The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Characters in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
13 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hercule Poirot
The retired detective persuaded to investigate a wealthy widower's murder.
Also in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates, The Big Four, Mystery of the Blue Train, Black Coffee, Peril at End House, Lord Edgware Dies, Murder on the Orient Express, Murder in Three Acts
Supporting characters
Roger Ackroyd
The wealthy widower whose murder drives the plot.
Caroline Sheppard
The doctor's sharp, gossip-collecting sister.
Ralph Paton
Ackroyd's stepson and heir, in debt and engaged to Flora; his disappearance after the murder makes him a prime suspect.
Mrs. Ferrars
A wealthy widow whose suicide, and the secret behind it, casts a shadow over the household before Ackroyd's death.
Inspector Raglan
The local police inspector whose conventional theories run alongside Poirot's investigation.
Flora Ackroyd
Ackroyd's niece, anxious for her missing fiance's name to be cleared.
Dr. James Sheppard
The village doctor who narrates the events of the case and becomes Poirot's confidant and assistant during the investigation.
John Parker
The butler at Fernly Park, whose movements on the night of the murder come under scrutiny.
Geoffrey Raymond
Roger Ackroyd's private secretary, one of the household present at Fernly Park on the night of the murder.
Hector Blunt
A big-game hunter and old friend of Ackroyd's, staying at Fernly Park as a guest when the murder takes place.
Elizabeth Russell
The housekeeper at Fernly Park, whose reserve and unexplained errands draw Poirot's attention.
Ursula Bourne
A parlourmaid at Fernly Park who leaves her position around the time of the murder.