Hercule Poirot book 24 · 1952
Mrs McGinty’s Dead
An elderly charwoman has been killed and her lodger is to hang for it, but the policeman who arrested him has doubts. Hercule Poirot goes to the village to find out.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Hercule Poirot, book 24 of 33
- Published
- 1952
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Mrs McGinty’s Dead
3 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart. Introduces Superintendent Spence.
Lead 1
- Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells”Also in books by Sophie Hannah
Major 2
- Ariadne OliverCrime novelist and Poirot’s friend
- Superintendent SpenceFirst appearanceRetired police officer
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with Mrs McGinty’s Dead.
- Hallowe’en Party1969 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Elephants Can Remember1972 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Man’s Folly1956 · Hercule Poirot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Third Girl1966 · Hercule Poirot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon