Lord Edgware Dies
Characters in Lord Edgware Dies
30 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hercule Poirot
The Belgian detective whose faith in order, method, and the telling small detail unravels a case built on appearances.
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
Inspector Japp
The Scotland Yard inspector who works the official side of the case and trades wits with Poirot.
Also in The Kidnapped Prime Minister: a Hercule Poirot Short Story #2, The Affair at the Victory Ball, The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Girdle of Hyppolita: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Flock of Geryon: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Capture of Cerberus: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Poirot Investigates, The Big Four, Black Coffee
Jane Wilkinson
A celebrated American stage actress, now Lady Edgware, who wants a divorce so she can marry the Duke of Merton.
Lord Edgware
A cold, widely disliked peer whose murder opens the investigation.
Carlotta Adams
A gifted young American impressionist whose uncanny stage mimicry of public figures draws Poirot's attention.
Captain Ronald Marsh
Lord Edgware's nephew, who stands to inherit the title and falls under suspicion.
Geraldine Marsh
Lord Edgware's daughter, raised under her father's chilly household.
Bryan Martin
A popular film actor and former admirer of Jane Wilkinson, drawn into the circle around the case.
Duke of Merton
The young aristocrat Jane Wilkinson hopes to marry once she is free of her husband.
Detective Chief Inspector James Japp
Also in 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 Mystery of Hunter's Lodge: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Market Basing Mystery, The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Veiled Lady: a Hercule Poirot Short Story, The Mysterious Affair at Styles
George, Lord Edgware
Miss Carroll
Lord Edgware's secretary.
Jenny Driver
Carlotta Adams's friend in London.
Sir Montague Corner
Charles Widburn
Mrs. Widburn
Dowager Duchess of Merton
The Duke of Merton's mother, who opposes his match with Jane Wilkinson.
Lucie Adams
Donald Ross
A young actor who attends the dinner party where the trouble begins.
Miss Ellis (maid)
The solicitor (Lord Edgware Dies)
The woman on the telephone
Elizabeth Canning
Alton the butler
Dr. Heath
Mr., Mrs. and Miss Rachel Dortheimer
Benvenuto Cellini (Goodreads)
Jobson, the taxi driver
Mrs. Van Dusen
Captain Arthur Hastings
Poirot's loyal friend and assistant, who narrates the story.
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