# Una Rainhill — Tragedy at Ravensthorpe character guide

> Una Rainhill in Tragedy at Ravensthorpe by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Una, Miss Rainhill

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

## Snapshot

A cool, cigarette-smoking guest at Ravensthorpe whose dry wit and easy intimacy with the Chacewaters mask a more complicated role in the night's arrangements.

## Who they are

Una Rainhill trades banter with Joan about aging, marriage, and Michael's doomed business prospects, but her composure marks her as someone who watches as much as she speaks. Foss's account of the fake-burglary plan names her as the one who was to extinguish the lights — a detail that turns her social ease into something the investigation cannot ignore. She moves through the winter-garden and the museum alike with the familiarity of an insider, which makes her both a useful witness and a possible architect of the evening's confusion.

## In the story

### [II: Mr. Polegate’s Sense of Humour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/ii-mr-polegate-s-sense-of-humour)

Smokes and exchanges witty remarks; volunteers to switch off the museum light for the sham robbery.

### [XV: Sir Clinton’s Solution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tragedy_at_ravensthorpe_se/chapters/xv-sir-clinton-s-solution)

Expresses fear and demands to know if the murderer is still in the house.

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