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Top 3 favorite characters?

detectivepauljohn 28 Sep 08 at 9:02 a.m. GMT

mine are: 

1. Carrie Gardener(Evil Under the Sun)
2. Mrs. Allerton(Death On the Nile)
3. Rhoda Dawes(Cards On the Table)

     I also like Mrs. Otterbourne and Cornelia Robson from Death On the Nile, Major Despard from Cards On the Table, Rosamund Darnley from Evil Under the Sun and Louise Leidner from Murder at Mesopotamia. How about you?

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BrigidM 04 Mar 12 at 3:35 p.m. GMT

1) Lucy Eyelesbarrow (4.50 from Paddington)

2) Captain Hastings (Poirot books)

3) Mrs Allerton (Death on the Nile)

Pat_september 25 Jul 11 at 4:42 p.m. GMT

1. Miss Lemon

2.Mark Easterbrook (The Pale Horse)

3. Mr Shaitana (Cards on the Table)

hm, I had to leave Captain Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp aside

popbubble 25 Jul 11 at 4:06 p.m. GMT

1. Bob the dog (Dumb witness)

2. Jaqueline De Belfort (Death on the Nile)

3. Miss.Marple (Any Marple Books) 

:)

ErkutSoyer 20 Jul 11 at 2:42 p.m. GMT

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                       Caroline Sheppard (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd)-(She is very raunchy)

                       Badger Beadon (Why Didn't They Ask Evans?)-(He's funny)

                       Miss Sprot (N or M?)-(She is very succesful actress)

leavantgarde 20 Jul 11 at 6:51 a.m. GMT

Anyone else a fan of Mr. Goby? I seriously LOL at AC's descriptions of what inanimate object he converses with rather than Poirot!

Mr_Graves 21 Feb 11 at 4:56 a.m. GMT

1. Ariadne Oliver- clear first!

2. Cornelia Robson, such a beautiful nature...

3. For some obscure reason, I remember the girl "Socks" from The Seven Dials Mystery...

Tommy_A_Jones 19 Feb 11 at 4:46 p.m. GMT

It is impossible to neme a favourite 3, If we rule out The Beresfgords, Miss Marple and Poirot and Recurring Characters it us a bit easier.

For Men I like Bobby Jones, Colonel Carbury and Charles Haywood and with Women I like Anne Beddingfield, Francess Derwent and Emily Trefusis but I am sire there are better Characters of either sex, I don't like any from Sparkling Cyanide or Endless Night and only Mr Coleman in Murder In Mesopotamia and none in Death Comes As The End. I am sure I like alot I can't actually remember At The Minute but as they aren't jumping out at me perhaps not.

jane_delawney 19 Feb 11 at 4:07 p.m. GMT

This is kind of obvious, but ... Miss Marple. She is one of the most wonderful characters I have ever encountered in any work of fiction. I wish she was real and I could have tea with her. Also, I adore Dolly Bantry.

I cannot help liking Philip Lombard. Possibly this goes to show that AC was right about women falling for "bad lots".

And I love most of the characters in The Hollow - though a lot of them are not actually likable, they are so well written.

emilytrefusis 27 Oct 10 at 10:38 a.m. GMT

Poirot: Alexander Bonaparte Cust (ABC) and Linnet Ridgeway (Nile)

Marple: Lucy Eyelsbarrow (4.50) and Griselda (Vicarage)

Other: Emily Trefusis (Sittaford) and Ann Bedingfield (Chimneys & Seven Dials)

Shells156 15 Sep 10 at 10:41 p.m. GMT

1)  Lucy Eyelesbarrow 

2) Captain Arthur Hastings

3) Sophia Leonides

Tommy_A_Jones 10 Sep 10 at 4:27 p.m. GMT

Bobby Jones

Alan Cade

Anne Beddingfield

It was a close run thing, I nearly added Tomy Beresford and Colin Lamb but I thought I would be perdantic, as this is in the Non-series section.

mr_mr1983 09 Sep 10 at 4:25 p.m. GMT

My favourite characters are:

1) Caroline Crale from 'Five Little Pigs'. What a tragic tale that was. I thought the TV adaptation to the novel was particularly moving.

2) Dora Bunner from 'A Murder is Announced'.

3) probably Jacqueline de Bellefort from 'Death on the Nile'.

xrysoula 21 Aug 10 at 11:17 p.m. GMT

I agree, there way too many of them, but I 'll try to have my pick at this late hour:

1) Jerry Burton, from "The Moving Finger", for being one of the few handsome and reliable male characters in AC 's novels  

2) Mrs Folliat, from "Dead Man 's Folly', for being such a great lady

3) Lyhn Marchment, from "Taken At The Flood", for her unusual and contradictory personality.

anthony_cade 19 Aug 10 at 12:15 a.m. GMT

Aaargh! Me too! Is it possible to retrospectively put a spoiler warning on your post, cameronjhw? To save anyone else stumbling upon it?

Anyway.... Great question - favourite characters:

1) Anthony Cade (no prizes for guessing that!) -Secret of Chimneys

2) Virginia Revel - Secret of Chimneys

2) Tony Browne - Sparkling Cyanide

Though ask me on a different day, and I'd probably find that 3 different names spring to mind! There are so many fabulous characters!

Mr_west 29 May 10 at 7:20 p.m. GMT

oh i'm so sorry for you it's happen to me too!

my 3 are:

1. Jacqueline De Belfort (Death On The Nile)

2. Mrs. Hubbard (Murder On The Orient Express)

3.Carlotta Adams (Lord Edgware Dies)

MissQuin 28 May 10 at 3:41 p.m. GMT

I think you forgot spoiler warning as I just read the Crooked house murderer!!!! Ive not read that one, oh no..

cameronjhw 28 May 10 at 3:34 p.m. GMT

My 3 favorite characters besides Poirot are:

1. Josephine (Crooked House)-although she was the killer and also demented she reminds me of myself because I'm a huge fan of detective stories also because she likes to spy on people and thinks she is clever.

2.Tony Browne (Sparkling Cyanide)-he is witty, good-looking, has a mysterious past and he ends up being a good guy and married Iris Marle

3. Countess Andrenyi-(Murder on the Orient Express)-because she suffered a lot from the kidnapping and murder of Daisy Armstrong and because she described as being so beautiful and very attractive

other characters-Masterman, MacQueen, Hardman, Charles Hayward, Kameni, Hori, Simon Doyle, Salome Otterbourne, Patrick Redfern, Miss Brewster, The Gardeners.

Christopher_Wren 15 Mar 10 at 7:23 p.m. GMT

1. Christopher Wren (The Mousetrap)

2. Jacqueline de Bellefort (Death on the Nile)

3. Mrs Hubbard (Murder on the Orient Express)

biggles_aristide 15 Jan 10 at 3:32 a.m. GMT

Very good question.....hmm...........

These are in a random order by the way..

(1) Johnny (Seven dials mystery)

(2) Vera Claythorne (And then there were none)

(3) Corneila (Death on the nile)

Apart from those there are many characters I like....but its a long list.

Nofret 07 Jan 10 at 12:01 p.m. GMT

Favourite characters (apart from Hercule!)

!. Victoria Jones. Forget all those Ladies and Honorables, in They Came to Baghdad Christie gives us a totally believable portrait of a real flesh-and-blood working girl!

2. Michael Rogers. Another working class hero, from the excellent Endless Night, a drifter who dreams of a better life. (And a compelling study of a certain mentality......)

3. OK, a middle class character, not to put a spoiler on it, but the serial killer par excellence in Murder is Easy (And the "red herring" is a very well-drawn character, too). Read this hidden gem of a book, and let Christie gently lead you up the garden path!

MissQuin 30 Dec 09 at 4:37 p.m. GMT

Its hard to pick a favourite. 

1. Mr Quin, I think he's one of the most enigmatic of Christie's characters. I can't say why i like him. When I was reading the Mr Quin books, I never knew what might happen, when he'd appear. He's described as being good looking, probably (I'm hoping) in a dark, brooding and mysterious way! Plus he helps couples in need, so he's quite romantic!

2. Caroline Sheppard in Murder of Rodger Ackroyd. She is very funny, very witty. She would be an annoying neighbour to have thouh, as she's so nosy! But like her brother said, she's got a good heart. I always wondered what her reaction would have been after the events at the end of the book. I would have quite liked a short story recap, where Poirot goes back to King's Abbot and meets Caroline again.

3. I also loved Lucy in The Hollow. She added some light relief and was delightfuly eccentric.

jane_delawney 07 Dec 09 at 1:08 a.m. GMT

Clearly, Philip Lombard!

Miss Marple is my favourite major character.

Aurora 15 Feb 09 at 1:15 p.m. GMT

The Murder On The Orient Express

detectivepauljohn 01 Feb 09 at 3:46 a.m. GMT

Aurora

what story is she existed?

Aurora 31 Jan 09 at 6:46 p.m. GMT

Mary Debenham - why? - because she is the only Agatha character to which I have ever been compared.

Tommy_A_Jones 31 Jan 09 at 1:26 p.m. GMT

I can think of too many characters that I like not counting Poirot and Miss Marple and The Beresfords but My favourites I can think of in no par ticu;ar order are; Lady Derwent Bobby Jones Bundle Brent Supt Battle Lucy Eyelesbarrow Anne Beddingfield Daniel Clancy Sir Eustace Pedler Guy Underhill Suzy Blair Miss Hinchcliffe Miss Murgatroyed And of course Ariadne Oliver and Arthur Hastings

detectivepauljohn 31 Jan 09 at 10:31 a.m. GMT

RobinHerne

I also like Mr. Satterwhaite. He appeared in the 12 short stories in the book "The Mysterious Mr. Quin."

RobinHerne 30 Jan 09 at 7:18 p.m. GMT

My three, in no particular order, would probably be... 1) Mrs Lorrimer (Cards on the Table), as she reminds me of someone I know and I also like her quiet dignity. 2) Mr Satterthwaite (assorted stories), who just sounds fun and slightly camp. 3) Lucy Eyelesbarrow (4.50 from Paddington), because I'd love someone like her to come and sort out my kitchen and introduce order to my chaotic home! Robin

pegahorse 04 Jan 09 at 2:27 a.m. GMT

my favorite three would be 1) Dr Shepard (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) 2)Anthony Cade (The Secret of Chimneys) and I have a tie for third 3)Midge (The Hollow) and Bundle Brent

cat1234 23 Dec 08 at 7:23 p.m. GMT

That's a difficult question to ansewr because every single AC book has at least one character that I really like but generally my top 3 favorite AC characters are 1. Lucy Eyelesbarrow (4.50 from Paddington) 2. Joanna Burton (The Moving Finger) 3. Bob (Dumb Witness)

AndThenThereWasTim 23 Dec 08 at 5:56 p.m. GMT

Hmm Good Question

Probably

1. Colonel Race

2. Mrs. Otterbourne

3. Hmm... Probably David Lee

ariadnepoirotmarple 23 Dec 08 at 5:16 p.m. GMT

Lucy Edgware? Do you mean Lucy Angkatell??

bear11 23 Dec 08 at 4:43 p.m. GMT

my favourites are 1. Lucy Edgware (the hollow) 2.Jackie (death on the nile) 3.Rosamund Darmley (evil under the sun)

detectivepauljohn 21 Dec 08 at 8:29 a.m. GMT

My fave in The Mysterious mr. Quin is the Marge from the Voice in the Dark

HarleyBarley 05 Dec 08 at 3:13 p.m. GMT

Yes it is. It may seem strange, but I understand her. She has the same interests as me, and the same fantasy I did as a child. I believe some are aware Harlequin's Lane is my favourite story.

detectivepauljohn 05 Dec 08 at 12:35 p.m. GMT

JessieL

Is that in the 12th short story "Harlequin's Lane" where Anna Denman appeared? I just scanned my book.

HarleyBarley 03 Dec 08 at 4:30 a.m. GMT

Aside from M. Poirot: 1. Harley Quin (The Mysterious Mr. Quin) 2. Philip Lombard (And Then There Were None) 3. Anna Denman (also The Mysterious Mr. Quin) Quin holds a magic. He just enthralls me. I like Lombard for reasons unknown, and I identify with Anna Denman. I almost changed my username to Kharsanova!

hilary_swank 15 Oct 08 at 1:48 a.m. GMT

My top 3 are 1. Henrietta (The Hollow) 2. Vera Claythorne (ATTWN) 3. Michael Starkwedder (The Unexpected Guest)

Holly 06 Oct 08 at 9:02 a.m. GMT

This is a very difficult question, indeed. Only 3? Hmm. My favourite would probably have to be Hastings, but as for the rest, I can't really say which characters I prefer. The top of my list of favourites would include characters such as Poirot, Dr. Lord, Thomas Royde, Mary Aldin, Kenneth Marshal, Rosamund Darnley, Edward Angkatell, Hori...

AnneBeddingfield 01 Oct 08 at 1:44 p.m. GMT

Top 3 apart from Poirot & Miss Marple:

1. Anne Beddingfield (The Man in the Brown Suit)

2. Rosamund Darnley (Evil under the Sun)

3. ........Dunno........

Well those 2 are my favourite from the Christies i've read till date! The future is still bright.

dada222 28 Sep 08 at 7:11 p.m. GMT

I don't know 

detectivepauljohn 28 Sep 08 at 11:44 a.m. GMT

dada222

but why is he your favorite?

ariadnepoirotmarple 28 Sep 08 at 10:22 a.m. GMT

Favourite characters?? Hum... I love Miss Marple and Poirot, of course. But anyway, I love Jackie from Death on the Nile, Carlotta Adams from Lord Edgware Dies and Lucy Angkatell from The Hollow.

dada222 28 Sep 08 at 9:21 a.m. GMT

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Yeah, many people reply the same way when I tell them he's my favourite character. I've put a spoiler warning just in case.

detectivepauljohn 28 Sep 08 at 9:17 a.m. GMT

dada222

Dr. Roberts? well I extremely dislike him. You know why

dada222 28 Sep 08 at 9:06 a.m. GMT

This is difficult. My favourite one is Mr. Quin ('The mysterious mr. Quin'), Dr. Roberts (cards on the table), and I think Alistair Blunt from 'Buckle my shoe'.