The Murder of Roger Ackroyd · Character
Mr. Hammond
Roger Ackroyd's solicitor, who reads the will to the family.
minor
Also known as the good Mr. Hammond, Hammond
First appearance: xii round the table
Mr. Hammond shows up with force in X: The Parlour Maid. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The family lawyer who reveals the details of Roger Ackroyd's will to Poirot.
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In X: The Parlour Maid: The family lawyer who reveals the details of Roger Ackroyd's will to Poirot. Later, in XVII: Parker: The lawyer who reveals that Mrs. Ferrars paid out approximately twenty thousand pounds in…
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- Fernly Park suspects
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This chapter marks the dramatic climax because Inspector Raglan’s realization that the alibis are “worthless”…
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See Mr. Hammond in xii round the table