# Sir James Molloy — Trent’s Last Case character guide

> Sir James Molloy in Trent’s Last Case by E. C. Bentley.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sir James, Molloy, James

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-knocking-the-town-endways

## Snapshot

The newspaper proprietor who first turned Trent into a celebrated amateur sleuth, and who now wants his reluctant star to take on the Manderson case.

## Who they are

Sir James is the shrewd, genial power behind the Record, a man who knows art, knows news, and knows exactly how much a famous name is worth in print. He has never bullied Trent into journalism, only tempted him, case by case, into the work that made him famous. His interest in the Manderson affair is professional and personal at once, and it is his persuasion that sets Trent walking up the road to White Gables.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Sir James Molloy, Manderson's financial advisor, is interviewed by Trent regarding the victim's business affairs.

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

_professional_

Molloy manages Manderson's complex financial empire as his trusted business advisor.

### [Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/martin)

_professional_

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

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

_professional_

Sir James Molloy, Manderson's financial advisor, is interviewed by Trent regarding the victim's business affairs.

### [Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/characters/martin)

_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_

Molloy manages Manderson's complex financial empire as his trusted business advisor.

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

_professional_

Sir James Molloy, Manderson's financial advisor, is interviewed by Trent regarding the victim's business affairs.

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

_professional_

Molloy manages Manderson's complex financial empire as his trusted business advisor.

## In the story

### [Trent's Last Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/chapters/trent-s-last-case)

The newspaper proprietor who dispatches Trent to investigate.

### [II: Knocking the Town Endways](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/trent_s_last_case_se/chapters/ii-knocking-the-town-endways)

Managing director and editor-in-chief of the Record, he orchestrates the newspaper's response to Manderson's murder.

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

Referenced in the background of Trent's career as the editor who recruited him for investigative journalism.

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

The recipient of Trent's dispatch; Trent leaves the decision of publication to him.

## Links

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