Characters in Poirot's Early Cases

Supporting characters

• Hercule Poirot

  Methodical and precise, he relies on order, method, and reading of human nature rather than physical action.

  Also in Hercule Poirot's Casebook, 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

• Captain Hastings

  Earnest and literal, he records the cases while consistently missing the conclusions Poirot reaches.

  Also in Hercule Poirot's Casebook, The A.B.C. Murders, The Under Dog and Other Stories, Double Sin and Other Stories, The Affair at the Victory Ball

• Inspector Japp

  A practical official who brings cases to Poirot and works alongside him in several stories.

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