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 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

• Captain Hastings

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

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

• Inspector Japp

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

  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, Hercule Poirot's Casebook, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Poirot Investigates, The Big Four