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The Murder at the Vicarage · Character

Constable Hurst

A local police constable assisting the investigation.

minor

Also known as Hurst

First appearance: the murder at the vicarage

Constable Hurst shows up with force in XXIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

In charge of searching the barrow for a cache, dismisses Miss Marple's sense of time.
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DSDr. StoneLRLawrence ReddingMAManningTNThe NarratorCMColonel MelchettCHConstable Hurst

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  • Minor supporting characters
  • Primary suspects and investigators
  • Village community and background figures
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Miss Marple’s quiet rebuttal—comparing Raymond West’s metaphor of a “stagnant pool” to his own writing—marks t…

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