Characters in The harlequin tea set and other stories

Supporting characters

• Hercule Poirot

  Reads the case through a literary parallel rather than physical clues, doubting the obvious suspect.

  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

  Appears and vanishes without explanation, prompting insight rather than supplying it.

  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 elderly society onlooker whose attentiveness lets Quin's hints take effect.

  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, Problem at Pollensa Bay