# Elizabeth Fane — The Secret of Father Brown character guide

> Elizabeth Fane in The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Betty

**First appearance:** 0001-the-secret-of-father-brown

## Who they are

A woman involved in a mystery.

## Relationships

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Elizabeth Fane and Father Brown have a professional relationship, possibly with Fane as a client or suspect seeking the priest's counsel.

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Elizabeth Fane and Father Brown have a professional relationship, possibly with Fane as a client or suspect seeking the priest's counsel.

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Elizabeth Fane and Father Brown have a professional relationship, possibly with Fane as a client or suspect seeking the priest's counsel.

## In the story

### [The Worst Crime in the World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/chapters/the-worst-crime-in-the-world)

Father Brown's niece, who had a romantic interest in Captain Musgrave.

### [The Chief Mourner of Marne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/chapters/the-chief-mourner-of-marne)

Referred to as Viola Grayson in the excerpt; she confronts the Marquis and screams 'Maurice,' exposing the mistaken identity.

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