havelock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/mr_havelock) _professional_ Mr. Havelock interacts with Sybil Lansdown as part of the investigation, showing protective concern. ### [Mrs. Bertram Cody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/mrs_bertram_cody) _family_ Mrs. Bertram Cody is likely Sybil Lansdown's mother or close maternal figure, showing concern for her. ### [Mr. Havelock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/mr_havelock) _professional_ Mr. Havelock interacts with Sybil Lansdown as part of the investigation, showing protective concern. ## In the story ### [The Door with Seven Locks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/the-door-with-seven-locks) Accompanies Dick Martin in discovering the hidden door and passage. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/ii) The capable and observant librarian at the Bellingham Library; she is amused by Dick and hides her name from him. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/iv) Meets Dick at the library; deduces his mission and reveals her distant relation to Lord Selford. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/vi) Travels to Madeira to retrieve a mysterious key left by Silva, encounters Dick Martin on the voyage, and is targeted by thieves. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/ix) Recalled by Dick when he touches the notebook; her key is compared to the one he found. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xii) Defends Dick to her mother, shows growing trust and interest in him, learns the key was not lost. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xiv) Calls Dick, arranges the trip to Selford Hall, and is frightened by the storm and the discovery. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xv) Accompanies Dick and Havelock to the tombs, is distressed by the shooting, and later apologizes to Havelock for the unpleasant adventure. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xvii) Struggles with her feelings about Dick Martin and receives a mysterious visit from Mrs. Bertram Cody, who warns of enemies and invites her to tea. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xviii) Lured to Weald House, becomes suspicious of Mr. Cody's lies, attempts to leave but is drugged and collapses. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xix) Imprisoned by Cody, drugged, and later locked in a spare bedroom; she struggles to escape and suspects the key is connected to her detention. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xx) She is absent from home, having left the library with an unknown woman in a Rolls-Royce, causing Martin concern. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxi) Mentioned as having been brought to the house by Mrs. Cody; her bloodstained handkerchief is found in an attic room, indicating she was held there. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxiv) Rescued by Cawler; flees through the park and hides in the Selford tombs. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxv) Flees from a pursuer, encounters Stalletti in the tomb, escapes his hypnotic control, finds a dog, sees a strange man in Selford Manor, and meets Dick Martin. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxvi) Exhausted and shaken after her night's adventure; reports seeing a strange man in the house; agrees to stay at the Manor despite her fatigue. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxvii) Sleeping at Weald House; her mother arrives and reports she is safe. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxviii) Learns from Dick that she is the heiress-at-law if Lord Selford dies; expresses fear of Stalletti. ### [The Arrest and the Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxx) Mentioned as having been sent to London earlier for safety. ### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxxiii) Learns she is the heiress to Lord Selford's fortune and shares an intimate conversation with Dick. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/sybil_lansdown - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters