# Mrs. Palmer-Gore — The Starvel Hollow Tragedy character guide

> Mrs. Palmer-Gore in The Starvel Hollow Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Palmer-Gore, Mrs. Palmer

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-inspector-french-goes-north

## Who they are

A woman of some standing in the community.

## In the story

### [I: The Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/i-the-tragedy)

An old friend of Ruth's father who invites Ruth to stay in York. She is described as large, kindly, and fussy.

### [IX: The Value of Analysis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/ix-the-value-of-analysis)

Interviewed by French; she reveals that the invitation to Ruth was prompted by a letter supposedly from Mr. Averill, which she now thinks may have been forged.

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