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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- Minor supporting characters
- Primary suspects and investigators
- Village community and background figures
- Protagonist
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Miss Marple’s quiet rebuttal—comparing Raymond West’s metaphor of a “stagnant pool” to his own writing—marks t…
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