Characters in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

• Well-known private detective
• Very confident, intelligent and perceptive
• Trustworthy, persuasive and charming
• Shrewd, observant and analytical
• Tall and thin, smokes clay pipe, wears a deerstalker and cloak

Dr Watson

Dr Watson

• A medical doctor
• A good sidekick that helps Holmes solve cases
• Likes detective work and usually accompanies Holmes on cases
• Helpful, adventurous and trustworthy
• Gullible
• Wears glasses, a bowler hat, and has a heavy moustache 
• A bit plump and jolly (like Santa Clause!)

 James McCarthy

James McCarthy

• An innocent victim blamed to have killed his own father, Charles McCarthy.
• Handsome, kind and good-hearted.
• In love with Alice Turner, daughter of John Turner.
• Youthful, strong and fragile.
• Proactive and observant.

John Turner

John Turner

• A highway robber in Australia in the 1860s when gold was discovered in Ballarat.
• Moved to England after a major robbery and settled in a country estate in Ross-on-Wye.
• Tall, left-handed, slight limp, likes to smoke Indian cigar.
• Respectable and Introvert.
• Reserved, Secretive and Deceptive.
• Dishonest and Hypocritical

Alice Turner

• 18 years old daughter of John Turner.
• Loves James McCarthy.
• Pretty and dainty, a bit fragile after her father fell ill.
• Proactive and Trusting.
• Loyal.



Alice Turner