Characters in "The Murder On The Links"
- Hercule Poirot
- Captain Arthur Hastings
At the Villa Geneviève
- Paul Renauld – formerly Georges Conneau
- Eloise Renauld – his wife
- Jack Renauld – their son
- Françoise Arrichet – elderly servant in M. Renauld's house
- Léonie Oulard – a young maid in M. Renauld's house
- Denise Oulard – her sister and also a maid in M. Renauld's house
- Auguste – gardener at M. Renauld's house
- Gabriel Stonor – M. Renauld's secretary
At the Villa Marguerite
- Madame Daubreuil – neighbour of Paul Renauld, formerly Madame Jeanne Beroldy
- Marthe Daubreuil – her daughter
Merlinville and Parisian Police
- Lucien Bex – Commissary of Police
- Monsieur Hautet – Examining Magistrate
- Dr Durand – the local doctor in Merlinville
- Monsieur Giraud of the Paris Sûreté
- M. Marchaud – Sergent de Ville
- Magistrate at Merlinville
Others
- Joseph Aarons – British theatrical agent
- Bella Duveen – fiancé of Jack Renauld and stage performer
- Dulcie Duveen – sister of Bella and part of her stage act – known to Hastings as "Cinderella"
- Maître Grosier – Jack Renauld's counsel
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