Characters in Death in the Clouds

Hercule Poirot

The Belgian detective, seated where he can watch the whole cabin, who finds himself counted among the suspects and must clear his own name.

Also in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Big Four, Mystery of the Blue Train, Black Coffee, Peril at End House, Lord Edgware Dies, Murder on the Orient Express

Inspector Japp

Scotland Yard inspector who leads the official inquiry and works alongside Poirot.

Also in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Poirot Investigates, The Big Four, Black Coffee, Lord Edgware Dies, The Under Dog and Other Stories, Poirot's Early Cases, The Affair at the Victory Ball

Madame Giselle

A wealthy French moneylender who lends on the strength of her clients' secrets, found dead in her seat at the rear of the plane.

Lady Jane Grey

A young London hairdresser returning from a holiday at Le Pinet, drawn into the investigation.

Norman Gale

A dentist travelling on the flight who had briefly met Jane Grey while abroad.

Dr Bryant

A physician among the passengers whose medical knowledge makes him an object of interest.

Daniel Clancy

A detective-fiction novelist whose professional knowledge of murder methods makes him a conspicuous suspect.

Armand and Jean Dupont

A French father-and-son pair of archaeologists travelling to London for a lecture before the Royal Asiatic Society.

Countess Cicely Horbury

An unhappy society countess whose private affairs connect her to the victim's business.

Venetia Kerr

A well-bred Englishwoman acquainted with the Horbury circle, also aboard the flight.