Characters in Problem at Pollensa Bay

Supporting characters

• Mr Parker Pyne

  Less a crime-solver than an arranger of human contentment, applying methodical observation to private dilemmas

  Also in Parker Pyne Investigates, The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories, Death on the Nile, Masterpieces in Miniature - The Detectives

• Hercule Poirot

  Appears in shorter puzzle form, including a locked-room death and a nightclub mystery

  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

• Mr Harley Quin

  Rarely acts directly, instead appearing at charged moments to nudge his friend toward insight

  Also in The Coming of Mr. Quin - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Mysterious Mr. Quin, The Shadow on the Glass - a Mr. Quin Short Story, At the 'Bells and Motley' - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Sign in the Sky - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Soul of the Croupier - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Man from the Sea - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Voice in the Dark - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Face of Helen - a Harley Quin Short Story, The Dead Harlequin - a Harley Quin Short Story

• Mr Satterthwaite

  An ageing connoisseur of human drama who reads people he meets in passing

  Also in Murder in the Mews and Other Stories (Dead Man's Mirror / Incredible Theft / Murder in the Mews / Triangle at Rhodes), The Mysterious Mr. Quin, Murder in Three Acts, The harlequin tea set and other stories