The Murder of Roger Ackroyd · Character
Superintendent Hayes
A police superintendent who briefly appears in the investigation.
minor
Also known as Hayes
First appearance: xxi the paragraph in the paper
Superintendent Hayes shows up with force in XVIII: Charles Kent. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Meets Poirot in Liverpool; has worked with him before and holds him in high regard.
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- Protagonist
- Fernly Park suspects
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Superintendent Hayes in xxi the paragraph in the paper