# Mrs. Shannon — The Layton Court Mystery character guide

> Mrs. Shannon in The Layton Court Mystery by Anthony Berkeley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-layton-court-mystery

## Who they are

Mother of Barbara Shannon, present at Layton Court.

## In the story

### [II: An Interrupted Breakfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_layton_court_mystery_se/chapters/ii-an-interrupted-breakfast)

An old friend of Lady Stanworth, invited with her daughter Barbara; complains about sleep and eats a fried sole at breakfast.

### [XXVIII: What Really Did Happen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_layton_court_mystery_se/chapters/xxviii-what-really-did-happen)

Mentioned as the target of Stanworth's blackmail threat, though the specific information is unknown.

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