Hercule Poirot book 32 · 1972
Elephants Can Remember
Ariadne Oliver is asked by her goddaughter’s future mother-in-law about the deaths of the girl’s parents years ago, and Hercule Poirot helps her find people who remember.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Hercule Poirot, book 32 of 33
- Published
- 1972
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Elephants Can Remember
3 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart.
Lead 1
- Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells”Also in books by Sophie Hannah
Major 1
- Ariadne OliverCrime novelist and Poirot’s friend
Minor and cameo 1
- Superintendent SpenceRetired police officer
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with Elephants Can Remember.
- Mrs McGinty’s Dead1952 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Third Girl1966 · Hercule Poirot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Man’s Folly1956 · Hercule Poirot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cards on the Table1936 · Hercule Poirot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon