Character · Hercule Poirot’s circle · 3 books
Superintendent Spence
Superintendent Spence is a police officer who calls on Poirot when he has doubts about a case, and later in retirement.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Mrs McGinty’s Dead (1952)
- Latest appearance
- Elephants Can Remember (1972)
- Books
- 3 (1 major, 2 minor)
- Series
- Hercule Poirot
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Circle
- Hercule Poirot’s circle
Where to meet Superintendent Spence
Superintendent Spence first appears in Mrs McGinty’s Dead (1952), in a major role, book 24 of the Hercule Poirot series.
Every book with Superintendent Spence
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1952MMrs McGinty’s Deadmajor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1969·Hallowe’en Partyminor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1972·Elephants Can Rememberminor role · Hercule PoirotBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Ariadne OliverCrime novelist and Poirot’s friend | 3 |
| Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells” | 3 |