Edith Binns

In the novel The Pale Horse, Edith Binns is the maid of Lady Hesketh-Dubois, the godmother of Mark Easterbrook.

When Ariadne Oliver's maid Milly gets tonsillitis late in the story, an agency sends Edith to work for Ariadne as a replacement.

Edith's evidence proves crucial to finally resolving the central mystery of the book. First, she tells Ariadne that when Lady Hesketh-Dubois was dying, her hair, usually thick and white, was coming off in handfuls onto the pillow. Second, after the arrest of Zachariah Osbourne, Edith identifies a police photograph of him as being that of a man who had come to Lady Hesketh-Dubois' house.