One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940) (edit title/settings)

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• Hercule Poirot: A former police officer, the clever little Belgian detective does not approve of murder.
• Georgina Morley: Sister to Henry, she kept house for him, and refused to believe the official verdict of suicide.
• Frank Carter: A young man in love with Gladys, Morley's assistant, Morley looked at him as a wastrel and a scoundrel.
• Mrs. Albert Chapman: Mysterious wife of an equally mysterious man, she lived quietly in a nice apartment. But whose body was found there?
• Mr. Barnes: A former Home Office higher-up, he was in Morley's waiting room on that fatal day.
• Mr. Reilly: Morley's fellow dentist, an Irishman who tended towards drink.
• Mr. Alistair Blunt: The richest man in England, his financial prowess was second to none.
• Mr. Howard Raikes: A young man in love with Blunt's niece, Jane, he had some rather radical political views.
• Jane Olivera: Blunt's niece, she persisted in her attachment to Raikes despite her mother and uncle.
• Mr. Amberiotis: A mysterious Greek man who saw Morley for a bad tooth, and ended up dead himself.
• George: Hercule Poirot's house keeper
• Alfred: Add a description of this character.
• Mrs. Adams
• Mrs. Merton
• Miss Jane Oliviera: Niece of Alistair Blunt
• Gladys Nevill: Assistant to Morley, Gladys was a sensible, practical girl.
• Henry Morley: Hercule Poirot's dentist, no one would ever have expected to find him dead in his office.
• Helen Montressor: Blunt's poor cousin, he allowed her to live on his estate.
• Miss Nevin
• Beddoes
• Madame
• Sylvia
• Mr. Selby
• Mrs. Olivera
• Maybelle Sainsbury Seale: She was a slightly scatty, good-hearted woman, who went to see Morley -- and promptly vanished.
• Japp: A Scotland Yard inspector, his hands were tied by officialdom -- so he gladly turned the case over to Poirot.
• Georgina
• Rebecca

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• India
• England
• London
• Queen Charlotte Street
• Gothic House

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Preceded by Sad Cypress, and followed by Evil Under the Sun.

Preceded by Death in the Clouds, and followed by Destination Unknown.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Agatha Christie (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. H. van der Horst (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe/The Patriotic Murders'

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• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 823.912

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Christie, Agatha
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › British Detectives
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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• Agatha Christie's Poirot (IMDb): British crime drama, season 4, episode 3