# Martin — Trent’s Last Case character guide

> Martin in Trent’s Last Case by E. C. Bentley.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** dear old Martin

**First appearance:** 0001-trent-s-last-case

## Snapshot

Trent's manservant, quietly indispensable, whose resourcefulness and unshakable loyalty make him the one person Trent can trust with the awkward errands a private inquiry demands.

## Who they are

Martin belongs to the small, ordered world Trent keeps around himself — part valet, part accomplice, entirely discreet. His value lies in the unglamorous work: watching, carrying messages, asking the questions a gentleman cannot, and never needing to be told twice. In a story where everyone at White Gables has something to conceal, his plain competence gives Trent a foothold he could not otherwise have.

## Relationships

### [Sigsbee Manderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/sigsbee_manderson)

_professional_

Martin is Manderson's loyal butler, serving him with quiet efficiency.

### [Philip Trent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/philip_trent)

_professional_

Martin provides Trent with factual details about the household and Manderson's final movements.

### [Sir James Molloy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/sir_james_molloy)

_professional_

Martin admits Molloy to the house and facilitates his meetings with Manderson.

### [Sir James Molloy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/sir_james_molloy)

_professional_

Martin admits Molloy to the house and facilitates his meetings with Manderson.

### [Sigsbee Manderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/sigsbee_manderson)

_professional_

Martin is Manderson's loyal butler, serving him with quiet efficiency.

### [Philip Trent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/philip_trent)

_professional_

Martin provides Trent with factual details about the household and Manderson's final movements.

### [Philip Trent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/philip_trent)

_professional_

Martin provides Trent with factual details about the household and Manderson's final movements.

### [Sigsbee Manderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/sigsbee_manderson)

_professional_

Martin is Manderson's loyal butler, serving him with quiet efficiency.

## In the story

### [IV: Handcuffs in the Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/chapters/iv-handcuffs-in-the-air)

The servant suspected by Murch of being involved in the murder; his story about the window is questioned.

### [XI: Hitherto Unpublished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/chapters/xi-hitherto-unpublished)

The butler who saw the impostor in the library and later went to bed; his hearing is noted as keen.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/martin
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters