Annie Poultny

Annie Poultny was a village parallel mentioned by Miss Marple in The Four Suspects. Annie had spent fifty years faithfully serving her employer Miss Lamb. However, after Miss Lamb died, her will could not be found and Annie was suspected of doing away with it, although nothing was ever proven. After Annie died, Miss Lamb's will was found in the secret compartment of the tea caddy. Miss Lamb had put it there herself for safekeeping. Annie's innocence had been established, but by then it was too late for her and she had spent the last years of her life under a cloud of suspicion.