# Tommy Marden — Tragedy at Ravensthorpe character guide

> Tommy Marden in Tragedy at Ravensthorpe by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tommy, Marden, Thomas Marden, Mr. Marden

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-fairy-houses

## Snapshot

A local man whose cut hand and convenient knowledge of Ravensthorpe's grounds make his account of the night's events both useful and suspect.

## Who they are

Marden is the sort of neighbour who knows every path, lock, and hiding place around Ravensthorpe, and his testimony about slipping against a shattered display case becomes one of the investigation's first fixed points. Sir Clinton's reconstruction of the blood-drops seems to confirm his story, yet the very precision of that confirmation invites the reader to wonder how much of it Marden arranged in advance. His presence turns the museum from an abstract crime scene into a place where local knowledge and local loyalties matter.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Foss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/mr_foss)

_professional_

Mr. Foss and Tommy Marden have a professional relationship, likely as lawyer and client or legal advisor.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_professional_

Sir Clinton Driffield interviews and interacts with Tommy Marden as part of the murder investigation.

### [Inspector Armadale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/inspector_armadale)

_professional_

Inspector Armadale questions Tommy Marden as a person of interest in the case.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_professional_

Sir Clinton Driffield interviews and interacts with Tommy Marden as part of the murder investigation.

### [Inspector Armadale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/inspector_armadale)

_professional_

Inspector Armadale questions Tommy Marden as a person of interest in the case.

### [Mr. Foss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/mr_foss)

_professional_

Mr. Foss and Tommy Marden have a professional relationship, likely as lawyer and client or legal advisor.

### [Inspector Armadale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/inspector_armadale)

_professional_

Inspector Armadale questions Tommy Marden as a person of interest in the case.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_professional_

Sir Clinton Driffield interviews and interacts with Tommy Marden as part of the murder investigation.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Murder in the Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/viii-the-murder-in-the-museum)

Foss's valet, briefly questioned and told he will be needed at the inquest.

### [IX: The Muramasa Sword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/ix-the-muramasa-sword)

His account of slipping and cutting his hand is partially corroborated by bloodstain and floor mark evidence.

### [X: The Shot in the Clearing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/x-the-shot-in-the-clearing)

The valet; his fingerprints are cleared from the sword, and his evidence about Foss's costume is confirmed.

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