# Jerry Gilroy — The House on the Cliff character guide

> Jerry Gilroy in The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jerry

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-haunted-house

## Who they are

A friend of the Hardy boys who aids in their search.

## Relationships

### [Chet Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/characters/chet_morton)

_friendship_

Chet and Jerry are friends, often socializing or helping the Hardy boys together.

### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/characters/frank_hardy)

_friendship_

Jerry Gilroy is a friend and occasional ally of Frank Hardy in solving mysteries.

### [Chet Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/characters/chet_morton)

_friendship_

Chet and Jerry are friends, often socializing or helping the Hardy boys together.

## In the story

### [The Haunted House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/chapters/i-the-haunted-house)

Newcomer to Bayport; curious about the haunted house; rides behind Chet.

### [The Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/chapters/ii-the-storm)

First to flee the house, convinced it is haunted.

### [III: Empty Tool Boxes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/chapters/iii-empty-tool-boxes)

Complains of bruises, is unnerved by the laughter and eager to leave.

### [The Chase in the Bay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_on_the_cliff_se/chapters/iv-the-chase-in-the-bay)

Objects to returning to the Polucca place, citing the shrieks and near-collapse, and leaves with Chet and Biff.

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