# Mrs. Verreker-le-Mesurer — The Poisoned Chocolates Case character guide

> Mrs. Verreker-le-Mesurer in The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-the-poisoned-chocolates-case

## Snapshot

A Crimes Circle member who reads the poisoned chocolates case through the lens of criminal psychology rather than physical evidence.

## Who they are

Mrs. Verreker-le-Mesurer earned her place among Roger Sheringham's hand-picked criminologists by demonstrating constructive mental ability, not merely morbid curiosity. Her approach to the Bendix poisoning favors the tangled why of human behavior over the mechanical how, and she is not shy about advancing a psychological reading of the crime. She represents the Circle's conviction that understanding a murderer's mind matters as much as tracing his poison.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/ix)

Gossips with Roger, revealing that Joan Bendix had seen the play before and cheated on the bet, and expresses vindictiveness toward Sir Eustace Pennefather.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_poisoned_chocolates_case_se/chapters/xii)

Mentioned as an artless criminologist who would find Roger's activities baffling.

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