# Mr. Hammond — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd character guide

> Mr. Hammond in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the good Mr. Hammond, Hammond

**First appearance:** 0013-xii-round-the-table

## Who they are

Roger Ackroyd's solicitor, who reads the will to the family.

## In the story

### [X: The Parlour Maid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/x-the-parlour-maid)

The family lawyer who reveals the details of Roger Ackroyd's will to Poirot.

### [XVII: Parker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_of_roger_ackroyd_se/chapters/xvii-parker)

The lawyer who reveals that Mrs. Ferrars paid out approximately twenty thousand pounds in blackmail over the past year.

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