The Old Man in the Corner · Character
Mrs. Hall
A landlady involved in a mystery.
minor
First appearance: xxxiv the mysterious death in percy street
Mrs. Hall shows up with force in XXXV: Suicide or Murder?. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Confectioner who testified seeing Mrs.
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