The works of Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot Title Yea r The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1920 The Murder on the Links 1923 Recurring Adaptations Cast [SEE KEY] Hastings SUCHET 1990 Japp MOFFATT 2005 Hastings MOFFATT 1990 George SUCHET 1996 Notes Joseph Aarons Poirot Investigates 1924 Hastings Japp Insp. Miller GABEL 1962 [“Mr. Davenheim” only] SUCHET 1990 (x4) SUCHET 1991 (x3) SUCHET 1993 (x4) Short stories: “Adventure of the Western Star” “Tragedy at Marsdon Manor” “Adventure of the Cheap Flat” “Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge” “Million Dollar Bond Robbery” “Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb” “Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan” “Kidnapped Prime Minister” “Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim” “Adventure of the Italian Nobleman” “Case of the Missing Will” The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1926 TREVOR 1931 [“Alibi”] Adapted as play: “Alibi” Russian film [2005] WELLES 1939 MOFFATT 1987 SUCHET 2000 The Big Four 1927 Hastings SUCHET 2012 No radio adaptation Japp Countess Rossakoff Joseph Aarons The Mystery of the Blue Train 1928 Mr. Goby DENHAM 1985-86 George SUCHET 2006 Joseph Aarons Boris Ivanovitch Peril at End House The Complete Works of Agatha Christie 1932 Hastings SUCHET 1990 Adapted as play v2.1 (January 2012) Japp MOFFATT 2000 Russian film [1989] PC game [2007] Lord Edgware Dies 1933 Hastings TREVOR 1934 Japp USTINOV 1985 aka “Thirteen at Dinner” MOFFATT 1992 SUCHET 2000 Murder on the Orient Express 1934 FINNEY 1974 PC game [2006] MOFFATT 1993 MOLINA 2001 SUCHET 2010 Three Act Tragedy 1935 Satterthwait e USTINOV 1986 aka “Murder in Three Acts” MOFFATT 2003 SUCHET 2010 Death in the Clouds 1935 Japp SUCHET 1992 MOFFATT 2004 The A.B.C Murders Murder in Mesopotamia 1936 Hastings RANDALL 1965 aka “The Alphabet Murders” Japp SUCHET 1992 Anime adaptation [2000s] MOFFATT 2000 PC game [2009] 1936 MOFFATT 1994 SUCHET 2001 Cards on the Table 1936 Ariadne Oliver Col. Race SUCHET 2006 Adapted as play (without Poirot) MOFFATT 2006 Supt. Battle Maj. Despard Rhoda Dawes Dumb Witness Death on the Nile 1937 1937 Hastings SUCHET 1997 George MOFFATT 200? Col. Race SPAULL 1950 USTINOV 1978 MOFFATT 1997 aka “Poirot Loses a Client” Adapted as play (“Murder on the Nile” aka “Hidden Horizon”) PC game [2007] SUCHET 2004 Murder in the Mews 1937 Hastings SUCHET 1989 (x3) Short stories: Japp SUCHET 1993 (x1) “Murder in the Mews” George “The Incredible Theft” Satterthwait e “Dead Man’s Mirror” “Triangle at Rhodes Appointment with Death 1938 USTINOV 1988 Adapted as play (without Poirot) MOFFATT 2001 The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) SUCHET 2008 Hercule Poirot’s Christmas 1938 SALLIS 1986 SUCHET 1995 Sad Cypress 1940 Japp French TV Film adaptation [2006] MOFFATT 1992 SUCHET 2003 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Evil Under the Sun 1940 Japp SUCHET 1992 George MOFFATT 2010 1941 USTINOV 1982 PC game [2007] MOFFATT 1999 SUCHET 2001 Five Little Pigs The Hollow 1942 1946 MOFFATT 1994 aka “Murder in Retrospect” SUCHET 2003 adapted as play (“Go Back for Murder”, without Poirot) SUCHET 2004 No radio adaptation aka “Murder After Hours” adapted as play (without Poirot) The Labours of Hercules 1947 Japp SUCHET 2012 Countess Rossakoff Short stories: “The Nemean Lion” “The Lernaean Hydra” Miss Lemon “The Arcadian Deer” George “The Erymanthian Boar” “The Augean Stables” “The Stymphalean Birds” “The Cretan Bill” “The Horses of Diomedes” “The Girdle of Hippolita” “The Flock of Geryon” “The Apples of Hesperides” “The Capture of Cerberus” Taken at the Flood 1948 Supt. Spence MOFFATT 2003 aka “There Is A Tide…” SUCHET 2006 George Mrs. McGinty’s Dead 1952 Ariadne Oliver Supt. Spence RUTHERFORD 1964 [“Murder Most Foul”] George MOFFATT 2006 Aka “Blood Will Tell” SUCHET 2008 After the Funeral 1953 Mr. Goby George RUTHERFORD 1963 [“Murder at the Gallop”] MOFFATT 1999 The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) SUCHET 2006 Hickory Dickory Dock 1955 Miss Lemon SUCHET 1995 No radio adaptation USTINOV 1986 PC game [2009] George Dead Man’s Folly 1956 Ariadne Oliver Miss Lemon Cat Among the Pigeons 1959 George MOFFATT 2007 SUCHET 2012 SUCHET 2008 No radio adaptation Miss Lemon SUCHET 1989 (x2) Short stories: George SUCHET 1991 (x2) Dr. Stillingfleet SUCHET 1993 (x1) “Adventure of the Christmas Pudding” Col. Pikeaway Mr. Robinson The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 1960 Insp. Miller MOFFATT 2004 “Mystery of the Spanish Chest” “The Under Dog” “Four and Twenty Blackbirds” “The Dream” The Clocks 1963 George SUCHET 2011 No radio adaptation Third Girl 1966 Ariadne Oliver SUCHET 2008 No radio adaptation Mr. Goby Miss Lemon George Dr. Stillingfleet Hallowe’en Party 1969 Ariadne Oliver Supt. Spence MOFFATT 1993 SUCHET 2010 George Elephants Can Remember 1972 Ariadne Oliver Mr. Goby MOFFATT 200? SUCHET 2013 Miss Lemon George Supt. Spence Poirot’s Early Cases 1974 Hastings Japp Countess Rossakoff Miss Lemon George Insp. Miller Joseph Aarons The Complete Works of Agatha Christie SULLIVAN 1937 (“Wasp’s Nest”) SUCHET 1989 (x5) SUCHET 1990 (x4) SUCHET 1991 (x5) SUCHET 1993 (x1) Short stories: “Affair at the Victory Ball” “Adventure of the Clapham Cook” “The Cornish Mystery” “Adventure of Johnnie Waverley” “The Double Clue” “The King of Clubs” “The Lemesurier Inheritance” v2.1 (January 2012) [not adapted] “The Lost Mine” “The Plymouth Express” “The Chocolate Box” “The Submarine Plans” “The Third Floor Flat” “Double Sin” “The Market Basing Mystery” “Wasp’s Nest” “The Veiled Lady” “Problem at Sea” “How Does Your Garden Grow?” Curtain 1975 Hastings SUCHET 2013 No radio adaptation N/A Short stories [non-canonical]*: George Problem at Pollensa Bay 1991 “The Second Gong” “Yellow Iris” While the Light Lasts 1997 Hastings N/A Short story [non-canonical]*: “The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest” * Stories published posthumously, all of had been reworked by Christie into longer short stories or novels, and thus are generally not considered part of the Poirot canon. see also: plays Key to adaptations of Poirot DENHAM = MAURICE DENHAM (BBC RADIO PLAY) SALLIS = PETER SALLIS (BBC RADIO PLAY) FINNEY = ALBERT FINNEY (FILM) SPAULL = GUY SPAULL (TV: “KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE”) GABEL = MARTIN GABEL [TV: “GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE”] SUCHET= DAVID SUCHET (TV SERIES) MOFFATT = JOHN MOFFATT (BBC RADIO PLAY) SULLIVAN = FRANCIS L. SULLIVAN (BBC TV) MOLINA = ALFRED MOLINA (TV FILM) TREVOR = AUSTIN TREVOR (FILM) RANDALL = TONY RANDALL (FILM) USTINOV = PETER USTINOV (FILM / TV FILM) RUTHERFORD = MARGARET RUTHERFORD (MARPLE) WELLES = ORSON WELLES (RADIO() Miss Jane Marple The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) Title The Murder at the Vicarage Yea r 1930 Recurring Cast Adaptations Notes [SEE KEY] Insp. Slack HICKSON 1987 Dr. Haydock WHITFIELD 1993 Raymond MCEWAN 2004 Adapted as play Griselda Leonard Amanda Col. Melchett Caroline The Thirteen Problems 1932 Dr. Haydock MCKENZIE 2010 Short stories: Raymond (“The Blue Geranium” only) “The Tuesday Night Club” Joan Dolly Bantry “The Idol House of Astarte” “Ingots of Gold” Col. Bantry “The Blood-Stained Pavement” Henry Clithering “Motive v. Opportunity” Jane Helier “Thumb Mark of St. Peter” Col. Melchett “The Blue Geranium” “The Companion” “The Four Suspects” “A Christmas Tragedy” “The Herb of Death” “Affair at the Bungalow” “Death by Drowning” The Body in the Library 1942 Insp. Slack HICKSON 1984 Dr. Haydock WHITFIELD 1999 Dolly Bantry MCEWAN 2004 Col. Bantry JH1984, JW1999, Griselda GM2004 Leonard Henry Clithering Col. Melchett Caroline The Moving Finger 1942 Rev. Calthrop HICKSON 1985 Maud Calthrop WHITFIELD 2001 MCEWAN 2006 The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) A Murder is Announced 1950 Insp. Craddock FIELDS 1956 Henry Clithering HICKSON 1985 Adapted as play WHITFIELD 1999 MCEWAN 2005 They Do It With Mirrors 1952 RUTHERFORD 1964 [“Murder Ahoy!”] Aka “Murder with Mirrors” HAYES 1985 HICKSON 1991 WHITFIELD 2001 MCKENZIE 2009 HH1985, JH1991, JW2001, JMC2009 A Pocket Full of Rye 1953 HICKSON 1987 Russian film [1983] WHITFIELD 1995 MCKENZIE 2009 JH1987, JW1995, JMC2009 4.50 From Paddington 1957 Insp. Craddock Griselda RUTHERFORD 1961 [“Murder She Said”] aka “What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!” HICKSON 1987 French film, “Le crime est notre affaire” [2008] WHITFIELD 1997 MCEWAN 2004 JH1987, JW1997, GM2004 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 1960 The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side 1962 A Caribbean Mystery Raymond N/A Joan 1964 Short story: “Greenshaw’s Folly” Insp. Craddock LANSBURY 1980 Dr. Haydock HICKSON 1992 Dolly Bantry WHITFIELD 1998 Col. Bantry MCKENZIE 2011 Jason Rafiel HAYES 1983 Bengali film [2003] HICKSON 1989 WHITFIELD 1997 MCKENZIE 2012 At Bertram’s Hotel 1965 Mr. Robinson HICKSON 1987 Raymond WHITFIELD 1995 MCEWAN 2007 Nemesis 1971 The Complete Works of Agatha Christie Jason Rafiel HICKSON 1987 v2.1 (January 2012) WHITFIELD 1998 MCEWAN 2009 Sleeping Murder 1976 Dr. Haydock HICKSON 1987 Raymond WHITFIELD 2001 Joan MCEWAN 2006 Dolly Bantry Col. Bantry Mrs. Julia Lancaster Miss Marple’s Final Cases 1979 Insp. Slack Short stories: Dr. Haydock “Sanctuary” Jane “Strange Jest” Amanda “Tape-Measure Murder” Col. Melchett “Case of the Caretaker” Raymond “Case of the Perfect Maid” Joan “Miss Marple Tells a Story” see also: adaptations of Tommy & Tuppence, and other novels Key to adaptations of Marple FIELDS = GRACIE FIELDS (TV FILM) MCEWAN = GERALDINE MCEWAN (TV SERIES) HAYES = HELEN HAYES (FILM) MCKENZIE = JULIA MCKENZIE (TV SERIES) HICKSON = JOAN HICKSON (TV SERIES) RUTHERFORD = MARGARET RUTHERFORD (FILM) LANSBURY= ANGELA LANSBURY (FILM) WHITFIELD = JUNE WHITFIELD (BBC RADIO PLAY) Tommy and Tuppence Title The Secret Adversary Yea r 1922 Recurring cast Albert Batt Adaptations Notes [SEE KEY] WARWICK/ANNIS 1983 German film [1929] Boris Ivanovitch “Carter” The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) Partners in Crime 1929 Albert Batt “Carter” BEL GEDDES / BOWMAN 1950 (“Missing Lady”) ATTENBOROUGH / SIM 1953 (x13) WARWICK/ANNIS 1983 (x10) Short stories: “A Fairy in the Flat” “A Pot of Tea” “Affair of the Pink Pearl” “Adventure of the Sinister Stranger” “Finessing the King” “Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper” “Case of the Missing Lady” “Blindman’s Buff” [not adapted] “The Man in the Mist” “The Crackler” “The Sunningdale Mystery” “The House of Lurking Death” “The Unbreakable Alibi” “The Clergyman’s Daughter” “The Red House” “The Ambassador’s Boots” “The Man Who Was No. 16” N or M? 1941 Albert Batt N/A Deborah “Carter” By the Pricking of My Thumbs 1968 Albert Batt Mrs. Julia Lancaster MCKENZIE / ANDREWS / SCACCHI 2006 French film [2005] Deborah Postern of Fate 1973 Albert Batt N/A Mr. Robinson Deborah Key to adaptations of Tommy & Tuppence ANDREWS / SCACCHI = ANTHONY ANDREWS & GRETA SCACCHI (TV: “MARPLE”) ATTENBOROUGH / SIM = RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH AND SHEILA SIM (BBC RADIO PLAY) The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) BEL GEDDES / BOWMAN = BARBARA BEL GEDDES AND LEE BOWMAN (TV: NASH AIRFLYTE THEATRE) MCEWAN = GERALDINE MCEWAN (TV: “MARPLE”) WARWICK / ANNIS = JAMES WARWICK & FRANCESCA ANNIS (TV SERIES) Others Title Yea r Recurring Cast Adaptations Notes [SEE KEY] The Man in the Brown Suit 1924 Col. Race FILM 1988 The Secret of Chimneys 1925 Supt. Battle MCKENZIE 2010 “Bundle” Brent Adapted as play [“Chimneys”] Clement Dr. Cartwright Col. Melrose The Seven Dials Mystery 1929 Supt. Battle WARWICK 1981 “Bundle” Brent MCKENZIE 2012 Clement Dr. Cartwright Col. Melrose The Mysterious Mr. Quin 1930 Satterthwaite Harley Quin ROME 1928 (“Coming of Mr. Quin”) Short stories: “The Coming of Mr. Quin” “The Shadow on the Glass” “At the ‘Bells and Motley’” “The Sign in the Sky” “The Soul of the Croupier” “The Man from the Sea” “The Voice in the Dark” “The Face of Helen” “The Dead Harlequin” “Bird with the Broken Wing” “The World’s End” “Harlequin’s Lane” The Sittaford Mystery 1931 BBC 1990 aka “Murder at Hazelmoor” MCEWAN 2006 The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) The Hound of Death 1933 ACH 1982 (“The Fourth Man”, “Mystery of the Blue Jar”, “Red Signal” Short stories: “The Hound of Death” “The Red Signal” “The Fourth Man” “The Gypsy” “The Lamp” “Wireless” “Witness for the Prosecution” “Mystery of the Blue Jar” “Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael” “Call of Wings” “The Last Séance” “SOS” The Listerdale Mystery 1934 FILM 1937 (“Philomel Cottage” as “Love From a Stranger”) FILM 1947 (as above) ACH 1982 (“The Girl in the Train”, “Jane in Search of a Job”, “Manhood of Edward Robinson”) BBC 2002 (“Swan Song”) Short stories: “The Listerdale Mystery” “Philomel Cottage” [adapted as play] “The Girl in the Train” “Sing a Song of Sixpence” “Manhood of Edward Robinson” “Accident” “Jane in Search of a Job” “A Fruitful Sunday” “Mr. Eastwood’s Adventure” “The Golden Ball” “The Rajah’s Emerald” “Swan Song” Parker Pyne Investigates 1934 Ariadne Oliver Miss Lemon Parker Pyne Madeleine DeSara MD1982 (“Middle-Aged Wife”, “Soldier”) Short stories: “Case of the Middle-Aged Wife” “Case of the Discontented Soldier” “Case of the Distressed Lady” “Case of the Discontented Husband” The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) “Case of the City Clerk” “Case of the Rich Woman” “Have You Got Everything You Want?” “The Gate of Baghdad” “The House at Shiraz” “The Pearl of Price” “Death on the Nile” “The Oracle at Delphi” Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? 1934 Murder is Easy 1939 WARWICK/ANNIS 1980 aka “The Boomerang Clue” MCKENZIE 2011 Supt. Battle FILM 1982 aka “Easy to Kill” MCKENZIE 2009 And Then There Were None 1939 FILM 1945 aka “Ten Little Niggers” FILM 1965 aka “Ten Little Indians” FILM 1974 Adapted as play FILM 1989 Russian film [1987] PC game [2005] Towards Zero 1944 Supt. Battle FILM 1995 (“Innocent Lies”), Adapted as play French film [2007] MCEWAN 2007 Death Comes as the End 1944 Sparkling Cyanide 1945 N/A Col. Race FILM 1983 aka “Remembered Death” FILM 2003 Crooked House 1949 BBC 2008 FILM 2012 [rumoured] They Came to Baghdad 1951 N/A Destination Unknown 1954 N/A Aka “So Many Steps to Death” Ordeal by Innocence 1958 FILM 1985 Adapted as play MCEWAN 2007 The Pale Horse 1961 Ariadne Oliver Maj. Despard BBC 1993 FILM 1996 MCKENZIE 2010 Rhoda Dawes Rev. Calthrop The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) Maud Calthrop Mrs. Julia Lancaster Endless Night 1967 FILM 1972 BBC 2008 MCKENZIE 2013 Passenger to Frankfurt 1970 Col. Pikeaway N/A Mr. Robinson Miss Marple’s Final Cases 1979 ACH 1982 (“In A Glass Darkly”) Short stories: “The Dressmaker’s Doll” “In A Glass Darkly” Problem at Pollensa Bay 1991 Satterthwait e ACH 1982 (“Magnolia Blossom”) Harley Quin “Problem at Pollensa Bay” “The Harlequin Tea Set” Parker Pyne While The Light Lasts Short stories: “The Regatta Mystery” Col. Melrose “The Love Detectives” Madeleine DeSara “Next to a Dog” 1997 “Magnolia Blossom” N/A Short stories: “The House of Dreams” “The Actress” “The Edge” “Christmas Adventure” “The Lonely God” “Manx Gold” “Within a Wall” “While the Light Lasts” Key to adaptations of non-series books ACH = TV: “THE AGATHA CHRISTIE HOUR” BBC = BBC RADIO PLAY FINNEY = ALBERT FINNEY DENHAM = MAURICE DENHAM [TV: “THE AGATHA CHRISTIE HOUR”] MCEWAN = GERALDINE MCEWAN [TV: “MARPLE”] MCKENZIE = JULIA MCKENZIE [TV: “MARPLE”] The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) ROME = STEWART ROME [FILM] WARWICK = JAMES WARWICK[TV MOVIE] Novels as “Mary Westmacott” Title Giant’s Bread Year 1930 Unfinished Portrait 1934 Absent in the Spring 1944 The Rose and the Yew Tree 1948 A Daughter’s A Daughter 1952 The Burden 1956 Plays * note: does not include plays adapted from novels/short stories, where the original work is more renowned Title Black Coffee Year 1930 Adaptations Austin Trevor 1931 Notes Poirot, Hastings, Japp French film [1932] Novelized by Charles Osborne The Mousetrap 1952 N/A Witness for the Prosecution 1953 FILM 1957 Spider’s Web 1954 FILM 1982 FILM 1960 FILM 1982 Verdict 1958 N/A The Unexpected Guest 1958 BBC Radio 1981 Novelised by Charles Osborne Hindi film [1973] Novelised by Charles Osborne Rule of Three: o o 1962 N/A Afternoon at the Seaside The Rats The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) o The Patient Fiddlers Three 1972 N/A Akhnaton 1973 N/A Unpublished Other Works Title The Road of Dreams Year 1925 Notes The Floating Admiral 1931 Co-authored with ‘The Detection Club’ Come, Tell Me How You Live 1946 Non-fiction Star Over Bethlehem 1965 Poetry Poems 1973 Poetry Agatha Christie: An Autobiography 1977 Non-fiction Murder by the Book 1986 Parody film about Dame Christie Poetry Dame Christie’s recurring characters Aarons, Joseph: Theatrical agent, associate to Poirot Bantry, Col. Arthur: St. Mary Mead resident, husband to Dolly Bantry, Dolly: Friend to Miss Marple Batt, Albert: Office boy, and eventually butler, to Tommy and Tuppence Beresford Battle, Superintendent: Detective with possible intelligence connections, associate of Poirot Beresford, Deborah: Daughter of Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (nee Cowley), Prudence “Tuppence”: former spy, amateur detective Beresford, Lt. Thomas “Tommy”: spy, amateur detective Brent, Clement Edward Alistair: Resident of Chimneys Brent, Lady Eileen “Bundle”: Wealthy socialite, amateur detective Calthorp, Rev. Caleb Dane: St. Mary Mead resident, husband of Maud Calthorp, Maud: St. Mary Mead resident, wife to Rev. Calthorp “Carter, A.”: In reality, Lord Easterfield, Chief of British Intelligence, associate of Tommy and Tuppence Cartwright, Dr.: Associate of Eileen Brent Clement, Griselda: St. Mary Mead resident, wife to Leonard The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012) Clement, Leonard: St. Mary Mead resident, husband to Griselda Clithering, Sir Henry: Former Commissioner of Scotland Yard, associate of Miss Marple Craddock, Det. Insp: Officer at New Scotland Yard, nephew of Sir Henry Clithering, associate of Miss Marple De Sara, Madeleine: Mistress of disguise, employee of Parker Pyne Despard, Col. John Hugh: Renowned explorer Despard, Rhoda Davis: wife of Col. Despard George: Valet to Poirot [14 novels, 4 short story collections] Goby, Mr.: Private detective, associate of Poirot Hartnell, Amanda: Neighbour of Miss Marple Hastings, Capt. Arthur: war veteran, amateur detective, close friend of Poirot Haydock, Dr.: Physician of St. Mary Mead, friend of Miss Marple Helier, Jane: Actress, associate of Miss Marple Ivanovitch, Boris: Russian revolutionary, aka Count Stepanov, Monsieur Krassine Japp, Chief Insp. James: Scotland Yard officer, friend of Poirot Lancaster, Mrs. Julia: Senile invalid Lemon, Felicity: Efficient, uninteresting secretary to Poirot, and, formerly, Parker Pyne Marple, Jane: Spinster, amateur detective of St. Mary Mead Melchett, Col.: Associate of Miss Marple Melrose, Col.: Chief Constable of Market Basing, associate of Mr. Satterthwaite and Eileen Brent Miller, Insp: Reluctant associate of Poirot Oliver, Ariadne: Mystery novelist, creator of “Sven Hersson”, friend of Poirot, and Parker Pyne Pikeaway, Col. Ephrain: Well-placed Intelligence officer, associate of Mr. Robinson Poirot, Hercule: Belgian detective Pyne, Parker: Private detective, former Government clerk Quin, Harley: Enigmatic but intuitive figure, amateur sleuth, associate of Mr. Satterthwaite Race, Col. Johnny: Secret Service man, associate of Poirot, amateur detective Rafiel, Jason: Wealthy entrepreneur, associate of Miss Marple Robinson, Mr.: Member of an elite financial syndicate, associate of Col. Pikeaway Rossakoff, Countess Vera: Russian jewel thief, paramour of Poirot Satterthwaite, Mr.: Cultured flâneur, associate of Harley Quin Slack, Insp.: insufferable police inspector, reluctant associate of Miss Marple Spence, Superintendent Harold “Bert”: Associate of Poirot Stillingfleet, Dr.: Associate of Poirot West, Joan: Wife to Raymond, niece-in-law to Miss Marple West, Raymond: Author, nephew to Miss Marple Wetherby, Caroline: Resident of St. Mary Mead, local gossip The Complete Works of Agatha Christie v2.1 (January 2012)