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Agatha Christie wrote 33 Poirot murder mystery novels and as such there are many victims! Below is the complete list of all the victims from Agatha Christie’s Poirot novels. Please note the following distinctions:
- to make this list as comprehensive as possible we have included and identified any attempted victims (survivors) as well as those driven to suicide and any victims from ‘background’ murders.
- I have NOT included any suicides where it was a murderer who killed themselves to escape justice.
- Background murders are those which are referred to or take place before the time setting of the novel. They are not murders that necessarily take place within the novel where one of the ‘live’ characters are bumped off but have happened prior to the novel’s opening.
- There is one case where I have listed to victim type as due to grief – if you know the novel though I am sure you will agree that this character is undoubtedly a victim though and should be included in the list.
This makes this list of murder victims from Agatha Christie’s Poirot novels as full and accurate as possible but if we’ve missed anyone or got anything wrong- as always, please get in touch to let us know!
Finally – before you read on please be aware that this could contain spoilers – you have been warned!
Book | Character | Description | Victim Type |
After The Funeral | Helen Abernethie | Widowed sister-in-law to Richard Abernethie | Attempted |
Cora Lansquenet | Richard Abernethie’s sister | ||
Appointment With Death | Mrs Boynton | Overbearing and tyrannical step-mother – victim | |
Cards On The Table | Mrs Lorrimer | Widow and guest of Mr Shaitana – Bridge player | |
Rhoda Dawes | Anne Meredith’s wealthy friend | Attempted | |
Mrs Craddock | A former patient of Dr Roberts | Background | |
Mr Shaitana | Wealthy collector and victim | ||
Mr Luxmore | A biologist who was on an expedition in the Amazon when he died | Background | |
Mr Lorrimer | Deceased husband of Mrs Lorrimer | Background | |
Mrs. Benson | Former employer of Anne Meredith who was her companion | Background | |
Mr Craddock | Husband of Mrs Craddock, former patient of Dr Roberts | ||
Cat Among The Pigeons | Eleanor Vansittart | Teacher – deputy to Ms Bulstrode | |
Miss Chadwick | Teacher – founder of Meadowbank with Ms Bulstrode | ||
Angele Blanche | French Mistress at Meadowbank | ||
Grace Springer | New Games Mistress at Meadowbank school | ||
Curtain | Dr John Franklin | A research chemist | Attempted |
Barbara Franklin | Dr Franklin’s invalid wife | ||
Stephen Norton | Guest staying at Style Court, a quiet man who enjoys bird watching | ||
Dead Man’s Folly | Marlene Tucker | Local teenager who played the ‘victim’ in the murder game, and became the actual victim | |
Hattie Stubbs | Wife of Sir George Stubbs | ||
Death In The Clouds | Madame Giselle | French money lender and victim | |
Anne Morisot | Daughter of Madam Giselle | ||
Death On The Nile | Linnet Doyle (nee Ridgeway) | Young heiress, daughter of Melouish Ridgeway. Former friend of Jackie, marries Simon Doyle. Victim | |
Salome Otterbourne | Novelist and mother of Rosalie | ||
Louise Bourget | Linnet’s French maid | ||
Dumb Witness | Emily Arundell | Elderly, wealthy woman and victim. | |
Elephants Can Remember | Margaret ‘Molly’ Ravenscroft nee Preston-Grey | Wife of Alistair and mother of Celia. She has a twin sister | |
General Alistair Ravenscroft | Husband of Margaret and father of Celia | ||
Dorothea ‘Dolly’ Jarrow nee Preston-Grey Unnamed Child | Twin sister of Margaret
Died in India | Background | |
Evil Under The Sun | Arlena Marshall (nee Stuart) | Beautiful actress, married to Captain Kenneth Marshall | |
Linda Marshall | Kenneth’s daughter by his first wife | Attempted | |
Alice Corrigan | Deceased wife of Patrick Redfern | Background | |
Five Little Pigs | Caroline Crale | Wife of Ameas, accused of his murder, mother of Carla | |
Ameas Crale | Painter and victim. Husband of Caroline and father to Carla | ||
Hallowe’en Party | Miranda Butler | Daughter to Judith and friend of Joyce Reynolds | attempted |
Joyce Reynolds | Boastful child and victim | ||
Leopold Reynolds | Brother of Joyce the victim | ||
Olga Seminoff | Au Pair who was murdered and suspected of substituting a will | Background | |
Janet White | Teacher who was murdered | Background | |
Leslie Ferrier | Forger who was murdered | Background | |
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas | Simeon Lee | Unpleasant old diamond dealer and victim | |
Pilar Estravados | Granddaughter of Simeon Lee, daughter of Jennifer who died | Attempted | |
Hickory Dickory Dock | Christina Nicoletis | Owner of the hostel | |
Patricia Lane | Archaeology student | ||
Celia Austin | Dispenser at local hospital (St Catherine’s) | ||
Lord Edgware Dies | Lord Edgware | Unpleasant wealthy man and victim. Married to Jane Wilkinson his estranged wife. | |
Carlotta Adams | American actress and impersonator | ||
Donald Ross | Young actor | ||
Mrs McGinty’s Dead | Abigail McGinty | Char-woman and victim | |
Laura Upward | Mater’ to Robert Upward, she adopted him as her ward | ||
Murder In Mesopotamia | Louise Leidner | American married to Dr Leidner her second husband | |
Anne Johnson | Colleague to Dr Leidner | ||
Murder On The Orient Express | Mr Ratchett/ Cassetti | Unpleasant wealthy American the man who murdered Daisey Armstrong | |
Daisey Armstrong | Child who was kidnapped and killed | Backgound | |
Louise Michelle | French nurse to Daisy Armstrong | Background – Suicide | |
Colonel Armstrong | Husband to Sonia and Father of Daisy | Background – Suicide | |
Sonia Armstrong | Mother of Daisy | Background – Grief | |
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe | Henry Morley | Hercule Poirot’s dentist and victim | |
Mr Amberiotis | Greek patient of Henry Morley | ||
Mabelle Sainsbury Seale | Dental patient | ||
Peril At End House | Maggie Buckley | Nick’s cousin who comes to visit | |
Mr Rice | Freddie’s estranged husband | Suicide | |
Sad Cypress | Mrs Laura Welman | Wealthy widow who dies | |
Mary Gerrard | Mrs Welman’s young protégé who grew up at the lodge and is killed | ||
Taken At The Flood | Eileen Corrigan | Housmaid at Gordon Cloade’s London house who survived the bombing | |
Enoch Arden | |||
The ABC Murders | Alice Ascher | Shopkeeper and victim | |
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Barnard | Waitress at the Ginger Cat and victim | ||
Sir Carmichael Clarke | Chinese art collector and victim | ||
George Earlsfield | Barber and fourth victim |
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