# Mrs. Everett — The Man in the Queue character guide > Mrs. Everett in The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Everett **First appearance:** 0001-ii-inspector-grant ## Snapshot The Fulham landlady who housed Sorrell and Lamont, loyal to both men and quietly certain neither ever did a wrong thing in his life. ## Who they are Mrs. Everett keeps the only photographs of the two men and hands them over without being asked, a gesture Grant reads as honesty rather than guilt. Her London indifference is genuine: Richmond might as well be Ontario, and a boarder's forwarding address means little once he's gone. Her fingerprints clear her, but her stubborn fondness for her lodgers makes her both a useful witness and a blind spot Grant must work around. ## Relationships ### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant) _professional_ Inspector Grant interacts frequently with Mrs. Everett as a key witness or person of interest in the murder investigation. ### [Bert Sorrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/bert_sorrell) _social_ Bert Sorrell and Mrs. Everett are connected through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Gerald Lamont](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/gerald_lamont) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Mrs. Everett are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Ray Marcable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/ray_marcable) _social_ Mrs. Everett and Ray Marcable are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Mullins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/mullins) _social_ Mrs. Everett and Mullins are connected through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or through police questioning. ### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant) _professional_ Inspector Grant interacts frequently with Mrs. Everett as a key witness or person of interest in the murder investigation. ### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant) _professional_ Inspector Grant interacts frequently with Mrs. Everett as a key witness or person of interest in the murder investigation. ### [Bert Sorrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/bert_sorrell) _social_ Bert Sorrell and Mrs. Everett are connected through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Gerald Lamont](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/gerald_lamont) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Mrs. Everett are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Ray Marcable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/ray_marcable) _social_ Mrs. Everett and Ray Marcable are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Mullins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/mullins) _social_ Mrs. Everett and Mullins are connected through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or through police questioning. ### [Gerald Lamont](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/gerald_lamont) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Mrs. Everett are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ## In the story ### [II: Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/ii-inspector-grant) Witness who was standing behind the victim; provides limited information. ### [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/viii-mrs-everett) Landlady of Sorrell and Lamont; provides information but later acts suspiciously, secretly traveling to Brixton with supplies and money. ### [IX: Grant Gets More Information Than He Expected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/ix-grant-gets-more-information-than-he-expected) Initially cleared by fingerprint analysis, but later found to have left prints on Lamont's door, making her a prime suspect in aiding Lamont's flight. ### [X: The Burst to the North](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/x-the-burst-to-the-north) Subject of Simpson's undercover investigation; Grant suspects she is shrewd. ### [Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xii-capture) Mentioned as the aunt who sent Lamont to Miss Dinmont's home. ### [XIV: The Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xiv-the-statement) Mentioned as a potential source to verify Lamont's story about Sorrell's letters; Grant plans to see her again. ### [XV: The Brooch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xv-the-brooch) Provides information about Sorrell's correspondence and the parcel; she believes Sorrell intended to go to America. ### [XVI: Miss Dinmont Assists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xvi-miss-dinmont-assists) Not present at the court; mentioned as Lamont's only friend. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/mrs_everett - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters