# Mrs. Owen — The Old Man in the Corner character guide

> Mrs. Owen in The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Owen

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-the-york-mystery

## Who they are

A woman whose husband's death raises suspicion.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Schwarz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_schwarz)

_professional_

Mr. Schwarz and Mrs. Owen are involved in a financial or business relationship that turns sinister.

### [Mr. Schwarz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_schwarz)

_professional_

Mr. Schwarz and Mrs. Owen are involved in a financial or business relationship that turns sinister.

### [Mr. Schwarz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_schwarz)

_professional_

Mr. Schwarz and Mrs. Owen are involved in a financial or business relationship that turns sinister.

## In the story

### [The Mysterious Death in Percy Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-mysterious-death-in-percy-street)

The victim, caretaker of the Rubens Studios; a thrifty widow or old maid with savings in the Birkbeck Bank, found dead in her room with windows open and snow drifting in.

### [XXXV: Suicide or Murder?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxv-suicide-or-murder)

The victim, a caretaker who was found frozen to death with a head injury; her life changed after meeting Greenhill.

## Links

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