The Murders in Praed Street · Character

Ivy Tovey

James Tovey's grown daughter, courted by young Ted and watched over anxiously by her father, carries a private life her parents only half suspect.

supporting

Also known as Ivy, Miss Ivy, the expert Ivy, Tovey

First appearance: The Street

As a supporting figure in The Murders in Praed Street, Ivy Tovey is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The Toveys' daughter, a competent shorthand typist, who is out with Ted Copperdock, causing her father concern about her future.

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Ivy is the Toveys' daughter, a young woman whose outings with Ted Copperdock prompt her father's uneasy warnings and her mother's brisk defense. She is absent from the family teatime on the evening her father is killed, a small domestic detail that lingers with the reader. Her secret, whatever it is, makes her both a grieving daughter and a figure the investigation cannot afford to overlook.

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Praed Street suspects and investigators
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Ted Copperdock
romantic · positive
Ivy and Ted share a romantic relationship, likely a secret or troubled courtship. How this plays out →
Ted Copperdock
romantic · positive
Ivy and Ted share a romantic relationship, likely a secret or troubled courtship. How this plays out →
Ted Copperdock
romantic · positive
Ivy and Ted share a romantic relationship, likely a secret or troubled courtship. How this plays out →

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Ivy Tovey appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Street
The Toveys' daughter, a competent shorthand typist, who is out with Ted Copperdock, causing her father concern about her future.
III: The Inquest
Attends the inquest with her mother. Later, she gently refuses Ted's advances, explaining she needs time to grieve and honor her father's wishes.
IV: The Poisoned Pipe-Stem
Mentioned as the object of Ted Copperdock's affections; her father was not keen on the relationship.
XI: The Sixth Counter
Mentioned as Ted's date for a dance on the following Saturday.
XV: The Bone Counters
Accompanies Ted to Mr. Ludgrove's, confirms she taught Ted to use his Planet typewriter, and reacts with horror to the implications about the envelopes.
XXIII: The Will
Accompanies Ted and announces their intention to marry.

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