Character · Hercule Poirot’s circle · 7 books
Ariadne Oliver
Ariadne Oliver is a popular crime novelist, untidy, scatterbrained and fond of apples, who becomes Poirot’s friend.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Cards on the Table (1936)
- Latest appearance
- Elephants Can Remember (1972)
- Books
- 7 (7 major)
- Series
- Hercule Poirot
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Circle
- Hercule Poirot’s circle
Where to meet Ariadne Oliver
Ariadne Oliver first appears in Cards on the Table (1936), in a major role, book 13 of the Hercule Poirot series.
Every book with Ariadne Oliver
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1936MCards on the Tablemajor role · Hercule PoirotFirst meets PoirotBuy
- 1952MMrs McGinty’s Deadmajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1956MDead Man’s Follymajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1961MThe Pale Horsemajor roleBuy
- 1966MThird Girlmajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1969MHallowe’en Partymajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1972MElephants Can Remembermajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells” | 6 |
| Superintendent SpenceRetired police officer | 3 |