Mr Rhodes

In the short story Miss Marple Tells a Story, Mr Rhodes is a friend and client of the solicitor Old Mr Petherick. Rhode's wife had been murdered at the Crown Hotel in Barnchester. Shortly after the incident, Mr Petherick brought Rhodes to see Miss Marple. At the time of the murder, Rhodes was in a room adjoining that of his wife. A chambermaid had gone into his wife's room through his room. Witnesses in also stated that no one else had gone into his or his wife's room. Given this, only the chambermaid and Rhodes had opportunity, but the chambermaid had no motive. Hence Rhodes expected that he would be considered a prime suspect and would shortly be arrested and charged.

Rhodes had been writing a book about prehistoric flints, suggesting that he might be an archaeologist.