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Meet the regular and recurring cast of the HARRIET GORDON MYSTERIES
ST. THOMAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR ENGLISH BOYS
Reverend Julian Edwards: Headmaster. Older brother of Harriet. Unmarried. Passionate about cricket.
George Pearson: Senior Master and Deputy Headmaster
Ethel Pearson: Wife of George. House mother and matron to the boarders
Michael Derby: Junior Master
ST. THOMAS HOUSE (the headmaster’s residence)
Harriet Gordon: Widow, shorthand typist, unpaid assistant at her brother’s school and former Suffragette
Huo Jin: Housekeeper at St. Thomas House. Chinese Opera Singer
Lokman: Cook at St. Thomas House
Aziz: Odd job boy. Orphan
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE FORCE
Inspector General of Police, W.A. “Tim” Cuscaden: (Not fictional) 1853-1936. Retired from Straits Settlements Police in 1913. Introduced innovative policing methods such as finger printing. Has a road named for him in Singapore.
Detective Branch
Inspector Robert Curran: Straits Settlement Police Force Detective Branch. Former military policeman. Nephew of the Earl of Alcester. Black sheep of that particular family. Opening batsman for Singapore Cricket Club.
Sergeant Gursharan Singh: 3rd generation Sikh policeman. Curran’s right hand man
Constable Ernest Greaves: Branch ‘wonder boy’ – newly arrived from London.
Constable Tan Jian Ju: Excellent undercover detective and lover of motor vehicles
Constable Musa Bin Ahmed: The most junior member of the detective branch.
Nabeel: Detective Branch clerk.
FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
Khoo Li An: Curran’s live in lover. Scarred woman of mystery.
Doctor Euan Mackenzie: Chief Surgeon Singapore General Hospital and part time Police Surgeon. Old friend of Harriet’s late husband, James Gordon.
Louisa Mackenzie: Wife of Euan and Harriet’s best friend.
Griff Maddocks: A gentleman of the Press and friend of Harriet.
Lavinia Pemberthey-Smythe: Widow of the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion South Sussex Regiment. (Book 2)
Simon Hume: Australian journalist. Shares digs with Griff Maddocks
Sister Doreen Wilson: Nurse at hospital. Friend of Griff Maddocks
Jayant Kumar: A young Indian man with a story to tell
Mahmud: Curran's elderly syce.
Clive Strong: Lawyer, partner of Lovett, Strong & Dickens
Samrita Kumar: A much searched for young woman
Esme Prynne: Teacher and admirer of the classics
ANIMALS
Leopold: Curran’s horse
Shashti: Harriet's kitten
Mr. Carrots: The school’s trap pony
Reverend Julian Edwards: Headmaster. Older brother of Harriet. Unmarried. Passionate about cricket.
George Pearson: Senior Master and Deputy Headmaster
Ethel Pearson: Wife of George. House mother and matron to the boarders
Michael Derby: Junior Master
ST. THOMAS HOUSE (the headmaster’s residence)
Harriet Gordon: Widow, shorthand typist, unpaid assistant at her brother’s school and former Suffragette
Huo Jin: Housekeeper at St. Thomas House. Chinese Opera Singer
Lokman: Cook at St. Thomas House
Aziz: Odd job boy. Orphan
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE FORCE
Inspector General of Police, W.A. “Tim” Cuscaden: (Not fictional) 1853-1936. Retired from Straits Settlements Police in 1913. Introduced innovative policing methods such as finger printing. Has a road named for him in Singapore.
Detective Branch
Inspector Robert Curran: Straits Settlement Police Force Detective Branch. Former military policeman. Nephew of the Earl of Alcester. Black sheep of that particular family. Opening batsman for Singapore Cricket Club.
Sergeant Gursharan Singh: 3rd generation Sikh policeman. Curran’s right hand man
Constable Ernest Greaves: Branch ‘wonder boy’ – newly arrived from London.
Constable Tan Jian Ju: Excellent undercover detective and lover of motor vehicles
Constable Musa Bin Ahmed: The most junior member of the detective branch.
Nabeel: Detective Branch clerk.
FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
Khoo Li An: Curran’s live in lover. Scarred woman of mystery.
Doctor Euan Mackenzie: Chief Surgeon Singapore General Hospital and part time Police Surgeon. Old friend of Harriet’s late husband, James Gordon.
Louisa Mackenzie: Wife of Euan and Harriet’s best friend.
Griff Maddocks: A gentleman of the Press and friend of Harriet.
Lavinia Pemberthey-Smythe: Widow of the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion South Sussex Regiment. (Book 2)
Simon Hume: Australian journalist. Shares digs with Griff Maddocks
Sister Doreen Wilson: Nurse at hospital. Friend of Griff Maddocks
Jayant Kumar: A young Indian man with a story to tell
Mahmud: Curran's elderly syce.
Clive Strong: Lawyer, partner of Lovett, Strong & Dickens
Samrita Kumar: A much searched for young woman
Esme Prynne: Teacher and admirer of the classics
ANIMALS
Leopold: Curran’s horse
Shashti: Harriet's kitten
Mr. Carrots: The school’s trap pony
In addition to the regular characters introduced in Singapore Sapphire meet:
Book 1: SINGAPORE SAPPHIRE |
Book 2: REVENGE IN RUBIES |
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THE HOTEL VAN WIJK
Henrik Van Gelder: Hotel Manager Mrs. Van Gelder: His wife Stefan Paar: Hotel Clerk Hans Visscher: Hotel Clerk Nils Cornilissen: Guest (Dealer in Asian antiquities) Gertrude Cornilissen: His wife THE EXPLORERS AND GEOGRAPHERS CLUB Sir Oswald Newbold: President, explorer of northern Burma, crashing bore James Carruthers: Club Secretary Colonel Augustus Foster: A member. Keen on cricket and motor vehicles OTHERS William Lawson (age 9): Pupil at St. Tom's John Lawson: His father. A rubber planter. |
FIRST BATTALION SOUTH SUSSEX REGIMENT OF FOOT
Lieutenant Colonel John Nolan: Commanding Officer Sylvie Nolan: His wife Jack Nolan: (age 10) His son and pupil at St. Tom's Priscilla Nolan: His sister. Spinster Major Percy Goff: Provost Marshall (Military Police). Captain James Hawke: Adjutant Captain Mayhew: Regimental Quarter Master Lieutenant Nicholas Gentry: brother of Sylvie Nolan. Assistant adjutant Lieutenant George Cox: Room mate to Nicholas Gentry Corporal Fred Billings: Lt Col Nolan's batman. Lavinia Pemberthey-Smythe: Widow of former CO of 1st Bn South Sussex OTHERS Simon Hume: Australian journalist. Shares digs with Griff Maddocks Sumeet Kaur: Gursharan Singh's wife Clyde Morris: Social Committee Ladies Tennis Club Sister Doreen Wilson: Nurse at hospital. Friend of Griff Maddocks Madam Lim: Proprietor of an opium den in Chinatown Henry Ridley: (Not fictional) "Mad Ridley" Director of the Botanical Gardens. |
Book 3: EVIL IN EMERALD |
BOOK 4: TERROR IN TOPAZ |
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THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC AND MUSIC SOCIETY (SADAMS)
Charles Lovett: President of SADAMS, Director of productions, star of shows and partner of Lovett, Strong & Dickens (lawyers) Elspeth Lovett: His wife, also Secretary and costumier for SADAMS Eunice Lovett: 17yo daughter of Charles. Alicia Sewell: Soprano. Leading Lady. Formerly on the stage in London. Tony Dowling: Tenor. Leading man. New Zealander. OTHERS Joshua Henry: Manager Caldwell & Hubbard Insurance. Dowling's employer Percy Fraser and John Butcher: Dowling's housemates Teo Gum Loong: Li An's cousin Superintendent Montague ("Monty") Pett: (Not Fictional): Chief Fire Officer George Sewell: Husband of Alicia Sewell. Commodities broker with Robert White & Co. Lionel Ellis: A planter. Manager of the Sungei Pandan Company Jayant Kumar: A young Indian man with a story to tell Inspector John Keogh: Federated Malay States Police. |
Henry Robertson: Acting Headmaster of Prince Alfred School, Kuala Lumpur
Edith Robertson: His wife Mary Chapman: Edith's mother Joseph Chapman: Edith's father Edward Haycock: Senior Master Archibald Stephens: Office of Accountant and Auditor (FMS) Charles Wheeler: Detective Inspector, Federated Malay Police Force Mavis Wheeler: His wife Henry Talbot: Chief Commissioner, Federated Malay Police Force Walter Stewart: Former Mine Manager, Salak South Mine Fan Su Wei: Stewart's mistress Ashton Blake: Manager Whiteway & Laidlaw Department Store Charles Hughes: Barrister and Social Secretary of the Selangor Club Samrita Kumar: A much searched for young woman Esme Prynne: Teacher at Methodist Girls School and admirer of the classics |
BOOK 5: AGONY IN AMETHYST
Government House
Sir John Anderson GCMG KCB JP: 16th Governor of the Straits Settlements
Georgina Farrant and Catherine Perkins: Sir John's daughters
Claud Severn: Private Secretary to Sir John Anderson
Guests at Government House
Sir Henry Cunningham: Secretary of State for the Colonies
Lady Evangeline Cunningham: His wife
Charles Gilmore: Cunningham's private secretary
Finley Ellis: Cunningham's Valet
Mary Brown: Lady Cunningham's maid
OTHERS
Sidney Wallace: Newly appointed Chief Inspector Straits Settlements Police Force
Sadie Wallace: His wife
Oliver Strong: Son of Clive Strong
George Hardcastle: Father of Amelia Hardcastle
Evelyn Hardcastle: Mother of Amelia Hardcastle
Amelia Hardcastle: Student at Esme's school
Heather Mackenzie: Friend of Amelia and daughter of Euan and Louisa Mackenzie
Thomas Barker: Artist and Samrita's mentor
Sarah Bowman: Journalist on the Straits Times
Sir John Anderson GCMG KCB JP: 16th Governor of the Straits Settlements
Georgina Farrant and Catherine Perkins: Sir John's daughters
Claud Severn: Private Secretary to Sir John Anderson
Guests at Government House
Sir Henry Cunningham: Secretary of State for the Colonies
Lady Evangeline Cunningham: His wife
Charles Gilmore: Cunningham's private secretary
Finley Ellis: Cunningham's Valet
Mary Brown: Lady Cunningham's maid
OTHERS
Sidney Wallace: Newly appointed Chief Inspector Straits Settlements Police Force
Sadie Wallace: His wife
Oliver Strong: Son of Clive Strong
George Hardcastle: Father of Amelia Hardcastle
Evelyn Hardcastle: Mother of Amelia Hardcastle
Amelia Hardcastle: Student at Esme's school
Heather Mackenzie: Friend of Amelia and daughter of Euan and Louisa Mackenzie
Thomas Barker: Artist and Samrita's mentor
Sarah Bowman: Journalist on the Straits Times