Gladys Brent

In the short story Tape-Measure Murder, Gladys Brent was the maid of Mr and Mrs Spenlow.

On the day of the murder, Gladys is not at home, as it is Thursday, which is her day out.

When Inspector Slack suggests that Mr and Mrs Spenlow may have been on bad terms recently, Miss Marple says that that is not the case. She says that if they had quarrelled, the whole village would have known about it, as Gladys would have spread the word.