# Mrs. Ferrars — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd character guide

> Mrs. Ferrars in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Ferrars, Mrs. Ferrar

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-who-s-who-in-king-s-abbot

## Snapshot

A wealthy widow whose sudden death follows her husband's poisoning, making her the whispered scandal that shadows every conversation at Fernly Park.

## Who they are

Mrs. Ferrars lived quietly at King's Paddock until her husband's death made her the subject of village gossip, and her own suicide days before Roger Ackroyd's murder leaves everyone uneasy. Blunt recalls her as fascinating but unnervingly deep, a woman who seemed to age ten years in a short time. Poirot uses her name as a probe, watching faces for the flinch that will betray who knew her secrets.

## In the story

### [Dr. Sheppard at the Breakfast Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/i-dr-sheppard-at-the-breakfast-table)

Recently deceased; her death by veronal overdose is the subject of the chapter, and Caroline suspects she poisoned her husband.

### [Who’s Who in King’s Abbot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/ii-who-s-who-in-king-s-abbot)

Recently deceased widow; her death is the central mystery, and she was rumored to be engaged to Ackroyd.

### [And Nothing but the Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/xxvi-and-nothing-but-the-truth)

Revealed as the victim of Sheppard's blackmail, leading to her suicide.

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