# Charles Kent — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd character guide

> Charles Kent in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Kent, Not Charles Kent

**First appearance:** 0019-xviii-charles-kent

## Snapshot

A rough, evasive stranger caught near Fernly Park the night of the murder, whose very name Poirot finds suspiciously convenient.

## Who they are

Charles Kent is picked up after the murder with ten pounds in his pocket and a story that places him at the Dog and Whistle at the crucial hour. When Poirot suggests his name hints at a birthplace he denies, Kent flushes brick red and nearly lunges at him. His unexplained presence at Fernly, and the money he carries, make him the police's favorite suspect for blackmail even as Poirot quietly files away a different idea.

## In the story

### [XVIII: Charles Kent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/xviii-charles-kent)

Detained suspect; admits to being at Fernly Park but claims he left before the murder; refuses to disclose his business.

### [Miss Russell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/xx-miss-russell)

Mentioned as having been arrested at Liverpool; revealed to be Miss Russell's son.

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