Murder on the Links
Characters in Murder on the Links
9 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hercule Poirot
The Belgian detective who trusts order, method, and the psychology of motive over physical clues, and who is roused to his sharpest form when challenged.
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
Monsieur Giraud
A flashy young investigator of the Paris Sûreté who crawls the ground for cigarette ends and footprints, embodying the modern forensic method Poirot disdains.
Paul Renauld
A wealthy man with South American business interests who summons Poirot in fear for his life and is found dead before help can arrive; his past hides more than his household knows.
Eloise Renauld
Found bound and gagged after the murder, a grieving widow whose devotion and secrecy both shape the inquiry.
Jack Renauld
A young man whose strained relationship with his father and whose conduct after the death draw suspicion onto the family.
Marthe Daubreuil
The beautiful young woman from the adjoining villa, entangled with the Renauld household by affection and proximity.
Dulcie Duveen ("Cinderella")
A spirited young performer Hastings meets on the train, who reappears in the case and unsettles his loyalties.
Madame Daubreuil
Marthe's mother, a watchful presence next door whose history is bound up with the secrets the inquiry exposes.
Captain Arthur Hastings
Poirot's loyal companion and the narrator of the case, whose eye for a pretty face leads him into a romance during the investigation.
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