Poirot Investigates · Character
Captain Black
A suspect in the murder at Hunter's Lodge.
minor
Also known as Black, young Black
First appearance: the mystery of hunter s lodge
Captain Black shows up with force in The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A young soldier who told the suicide story at dinner; becomes a key witness and subject of Poirot's word association test.
Captain Black first appears in 0003 the mystery of hunter s lodge.
In The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor: A young soldier who told the suicide story at dinner; becomes a key witness and subject of Poirot's word association test.
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- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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See Captain Black in the mystery of hunter s lodge