Characters & Cast
41 entries in the Hercule Poirot compendium.
Felicity LemonThe capable secretary who served the Great Detective through many of his cases.Colonel RaceThe intelligence officer who partnered with Poirot on two classic cases, played by Donald Sinden.Mary DebenhamA composed governess whose past ties her to a family tragedy.RatchettThe murdered American passenger, really the gangster Cassetti.Emily InglethorpThe wealthy widow whose murder launched Hercule Poirot's career in England.Inspector BattleThe Scotland Yard detective who put his cards on the table beside Poirot.Chief Inspector JappThe police detective modelled on Sherlock Holmes's Lestrade.Arthur HastingsPoirot's best friend, companion and chronicler.John CavendishHastings's old friend who invites him to Styles Court.Mary CavendishJohn Cavendish's wife, in the household where Poirot's first English case began.Colonel ArbuthnotColonel Armstrong's English best friend, a passenger on the Orient Express.Mrs. HubbardThe talkative American widow who is really the actress Linda Arden.Roger AckroydThe wealthy widower whose murder Poirot investigates in King's Abbot.Flora AckroydRoger Ackroyd's niece, who calls in Poirot.Mrs. AckroydRoger Ackroyd's sister-in-law, a guest at his last dinner.Mrs. FerrarsThe widow whose suicide sets The Murder of Roger Ackroyd in motion.M. BoucPoirot's Belgian friend and a director of the Wagons-Lits company.M. RenauldThe man who planned his own death and found a real one beside the golf course.Inspector JappScotland Yard detective and occasional partner to Hercule Poirot.Hercule Poirot in literatureBelgian detective created by Agatha Christie.Elephants Can RememberA Poirot novel about memory and a double death.The Witness for the Prosecution and Other StoriesA 1948 US collection of Agatha Christie short stories.The Monogram MurdersPoirot investigates murders linked to a village scandal from 1913.The Mystery of Three QuartersPoirot investigates letters accusing four people of murder.Recurring characters in the Hercule Poirot storiesAssociates who aid, challenge, and accompany Poirot.The Killings at Kingfisher HillA 2020 mystery novel by Sophie Hannah featuring Hercule Poirot.Third GirlA young woman fears she has committed murder, drawing Poirot into a tangled case.The Big Four (novel)Poirot faces an international crime cartel seeking world domination.Taken at the FloodHercule Poirot investigates a blackmailer's death in postwar England.Sad CypressA courtroom Poirot mystery with poisoned tea and hidden identities.One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (novel)Poirot investigates the death of his dentist and a financier.Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule Poirot solves a murder on a snowbound train.Mrs McGinty's DeadPoirot investigates a village murder to save a condemned man.Hickory Dickory Dock (novel)Poirot investigates thefts and murders at a student hostel.Hercule Poirot's ChristmasA locked room murder at a Christmas family reunion.Five Little PigsPoirot reopens a sixteen-year-old murder case.Evil Under the SunPoirot investigates a seaside murder in a classic Christie puzzle.Dumb WitnessA wealthy spinster's fall leads Poirot to uncover a hidden murder.Death on the NileHercule Poirot investigates a murder on a Nile steamer.Cards on the TableFour detectives and four suspects play bridge; one is murdered.Closed Casket (novel)Sophie Hannah's second authorized Poirot novel, set in an Irish country house.
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