All the Characters from Agatha Christie's Other Novels
Alongside the 12 Marple novels and 33 Poirot novels, Agatha Christie wrote a further 21 mystery novels with some of her most famous ones including ‘And then there were none’, ‘Crooked House’, ‘Endless Night’ and ‘The Pale Horse’ – all recently adapted for television and film.
Personally, some of my favorite novels fall into these ‘other’ works and although I love Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple the protagonists in the other novels are truly excellent – a few of christie’s strongest female characters can be found in these novels such as Emily Trefusis in ‘The Sittaford Mystery’, Virginia Revel in ‘The Secret of Chimneys’ and Victoria Jones in ‘They Came to Baghdad’. The dashing Mark Easterbrook in ‘The Pale Horse’ and Luke Fitzwilliam in ‘Murder is Easy’ are also worth meeting too.
There’s plenty of variety in these novels – whilst there are thriller and espionage tales such as ‘The Man in the Brown Suit’ and ‘Destination Unknown’ and the Beresford novels ‘N or M?’ and ‘The Secret Adversary’, you also get ‘Crooked House’ displaying one of the best dysfunctional families created by Christie for a perfect closed circle who’done’it. Finally, ‘Death Comes at the End’ is the only novel set in another time, 2000MB Ancient Egypt.
So if you’ve read all the Poirot and Marple novels and want something new or are interested in reading some of Christies best works – take a look at the list below. Full Character lists are included for each one. Click here to find out more about each mystery novel too.
Although later novelised, Spiders Web is under the Plays section here.
| Albert | A boy that works in South Adley Mansions and helps the Beresfords |
| Boris Ivanovitch/ Count Stepanov | Member of the gang, friends with Rita |
| Danvers | Man whos document Jane Finn is entrusted with |
| Dr Hall | Manager of the nursing home in Bournemouth |
| Jane Finn | A missing woman who held important documents |
| Julius P Hersheimer | Jane Fin’s millionaire cousin |
| Marguerite ‘Rita’ Vandemeyer | Previously an actress, traveling on board of the Lusitania with Jane Finn |
| Mr Brown | Man who pops up throughout the novel |
| Mr Carter | Senior member of the British government |
| Mr Kramenin | A Russian working in London |
| Mr Whittington | Member of the gang |
| Prudence L Cowley | Mrs Beresford-to-be, partner with Tommy in ‘The Young Adventurers Ltd’ |
| Sir James Peel Edgerton | King’s council and old friend of Mr Carter |
| Thomas Bereford | The protagonist married to Tuppence – a retired Government Agent |
| Anne Beddingfield | Daughter of the famous archaeologist Professor Beddingfield (deceased) |
| Anita Grunberg | Dancer living in Paris |
| Arthur Minks | |
| Colonel Race | A cousin of Lord Eardsley |
| Count Sergius Paulovitch | In the service of the Colonel |
| Guy Pagett | Secretary to Sir Eustace |
| Harry Lucas | A friend of John Eardsley accused of assisting him with the theft of the diamonds reported as missing in action |
| Inspector Meadows | Scotland Yard detective |
| John Eardsley | the son of a South African gold magnate Sir Laurence who is disowned after being accused of theft |
| LB Carton | The victim who falls on the tracks at Hyde Park Tube station |
| Lord Nasby | Anne’s employer, owner of the Daily Budget |
| Miss Pettigrew | New secretary traveling with Sir Eustace from Cape Town |
| Mr Flemming | |
| Mrs Caroline James | Married to the gardener at The Mill House |
| Mrs Flemming | |
| Reverend Edward Chichester | |
| Sir Eustace Pedler | MP who owns Mill House in Marlow where a woman is found dead |
| The Colonel | |
| The Honorable Mrs Suzanne Blair | Traveling on the Kilmorden Castle ship |
| Angele Mory | Works with King Victor as a thief, a former dancer from France |
| Anthony Cade | Adventurous man only just returned to England after 14 years, he accepts the memoirs from James McGrath and helps Virginia Revel |
| Baron Lolopretjzyl | A representative of the Loyalist Party of Herzoslovakia |
| Bill Eversleigh | Employed by George Lomax and enamored of Virginia |
| Boris Anchoukoff | Valet for Prince Michael, a big brutish man |
| Captain Andrassy | Equerry for Prince Michael, employed by the royal household |
| Captain O’Neil | Friend of Anthony Cade |
| Constable Johnson | Policeman |
| Count Stylptitch of Herzoslovakia | The writer of the memoirs, now deceased |
| Daisy | The young daughter of Lord Caterham, sister to Bundle and Dulcie |
| Dr Cartwright | The doctor who inspects the body |
| Duslie | The young daughter of Lord Caterham, sister to Bundle and Daisy |
| Dutch Pedro | An agent for the ‘Comrades of the Red Hand’ |
| Giuseppe Manuelli | Italian who worked at the Blitz Hotel, he’s a criminal |
| Herman Isaacstein | A wealthy financier who has interests in oil |
| Hiram P Fish | American at Chimney’s to study the art there |
| Inspector Bagworthy | Investigating officer |
| James McGrath | Anthony’s Canadian friend from whom he accepts the memoirs. |
| King Victor | Renowned thief who has escaped from France and is a master of disguise. He stole the Koh-i-Noor diamond from London and is wanted in three countries |
| Lady Eileen Brent ‘Bundle’ | Lord Caterham’s daughter and friend of Virginia |
| Lord Caterham, Clement Edward Alistair Brent | Traditional English gentleman, the owner of Chimneys, wants to sell up and live a quiet life. Father of Bundle, Dulcie and Daisy |
| Miss Genevieve Brun | The governess to Dulcie and Daisy, Lord Caterhams two young daughters |
| Monsieur Chelles | Guest at The Cricketers, the local inn near to Chimneys |
| Monsieur Lemoine of the Surete | French detective who is obsessed with capturing the elusive King Victor |
| Mr Holmes | Works for the publishers Balderson and Hodgkins |
| Prince Michael Obolovitvh of Herzoslovakia/ Count Stanislaus | Guest staying at Chimneys, heir to the Herzoslovakian throne |
| Prince Nicholas Obolovitvh of Herzoslovakia | Missing Prince who was raised and educated in England but is reported to have died in the Congo |
| Professor Wynwood | Called in to decode a secret message |
| Queen Varaga of Herzoslovakia | Wife of the previous King of Herzoslovakia who as killed with him in the revolution |
| Superintendent Battle | An inspector from Scotland Yard called in to investigate the murder |
| The Honourable George Lomax | Stuffy dignitary working at the Foreign Office |
| Tredwell | The butler at Chimneys |
| Virginia Revel | Widowed vamp, investigates the death at Chimneys with Anthony |
| Alfred |
| Bauer |
| Bill Eversleigh |
| Clement Edward Alistair Brent |
| Count Andras |
| Countess Radzky |
| George Lomax |
| Gerald Wade |
| Hayward Phelps |
| Helen Daventry |
| Herr Eberhard |
| Jimmy Thesiger |
| Lady Eileen Brent |
| Lady Maria Coote |
| Loraine Wade |
| MacDonald |
| Mr Mosgorovsky |
| Nancy Daventry |
| Ronny Devereux |
| Rupert Bateman |
| Sir Oswald Coote |
| Sir Stanley Digby |
| Stevens |
| Superintendent Battle |
| Terence O’Rouke |
| Tredwell |
| Vera Daventry |
| Abdul | Captain Wyatt’s Indian manservant |
| Beatrice | Housemaid at The Laurels for Mr and Mrs Gardner |
| Captain Joseph A. Trevelyan | Owner of Sittaford House who lets it to the Willets and moves to Hazelmoor in Exhampton. |
| Captian Wyatt | A resident of Sittaford, a retired military man who drinks |
| Constable Graves | Policeman |
| Dr Warren | Local doctor |
| Emily Trefusis | Young model investing the murder to prove her fiance innocent |
| Freemantle Freddie | Convict at Dartmoor in Pricetown who escapes |
| Inspector Narracott | Investigating officer |
| Major John Edward Burnaby | A retired military man who enjoys sports and best friend of Cpt. Trevelyn |
| Miss Caroline Percehouse | The invalid lady who keeps her eyes and ears open, resident of Sittaford who has her nephew Ronald Garfield to stay |
| Miss Davis | Robert Gardner’s nurse |
| Miss Violet Willet | Living with her mother in Sittaford house |
| Mr Brian Pearson | The older brother of James Pearson and Sylvia Dering recently returned from New South Wales in Australia |
| Mr Charles Enderby | A journalist for the Daily Wire, initially in Sittaford to announce Major Burnaby as a prize winner and then help Miss Trefusis |
| Mr Curtis | Owner of a BnB where Emily Trefusis stays in Sittaford |
| Mr Dacres | Jame’s Pearson’s solicitor |
| Mr Duke | The mysterious man living in Sittaford whom no one knows much about |
| Mr James Pearson | Nephew of Captain Trevelyn and engaged to Emily Trefusis |
| Mr Martin Dering | Sylvia’s husband a novelist |
| Mr Robert Gardner | Invalid husband of Jennifer Gardner |
| Mr Robert Henry Evans | Captain Trevelyan’s manservant married to Rebecca |
| Mr Rycroft | An older man with an interest in the occult, birds, and reading and a resident of Sittaford |
| Mrs Curtis | Married to Mr Curtis, knows all the residents of Sittaford |
| Mrs J. Belling | Proprietress of The Three Crowns pub in Exhampton and Rebecca’s mother |
| Mrs Jennifer Gardner | Sister of Captain Trevelyn who lives at ‘The Laurels’ in Exeter |
| Mrs Rebecca Evans | Robert’s wife and cook |
| Mrs Sylvia Dering | Niece of Captain Trevelyn, sister of James and Brian. Married to Martin Dering |
| Mrs Willet | Renting Sittaford House for the winder with her daughter Violet |
| Ronald Garfield | Nephew of Caroline Percehouse who hopes to inherit |
| Seargent Pollock | Policeman |
| Superintendent Maxwell | Narracott’s superior in Exeter |
| Walters & Kerkwood | Captain Trevelyan’s solicitor |
| Willianson & Williamson | Estate agents who assisted the Willets |
| Robert Jones |
| Lady Frankces Derwent |
| Dr Thomas |
| The Vicar of Marchbolt |
| Alex Pritchard / alan carstairs |
| Mr Leo Carman |
| Mrs Amelia Cayman |
| Badger Beadon |
| George Arbuthnot |
| Henry Bassington-ffrench |
| Sylvia Bassington-ffrench |
| Thomas Bassington-ffrench |
| Roger Bassington-ffrench |
| Dr Nicholson |
| Moira Nicholson |
| John Savage |
| Mr Templeton |
| Mrs Templeton |
| Mrs Rivington |
| Galdys Roberts |
| Rose Pratt |
| Albert Mere |
| Anthony James Marston | Good looking man, killed a boy when he hit him with his car |
| Arthur Richmond | The lover of General John Gordon MacArthur’s wife who died being sent on a suicide mission |
| Beatrice Taylor | Young servant to Emily Brent who ‘got into trouble’ and died after being dismissed by her. |
| Captain Philip Lombard | A ‘soldier of fortune’ who spent time out in Africa |
| Cyril Hamilton | Young child Vera Claythorne was once governess to who drowned |
| Dr Edward George Armstrong | A Harley Street surgeon |
| Edward Seton | Man accused of murder whom the judge convicted despite doubts of his guilt |
| Emily Caroline Brent | Older well to do lady |
| Ethel Rogers | Cook brought to the island to serve the guests |
| Fred Narracott | The boatman who takes the guests to the island |
| General John Gordon MacArthur | An ex-military gent |
| Hugo Hamilton | Uncle of Cyril, a man Vera Claythorne once hoped to marry |
| Inspector Maine | Police officer |
| James Landor | Innocent man sent to prison for life and who later died there |
| Jennifer Brady | The former employer of Mr and Mrs Rogers who died from heart failure |
| Louisa Clees | Lady who died in theatre due to Dr Armstrong having been drunk during surgery |
| Mr Blore | A private investigator and retired police inspector |
| Mr Justice Wargrave | Retired judge |
| Sir Thomas Legge | Policeman |
| Thomas Rogers | Butler brought in to help on the island |
| Vera Claythorne | Governess |
| Amy Gibbs | A local girl, Mrs. Church’s niece and maid for Honoria Wayneflete |
| Bridget Conway | Described as witch-like in appearance, she is a resident of Wychwood under Ashe and engaged t Lord Whitfield. Her cousin is Jimmy Lorrimer |
| Dr Humbleby | Local doctor for Wychwood under Ashe, married to his wife Jessie and father of Rose |
| Dr Geoffrey Thomas | Partner of Dr Humbleby, now the village doctor |
| Harry Carter | The local landlord of the ‘Severn Stars’ inn |
| Honoria Waynflete | Resident of Wychwood under Ashe, a spinster |
| Jessie Humbleby | The widowed wife of Dr Humbleby and mother of Rose |
| Jimmy Lorrimer | Mutal friend of Luke and Bridget – Bridget’s cousin |
| Lavinia Pinkerton | An elderly resident of Wychwood under Ashe who meets Luke Fitzwilliam on a train to London |
| Lord Whitfield | Lord of the manor – obnoxious millionaire engaged to Bridget |
| Luke Fitzwilliam | Recently returned to England from India where he worked in the police. He meets Miss Pinkerton on the train to London |
| Lydia Horton | Married to Major Horton, she had been invalided for some time before dying. |
| Major Horton | A resident of Wychwood under Ashe |
| Mr Abbot | Solicitor |
| Mr Ellsworthy | Local resident and owner of an antique shop |
| Mr Rivers | Worked as Lord Whitfield’s chauffeur |
| Mr Wake | Vicor in Wychwood under Ashe |
| Mrs Anstruther | Bridget’s Aunt |
| Mrs Church | Local lady and aunt of Amy Gibb who dies |
| Mrs Pierce | A local lady who runs a shop in the village and the mother of the young boy Tommy |
| Rose Humbleby | Daughter of Dr Humbleby who died and his wife Jessie |
| Sir William Ossington | Friend of Luke Fitzwilliam’s who works at Scotland Yard |
| Superintendent Battle | Investigating officer from Scotland Yard |
| Tommy Pierce | A young local boy who used to get into mischief |
| Albert Batt | Previous manservant to the Beresfords |
| Betty | Mrs Sprot’s toddler daughter |
| Captain Grant | British intelligence secret agent who employes Tommy and Tuppence |
| Commander Haydock | Retired naval officer |
| Deborah Beresford | Daughter of the Beresfords and Derek’s twin |
| Derek Beresford | Son of the Beresfords and Deborah’s twin |
| M | German spy |
| Major Bletchley | |
| Miss Sofia Minton | |
| Mr Carter | |
| Mr Cayley | |
| Mr Von Deinem | German refugee |
| Mrs Cayley | |
| Mrs O’Rourke | Irish woman |
| Mrs Perenna | Owner of the Sans Souci Hotel, mother of Sheila |
| Mrs Sprot | |
| N | German spy |
| Sheila Perenna | Daughter of Mrs. Perenna the owner |
| Thomas Beresford | Retired British intelligence officer married to Tuppence |
| Tuppence Beresford | Married to Thomas and also retired from the British intelligence |
| Vanda Polonska | Polish refugee |
| Adrian Royde | Brother of Thomas who died in a car crash |
| Andrew MacWhirter | Left the police force and attempted suicide after his wife left him. He investigates the murders |
| Audrey Strange | The first wife of Neville now divorced. Raised with the Royds after being orphaned as a child |
| Inspector James Leach | Investigating officer and nephew of Battle |
| Kay Strange | Second wife of Neville, beautiful red head and friend of Ted Latimer |
| Lady Camilla Tressilian | Owner of Gulls Point at Saltcreek, widow |
| Lady Tresillian’s maid | |
| Mary Aldin | Companion to Lady Tressilian |
| Mr Treves | An old friend of Lady Tressilian and retired solicitor |
| Nevile Strange | Tennis player previously married to Audrey and now married to Kay. Ward of Lady Tressilian’s late husband |
| Superintendent Battle | Uncle of James Leach whom he helps. Father of five |
| Ted Latimer | Flamboyant young man and friend of Kay Strange |
| Thomas Royde | A distant cousin of Audrey’s who lives and works in Malay |
| Renisenb | Widow |
| Yahmose | Married to Satipy and eldest son of Imhotep |
| Esa | Imhotep’s mother |
| Henet | Housekeeper |
| Hori | Imhotep’s scribe and business man |
| Imhotep | Ka-priest and head of the household, father of Yahmose, Sobek and Ipy |
| Ipy | Imhotep’s youngest son |
| Kait | Mother of |
| Kameni | Handsome local man |
| Nofret | Concubine to Imhotep |
| Satipy | Wife of Yahmose |
| Sobek | Second son of Imhotep |
| Anthony Brown | Iris’s boyfriend who investigates |
| Betty Archdale | Parlormaid |
| Chief Inspector Kemp | Investigating officer |
| Christine Shannon | A bland lookalike for Rosemary Barton |
| Colonel Race | Investigator and friend of George Barton |
| George Barton | Rosemary’s husband |
| Iris Marle | The younger sister of Rosemary Barton, who inherits from her |
| Lady Alexander Farraday | Married to Stephen |
| Lucilla Drake | Elderly aunt of Iris and Rosemary, mother of Victor Drake. She inherits if Iris dies |
| Pedro Morales | The waiter at the restaurant where Rosemary died |
| Rosemary Barton | Wealthy woman, married to George and victim, she inherited from her Uncle |
| Ruth Lessing | Secretary to George Barton |
| Stephen Farraday | Ambitious man, married to Lady Alexander but having an affair with Rosemary |
| Victor Drake | Irresponsible nephew of Lucilla who often sends for money after being involved in criminal activities |
| Aristide Leonides | Wealthy man, the patriarch of the Leonides family and owner of Three Gables, married to his much younger second wife Brenda |
| Brenda Leonides | Second wife of Aristide and much younger than him |
| Charles Hayward | Engaged to Sophia assisting with the investigation |
| Chief Inspector Taverner | Investigating officer |
| Clemency Leonides | Married to Roger, a scientist who wants to move away |
| Edith de Haviland | Great Aunt to Sophie, she is Aristide’s first wife’s sister and lives with the family |
| Eustace Leonides | The younger brother of Sophia, older than Josephine. Suffered from polio |
| Janet Rowe | Nanny to all three of the children |
| Josephine Leonides | Young sister of Sophia |
| Laurence Brown | A teacher who lives with the family and teaches Eustance and Josephine |
| Magda West | Married to Aristide’s son Phillip an actress |
| Mr Gaitskill | Aristide Leonides’ solicitor |
| Old Man’ | Charle’s Hayward’s father who used to work with Tavener as assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard |
| Phillip Leonides | Aristide’s son, married to Magda and father of Sophie, Eustance, and Josephine. An author who resents not being the favourite son. |
| Roger Leonides | Aristide’s other son, married to Clemency. Manages part of the family business as his father’s favourite son |
| Sophie Leonides | Daughter of Magda and Philip engaged to Charles. Aristide was her grandfather |
| Anna Scheele | secretary/executive assistant to an American banker leaves to visit her sister and is followed |
| Captain Crosby | Visits Mrs Clatyon, uncultured man |
| Dr Pauncefoot-Jones | An archaeologist who is running an expedition just outside of Bagdad |
| Dr Rathbone | Edward’s employer who works to bring culture to Bagdad and runs a centre called ‘The OliveBranch’ with volunteers for drama, art and poetry. |
| Edward | A young man who meets Victoria just before leaving for Bagdad |
| Henry “Fakir” Carmichael | Agent Victoria finds dying in her room |
| Marcus | Owner of the Teo hotel |
| Mr Clayton | Works in the British consulate and offers Richard somewhere to stay |
| Mr Dakin | English man staying at the Tao hotel |
| Mr George Clipp | Married American gentleman who recognises Anna Sheele |
| Mrs Cardue-Trench | Guest at the hotel Teo hotel |
| Mrs Clayton | Married to Mr Clayton, she offers Richard somewhere to stay |
| Mrs Hamiltan-Clipp | Lady American seeking support on her journey to Bagdad to visit her daughter |
| Mrs Kitchen | Mother with two children Victoria sees the pyramids with |
| Richard Baker | British archaeologist who went to Eton with Henry Carmichael |
| Robert Hall | A commercial traveller who takes a shot at Carmichael in the consulate |
| Sir Rupert Crofton Lee | Famous traveller |
| Victoria Jones | Enthusiastic young “adventurer”, previously working as a typist who wants to go to Bagdad after meeting a man who is travelling there. |
| Andrew Peters | A handsome young American who was in the group with Hilary on the journey to the facility where the scientists are kept |
| Boris Glydr | Polish cousin of Else (Thomas Betterton’s deceased wife) |
| Dr Louis Barron | French scientist |
| Elsa Betterton | The deceased wife to Thomas |
| Helga Needheim | German scientist |
| Henri Laurier | Frenchman |
| Hilary Craven | A deserted wife and bereaved mother contemplating suicide |
| Janet Hetherington | English tourist |
| Monsieur Aristides | Wealthy gentleman |
| Mr Jessop | An archaeologist |
| Mr LeBlanc | French investigator |
| Mrs Calvin Baker | An American tourist |
| Olive Betterton | Thomas Betterton’s wife |
| Paul Van Heidem | Manager at the facility |
| Thomas Betterton | A nuclear scientist who has disappeared and may have defected to the Soviet Union |
| Torquil Ericsson | Norwegian |
| Andrew Marshall | Solicitor for the Argyle family |
| Canon Peasmarsh | Old friend of Arthur Calgary who has a collection of rare books |
| Cyril Green | Local boy and witness |
| Dr MacMaster | A retired local doctor who used to see the children when they were young. |
| Dr Arthur Calgary | Scientist recently returned from an expedition |
| Dr Donald Craig | Local young doctor and boyfriend of Hester Argyle |
| Gwenda Vaughan | Secretary to Leo Argyle |
| Hester Argyle | The adopted daughter of Leo and Rachel Argyle, she originated from Ireland |
| Jacko Argyle | Adopted son of Leo and Rachel Argyle, often in trouble and needing money |
| Joe Clegg | New husband of Maureen, Jacko’s wife |
| Kirsten Lindstrom | Swedish nurse to the family when she children were young, she still lives with the Argyles |
| Leo Argyle | Husband of Rachel Argyle |
| Mary Durrant | The adopted daughter of Leo and Rachel Durrant, she was their first adopted child when they were in America. Married to Phillip |
| Maureen Clegg | Married Jacko and then Joe after Jacko’s death |
| Micky Argyle | Adopted son of Leo and Rachel Argyle, he works as a car salesman |
| Mrs Green | Mother of Cyril Green |
| Phillip Durrant | Married to Mary, he was a pilot during the war but was paralysed by Polio afterward. |
| Rachel Argyle | Wealthy woman, married to Leo Argyll and lived with their 5 adopted children. |
| Superintendent Huish | Investigating officer |
| Tina Argyle | The adopted daughter of Leo and Rachel Argyle, she is mixed race and works in the library of Redman |
| Ariadne Oliver | Mystery writer and friend of Hercule Poirot |
| Bella | Cook at the Pale Horse |
| C R Bradley | Ex-solicitor who was disbarred |
| Colonel Hugh Despard | |
| Detective Inspector Lejeune | Investigating officer |
| Dr Jim Corrigan | Doctor for the police |
| Eileen Brandon | Ex-employee at a research organisation called CRC (Customers’ Reactions Classified) |
| Father Gorman | The priest who gave the last writes to Mrs. Davis |
| Ginger Corrigan | Resident at Much Deeping, plays the role of Mark’s first wife |
| Hermia Redcliffe | Mark Easterbrook’s girlfriend |
| Lady Hesketh-Dubois | Mark Easterbrooks god-mother deceased |
| Mark Easterbrook | The boyfriend of Hermia, brought into the mystery after meeting the police surgeon Dr Corrigan |
| Mary Delafontaine | |
| Mr Venables | A resident of Much Deeping and invalid |
| Mrs Dane Calthrop | The vicar’s wife |
| Mrs Davis | The victim who had the list of names passed on to Father Gorman and also ex-employee of the CRC |
| Pamela Stirling | |
| Reverand Caleb Dane Calthrop | Elderly scholar |
| Rhoda | Introduces people to the Pale Horse |
| Sybil Stamfordis | Lives with Therza and Bella running ‘The Pale Horse’ |
| Thomasina Tuckerton | A young woman who gets into a fight at the start |
| Thyrza Grey | Properties of the Pale horse at Much Deeping |
| Zachariah Osbourne | Witness to the first crime who accuses Mr Venebles |
| Andrew Lippincott | American guardian and trustee of Ellie |
| Claudia Hardcastle | A local woman who becomes friends with Ellie. She also loves riding |
| Esther Lee | A local gypsy woman who scares Ellie |
| Fennella Guteman | A wealthy young heiress who marries Michael |
| Frank Barton | Married to Ellie’s aunt – unpleasant man |
| Greta Anderson | Companion to Ellie from Scandinavia |
| Major Phillpot | A well-known gentleman in the village and heartthrob |
| Michael Rogers | Investigating narrator who marries Ellie the heiress |
| Mrs. Rogers | Michael’s mother |
| Rudolf Santonix | An architect friend of Michael |
| Stanford Lloyd | Another trustee of Ellie’s, formerly married to Claudia |
| Ada Fanshaw | Thomas Beresford’s aunt who resides at the Sunny Ridhe nursing home |
| Albert | The Beresfords help |
| Alice Perry | Lives with her husband Amos in one half of the house in Sutton Chancellor which is depicted in the painting left by Aunt Ada to the Beresfords |
| Amos Perry | Married to Alice Perry, living on one half of the myseterious house |
| Dr Murray | Local doctor for the residents at Sunny Ridge home |
| Emma Boscowan | Wife of the man who created the painting which Ada left to the Beresfords |
| Ivor Smith | Young intellegence officer |
| Miss Packard | Manages the Sunny Ridge nursing home where Ada Fanshaw and Mrs Lancaster are residents |
| Mr Copleigh | Married to Mrs Copleigh |
| Mr Eccles | Solicitor |
| Mrs Copleigh | Local gossip and owner of the B&B at Sutton Chancellor |
| Mrs Lancaster | Elderly lady and resident at the Sunny Ridge nursning home who goes missing |
| Mrs Moody | Resident at Sunny Ridge who knows Mrs Lancaster |
| Nellie Bligh/ Mrs Johnson | Very active lady in the parish of Sutton Chancellor |
| Nurse O’Keefe | Employed at the nursing home Sunny Ridge |
| Robert | Art expert |
| Sir Josiah Penn | Retired intellegence officer and Thomas Beresford’s superior |
| Sir Phillip Starke | Local landowner of Sutton Chancellor |
| Thomas Beresford | Protagonist married to Tupence – a retired Government Agent |
| Tuppence Beresford | Wife and partner to Tommy |
| Vicar | Vicar who speaks with Tuppence when she meats him in the church graveyard |
| Admiral Philip Blunt | An old friend of Lady Matilda. |
| Amy Leatheran | Nurse and assistant to Lady Matilda. She first appeared in Murder in Mesopotamia (1936). |
| Cedric Lazenby | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Clifford Brent | One of three young men who visit Nye at his flat, showing they know he is one of them, the anarchists. |
| Colonel Ephraim Pikeaway | Retired intelligence officer working to block an unwanted international movement. |
| Colonel Munro | A colleague of Stafford Nye who investigates the incident at the airport |
| Countess Charlotte von Waldsausen | A rich and powerful woman, very fat and with health problems that make walking difficult, who lives in Bavaria. She is also called Big Charlotte and she was a schoolmate of Lady Matilda. |
| Dr McCulloch | Tends to Professor Shoreham and sees that Shoreham is ready to work again after the incident that afternoon. |
| Dr Reichardt | A psychiatrist at Karlsruhe during the war and after |
| Eric Pugh | School friend of Sir Stafford who helps him find information. |
| Franz Joseph | Young Siegfried under Countess Charlotte. Handsome, a skilled orator and musician. |
| Gordon Chetwynd | Sir Stafford’s acquaintance in the office, who tells Nye his story was in the newspaper. |
| Henry Horsham | Intelligence officer |
| Herr Heinrich Spiess | The Chancellor of Germany |
| Jim Brewster | Second of the three young men. |
| Juanita | Name by which a dangerous spy and killer |
| Lady Matilda Cleckheaton | Stafford Nye’s well connected grand aunt. She takes action to aid her nephew, with Lord Altamount, and by her trip to Bavaria. She was a schoolmate to the rich and powerful countess. |
| Lisa Neumann | Professor Shoreham’s secretary. An Austrian woman who worked with him first as a technical assistant, until his stroke. |
| Lord (Edward) Altamount | Retired from diplomatic service, serving as a consultant, and one of the select intelligence group. |
| Mary Ann/ Countess Renata Zerkowski/ Daphne Theodofanous | An active member of the group seeking to prove Countess Charlotte in the wrong, collecting information worldwide. Reported to have a Greek mother, German father, and Austrian grandfather. |
| Mildred (Milly Jean) Cortman | Wife of the American ambassador who hosts an embassy dinner. |
| Miss Ellis/ Milly Jean Cortman | Nurse to Professor Shoreham with Miss Neuman, aka Milly Jean Cortman the American ambassador’s wife |
| Monsieur Coin | The Minister of the Interior for France |
| Monsieur Grosjean | The President of France |
| Mr Robinson | International financier The character appeared in three other novels Cat Among the Pigeons (1959), At Bertram’s Hotel (1965), and Postern of Fate (1973). |
| Professor Eckstein | A British scientist of high repute |
| Professor John Gottlieb | Professor living in Austin, Texas. |
| Professor Robert Shoreham | Scientist who suffered a stroke, a friend of Lady Matilda, who calls him Bobby. |
| Roderick Kettely | Third of the three young men. |
| Sam Cortman | United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom |
| Signor Vitelly | Prime Minister of Italy. |
| Sir George Packham | The Minister who speaks with Pikeaway about Nye’s incident at the Frankfurt airport. |
| Sir James Kleek | Lord Altamount’s right-hand man |
| Sir Stafford Nye | English diplomat, age 45, with a sense of humor that marks him as unreliable to some in the diplomatic community. |
| Squadron leader Andrews | A pilot |
| Sybil | Stafford Nye’s young niece |
| The Marshal | French military man, who is shot and wounded by students. |
| Thomas Beresford | Retired British intelligence officer married to Tuppence |
| Tuppence Beresford | Married to Thomas and also retired from the british intellegence |
| Mr Robinson | International financier The character appeared in three other novels Cat Among the Pigeons (1959), At Bertram’s Hotel (1965), and Postern of Fate (1973). |
| Albert | Manservant to the Beresfords |
| Colonel Ephraim Pikeaway | Retired intelligence officer working to block an unwanted international movement. |
| Horsham | |
| Isaac | |
| Mary Jordan |