The Marle family

The Marle family is the main group of characters of the novel Sparkling Cyanide. Most of the family members are more well known with other last names, for example married names.

Members of the family
Family members which passed away before the opening of the story are written in italics


 * Hector Marle - father of Iris and Rosemary
 * (i) Viola Marle - Rosemary and Iris’ mother
 * Rosemary Barton (née Marle) - the main murder victim
 * (i) George Barton - Rosemary’s husband
 * Iris Marle - her younger sister


 * Lucilla Drake - step sister of Hector Marle from a previous marriage, mother of Victor
 * (i) The Reverend Caleb Drake - husband of Lucilla, father of Victor
 * Victor Drake - the black sheep of the family, cousin of Rosemary and Iris

Anthony Browne is a member of the family as well, since he couples with Iris Marle at the end.