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AgathaChristie Novel
main 10 character info and descriptions
person | description | at island because | murdered who/how | manner of death |
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Justice Lawrence Wargrave | judge-does his job, only looks at the facts, "emotionless" | Lady Constance Culmington invited him | Edward Seton-sent to death | shot in the head |
Vera Claythorne | young, pretty, games mistress at a third-rate school | secretary for Mrs. Owen | Cyril Hamilton-child in her care swam to rock and drowned | hangs herself |
Captain Philip Lombard | young, ex-soldier in South Africa | paid to go; didn't know job; Morris hired him for his client | left 21 Native Americans stranded and they starved to death | Vera shots him in the heart |
Emily Brent | older lady, prude, stuck-up, doesn't like young people | free vacation-asked to go there by a lady | Beatrice Taylor-kicked her out; she committed suicide; jumped in a river | stung by a "bee"-stuck by a needle with cyanide |
General Macarthur | retired from the Army, older | meeting up with old cronies t talk about the war | Arthur Richmond killed during war-sent out on a mission | hit in the head with an object (life preserver probably) |
Dr. Edward Armstrong | doctor mainly for wealthy women | sent there by Mr. Owen to take care of Mrs. Owen's nerves | Louisa Mary Clees-operated on her drunk | pushed off the cliff into the sea |
Anthony Marston | party boy, drives fast, drinks, good-looking | went to party | John and Lucy Combes hit by his car | "choked;" poisoned with cyanide |
Mr. William Blore (a.k.a Mr. Davis) | detective | "Investigate;" hired to keep track of other guests and Mrs. Owen's jewels | James Landor-died in jail | hit on the head with a marble bear clock |
Mr. Thomas Rogers | good butler | hired to be the butler | Jennifer Brady-older woman died in care | hit in the head with an axe |
Mrs. Ethel Rogers | timid, quiet, good cook/maid | hired to be the maid/cook | also Jennifer Brady-older woman died in care | in her sleep-poison chloral |
Isaac Morris | Jewish man, hypochondriac, drug dealer | paid by a client [Wargrave] to get people there; "middleman" | gave drugs to the daughter of a friend-she committed suicide | given pill by Wargrave which killed him |