# Mrs. Coolman — The Footsteps at the Lock character guide

> Mrs. Coolman in The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald A. Knox.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Coolman

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-shipcote-lock

## Who they are

A local resident with knowledge of the Burtell family.

## In the story

### [XV: A New Legacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xv-a-new-legacy)

Dies quietly in her sleep; her will creates a new motive for murder.

### [XXII: Another Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xxii-another-story)

Deceased aunt who sent Farris to verify the cousins' trip and made a new will favoring Derek.

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