# Mr. Whalley — The Big Four character guide

> Mr. Whalley in The Big Four by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Whalley, old Whalley

**First appearance:** 0009-x-we-investigate-at-croftlands

## Who they are

An old man who provides a clue to Poirot.

## In the story

### [We Hear More About Li Chang Yen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_four_se/chapters/iii-we-hear-more-about-li-chang-yen)

Wrote a letter to Ingles claiming to be hiding from 'The Big Four'; his letter prompts Poirot to travel to Dartmoor.

### [IV: The Importance of a Leg of Mutton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_four_se/chapters/iv-the-importance-of-a-leg-of-mutton)

The murder victim, mentioned as 'old Whalley' and 'the old man'.

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