# Mrs. Killenhall — The Middle of Things character guide

> Mrs. Killenhall in The Middle of Things by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the wicked Mrs. Killenhall

**First appearance:** 0000-i-faced-with-reality

## Who they are

A disreputable woman with knowledge of the crime.

## Relationships

### [Richard Viner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/richard_viner)

_social_

Mrs. Killenhall is an acquaintance of Richard Viner, likely a neighbor or social connection.

### [Armitstead Ashton Armitstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/armitstead_ashton_armitstead)

_psychological_

Armitstead Ashton Armitstead manipulates or intimidates Mrs. Killenhall for his own ends.

### [Miss Wickham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/miss_wickham)

_friendship_

Miss Wickham and Mrs. Killenhall are close friends or confidantes, sharing personal secrets.

### [Armitstead Ashton Armitstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/armitstead_ashton_armitstead)

_psychological_

Armitstead Ashton Armitstead manipulates or intimidates Mrs. Killenhall for his own ends.

### [Richard Viner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/richard_viner)

_social_

Mrs. Killenhall is an acquaintance of Richard Viner, likely a neighbor or social connection.

### [Miss Wickham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/miss_wickham)

_friendship_

Miss Wickham and Mrs. Killenhall are close friends or confidantes, sharing personal secrets.

### [Richard Viner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/richard_viner)

_social_

Mrs. Killenhall is an acquaintance of Richard Viner, likely a neighbor or social connection.

### [Miss Wickham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/characters/miss_wickham)

_friendship_

Miss Wickham and Mrs. Killenhall are close friends or confidantes, sharing personal secrets.

## In the story

### [II: Number Seven in the Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/ii-number-seven-in-the-square)

Chaperon and companion to Miss Wickham; present when the news of Ashton's murder is delivered.

### [III: Who Was Mr. Ashton?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/iii-who-was-mr-ashton)

Mrs. Killenhall confirms she knows little about Ashton, having been hired through an advertisement, and provides his bankers' and solicitors' names.

### [V: Look for That Man!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/v-look-for-that-man)

Present with Miss Wickham and Mr. Pawle when Viner arrives.

### [VI: Speculations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/vi-speculations)

Ashton's housekeeper; mentions Ashton's unexplained absence for several days.

### [The Japanese Cabinet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xiii-the-japanese-cabinet)

Mentioned as the housekeeper who reported that Ashton paid tradesmen weekly.

### [XIV: The Ellingham Motto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xiv-the-ellingham-motto)

Recalls Ashton asking about the Ellingham succession case and mentions her knowledge of the peerage.

### [XXV: Through the Telephone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xxv-through-the-telephone)

Calls Viner to meet her and Miss Wickham in Whitechapel; leads Viner into a house where he is locked in.

### [The Back Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xxvii-the-back-way)

Disappears after locking Viner and Miss Wickham in; suspected of deception.

### [XXVIII: The Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/xxviii-the-truth)

Flees after cashing a fraudulent check for ten thousand pounds; revealed as an accessory to the murder.

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