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Guess the Character Game

Adam_Scarlet 31 Jul 09 at 3:45 p.m. GMT

Hey, all. :)

I thought this forum could use a "Guess the Character" game, seeming as there are so many characters throughout the wonderful world of Christie. It's a pretty simple format. You pretend that you're describing the character in 1st person.

e.g.

"I am a Belgian detective, infact the most famous detective in the world. I like to use my little grey cells and I love to take great care with my beatufiul moustaches".

Okay, that's obviously Poirot. When the next person guesses right they can post one and the game carries on like that. :)

I'll start with the first 'question'; an easy one.

"I am a famous American actress, married to a Lord. Our marriage is on the rocks at the moment, and I'm afraid I've fallen for a rather wealthy Duke".

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marymck 01 Aug 09 at 12:38 p.m. GMT

Jane Wilkinson

Adam_Scarlet 01 Aug 09 at 5:56 p.m. GMT

Correct! Your turn!

3rdGirl 01 Aug 09 at 8:49 p.m. GMT

I am a companion to old ladies, and live with my ill sister and our Pekinese dog called Augustus. I have have a genius for criminality which I am trying to supress, and think my mind turns to crime because I long for excitement.

Frndorfoe 02 Aug 09 at 5:57 a.m. GMT

Amy Carnaby from The Nemean Lion, the 1st labour from The Labours of Hercules. She also appears in the 10th labour The Flock of Geryon. She is one of the most intresting characters from the Poirot mysteries. The Labours of Hercules is one of my all time favorite Agtaha Christie books.

3rdGirl 02 Aug 09 at 6:18 a.m. GMT

Correct! Go Frndorfoe! Your turn to chose....

marymck 02 Aug 09 at 8:41 a.m. GMT

I am a young mother, returning to my father's riverside house following the death of my husband.  I have come here for comfort, for a return to the familiar warmth of my family.  But something does not feel right and when my father returns from a business trip to the North, bringing with him a young and beautiful woman, my sense that something evil is lurking becomes tangible.

Frndorfoe 02 Aug 09 at 12:36 p.m. GMT

Renisenb from Death Comes as the End.

marymck 02 Aug 09 at 1:09 p.m. GMT

WTG Frndorfoe - your turn next!

Frndorfoe 02 Aug 09 at 2:09 p.m. GMT

I am a famous retired stage actor. I have knack for hosting rather lethal parties.

Adam_Scarlet 02 Aug 09 at 5:37 p.m. GMT

Sir Charles Cartwright?

Frndorfoe 02 Aug 09 at 6:20 p.m. GMT

Yes, MissScarlet107. You are right. It is Sir Charles Cartwright from Three Act Tragedy.

TheMole 03 Aug 09 at 2:57 p.m. GMT

May I go next?

I am a quiet, well mannered young woman. I own a few 'pieces' of value but other than that I am without much fortune. And while I am what one would call a 'plain jane' I have brains to compensate for my looks. I am no fool except where my heart is concerned.

Tommy_A_Jones 05 Aug 09 at 1:35 p.m. GMT

Esther Walters

TheMole 05 Aug 09 at 4:31 p.m. GMT

I'm afraid not.

Tommy_A_Jones 06 Aug 09 at 1:55 p.m. GMT

Molly Kendall

TheMole 06 Aug 09 at 1:58 p.m. GMT

Sorry.

Tommy_A_Jones 06 Aug 09 at 2:08 p.m. GMT

Linnett Ridgeway Doyle

TheMole 06 Aug 09 at 2:17 p.m. GMT

No. Remember, mon ami, that this character is plain looking and w/o much fortune.

Tommy_A_Jones 06 Aug 09 at 2:19 p.m. GMT

Gladys Miss Marple's Maid

Frndorfoe 06 Aug 09 at 2:20 p.m. GMT

TheMole

May I go next?

I am a quiet, well mannered young woman. I own a few 'pieces' of value but other than that I am without much fortune. And while I am what one would call a 'plain jane' I have brains to compensate for my looks. I am no fool except where my heart is concerned.

WINNEBAGO1901

Linnett Ridgeway Doyle

Oh my WINNE! How could you call Linnett Ridgeway Doyle a 'plain jane'?And also she's definitely not "without much fortune". In the book Death on the Nile it says that "money and looks- It's too much! If a girl's as rich as that she's no right to be a good-looker as well. And she is a good-looker."