The Recurring Cast
Character · Battle, Race and the others · 4 books

Colonel Race

Colonel Johnny Race is a handsome intelligence officer who appears in several of Christie’s books.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Man in the Brown Suit (1924)
Latest appearance
Sparkling Cyanide (1945)
Books
4 (4 major)
Series
Hercule Poirot
Author
Agatha Christie
Circle
Battle, Race and the others

Where to meet Colonel Race

Colonel Race first appears in The Man in the Brown Suit (1924), in a major role.

Buy The Man in the Brown Suit

Every book with Colonel Race

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1924MThe Man in the Brown Suitmajor roleFirst appearanceBuy
  2. 1936MCards on the Tablemajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
  3. 1937MDeath on the Nilemajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
  4. 1945MSparkling Cyanidemajor roleBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells”2