Evil Under the Sun
Characters in Evil Under the Sun
19 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hercule Poirot
Belgian detective holidaying at the resort, observing the guests' jealousies before the killing forces him to investigate.
Also in The Chocolate Box, The Kidnapped Prime Minister: a Hercule Poirot Short Story #2, The Lemesurier Inheritance, The Affair at the Victory Ball, The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, The Plymouth Express: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Adventure of the Cheap Flat: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Submarine Plans: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Adventure of the Clapham Cook: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Cornish Mystery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
Supporting characters
Arlena Marshall
A glamorous former actress, born Arlena Stuart, whose beauty and flirtations draw attention and resentment from those around her.
Captain Kenneth Marshall
Arlena's reserved, composed husband, who bears the gossip about his wife with stoic restraint.
Linda Marshall
Kenneth's unhappy teenage daughter, who deeply resents Arlena and the way her presence overshadows the household.
Patrick Redfern
A charming, good-humoured young man whose open attentions to Arlena strain his marriage and the resort's mood.
Christine Redfern
Outwardly delicate and intellectual, she watches her husband's infatuation with apparent pained composure.
Rosamund Darnley
A successful, poised fashion designer and an old friend of Kenneth Marshall, whose presence carries quiet emotional history.
Emily Brewster
A brisk, athletic spinster who rows daily off the island and provides key testimony about the day's events.
Major Barry
A retired Anglo-Indian army officer fond of long-winded reminiscences from his service days.
Carrie Gardener
A talkative American tourist at the Jolly Roger Hotel who chatters to anyone within earshot.
Odell Gardener
Carrie's patient, long-suffering American husband, a fellow guest at the hotel.
Reverend Stephen Lane
A clergyman on holiday who denounces Arlena Marshall in fierce moral terms.
Horace Blatt
A loud, boastful guest whom the other holidaymakers try to avoid.
Inspector Colgate
The methodical local police officer who leads the murder investigation alongside Poirot.
Chief Constable Colonel Weston
The county's Chief Constable, who oversees the official inquiry into the death.
Dr. Neasden
The police surgeon who examines the body and helps establish the time of death.
Mrs. Castle
The proprietor of the Jolly Roger Hotel on Smugglers' Island.
Gladys Narracott
The hotel chambermaid whose account of the morning's routine becomes useful to the inquiry.
Sergeant Phillips
A police sergeant who assists Inspector Colgate with the investigation on the island.