In this section

Stories & Detectives
Stories
Detectives
Sidekicks

Detectives

Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford,  the baffling Parker Pyne and the enigmatic Harley Quin - Agatha Christie created a number of memorable detectives - find out more about them below.

Poirot

Poirot

“Why not make my detective a Belgian?...I could see him as a tidy little man, always arranging things, liking things in pairs, liking things ...

Read More

Miss Marple

Miss Marple

“There was no unkindness in Miss Marple, she just did not trust people.  Though she expected the worst, she often accepted people kindly in spite ...

Read More

Tommy

Tommy

Tommy Beresford, an unimaginative but charming young man, encounters a childhood friend, Tuppence Cowley, after he is released from service in World War One.  Jobless, ...

Read More

Tuppence

Tuppence

‘Young Adventurers Ltd’ was Tuppence’s inspiration.  The young twenty something, hopelessly broke after the war, meets her old friend Tommy at Dover Street tube ...

Read More

Your favourite sleuth?

Do you prefer Miss Marple or Poirot?

More

Useful extras

Christie Talk



Search