The Recurring Cast
Character · Miss Marple’s St Mary Mead · 2 books

Dolly Bantry

Miss Marple’s friend · Agatha Christie

Dolly Bantry is Miss Marple’s friend, the wife of a colonel, who finds a body in her library.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Body in the Library (1942)
Latest appearance
The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1962)
Books
2 (2 major)
Series
Miss Marple
Author
Agatha Christie
Circle
Miss Marple’s St Mary Mead

Where to meet Dolly Bantry

Dolly Bantry first appears in The Body in the Library (1942), in a major role, book 2 of the Miss Marple series.

Buy The Body in the Library

Every book with Dolly Bantry

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1942MThe Body in the Librarymajor role · Miss MarpleA body is found in her libraryBuy
  2. 1962MThe Mirror Crack’d from Side to Sidemajor role · Miss MarpleBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Miss MarpleElderly spinster from St Mary Mead2