The Recurring Cast
Character · Battle, Race and the others · 5 books

Superintendent Battle

Scotland Yard detective · Agatha Christie

Superintendent Battle is a stolid, unemotional Scotland Yard detective who is much sharper than he looks.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Secret of Chimneys (1925)
Latest appearance
Towards Zero (1944)
Books
5 (1 as lead, 4 major)
Series
Superintendent Battle, Hercule Poirot
Author
Agatha Christie
Circle
Battle, Race and the others

Where to meet Superintendent Battle

Superintendent Battle first appears in The Secret of Chimneys (1925), in a major role, book 1 of the Superintendent Battle series.

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Every book with Superintendent Battle

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

  1. 1925MThe Secret of Chimneysmajor role · Superintendent BattleBuy
  2. 1929MThe Seven Dials Mysterymajor role · Superintendent BattleBuy
  3. 1936MCards on the Tablemajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
  4. 1939MMurder Is Easymajor role · Superintendent BattleBuy
  5. 1944LTowards Zerolead · Superintendent BattleBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Bundle BrentLady Eileen Brent, adventurous aristocrat2