Home Secretary Edmund

In the novel Nemesis, the Home Secretary chaired a high level meeting comprising, among others, Sir James Lloyd of Scotland Yard, Sir Andrew McNeil, the governor of Manstone Prison and Professor Wanstead, a senior Home Office official. At this meeting, Miss Marple was invited to sum up what she had uncovered concerning the death of Verity Hunt. This meeting eventually led to a free pardon being given to Michael Rafiel who had earlier been sentenced for the killing.

After the meeting, the Home Secretary told Professor Wanstead that Miss Marple was "The Most frightening woman I ever met", he stopped short of describing her as "ruthless" but felt she was "frightening" in the dogged and relentless way in which she had tracked down and trapped the real killer. The Home Secretary's last name is not reveal but he is addressed as "Edmund" by Professor Wanstead.