# Bella Duveen — The Murder on the Links character guide

> Bella Duveen in The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Duveen, Bella, Miss Bella Duveen, Miss Duveen, Mademoiselle Bella Duveen

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-letter-signed-bella

## Snapshot

A young actress and Jack Renauld's secret fiancée, whose passionate letter and sudden confession throw the investigation into disarray.

## Who they are

Bella is the girl Jack loves in defiance of his father, a stage performer whose name is faintly familiar to a witness and whose whereabouts Poirot must cross the Channel to discover. When the crime is pinned on Jack, she rushes forward to confess to a murder she did not commit, willing to face the guillotine rather than lose him. Her fierce, self-sacrificing love complicates the case and exposes the emotional wreckage beneath its cold logic.

## Relationships

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_psychological_

Poirot interrogates Bella Duveen as a suspect, and she becomes emotionally distressed, revealing her connection to the crime.

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_psychological_

Poirot interrogates Bella Duveen as a suspect, and she becomes emotionally distressed, revealing her connection to the crime.

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_psychological_

Poirot interrogates Bella Duveen as a suspect, and she becomes emotionally distressed, revealing her connection to the crime.

## In the story

### [XX: An Amazing Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xx-an-amazing-statement)

Identified as the mysterious lady who visited the villa on the night of the murder, and as Jack's correspondent.

### [XXI: Hercule Poirot on the Case!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxi-hercule-poirot-on-the-case)

Identified as a possible witness; Poirot plans to find her in England using a photograph.

### [XXII: I Find Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxii-i-find-love)

Confesses to taking the dagger and killing Mr. Renauld, mistaking him for Jack. She is terrified and seeks Hastings' protection.

### [XXIII: Difficulties Ahead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxiii-difficulties-ahead)

Bella has fled with the Dulcibella Sisters after Hastings helped her escape; her whereabouts are unknown, and Hastings worries about communicating his defense plan to her.

### [An Unexpected Denouement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxv-an-unexpected-denouement)

Enters the examination room dramatically, dressed in black with a veil, and announces her intention to confess to the murder of Mr. Renauld.

### [XXVI: I Receive a Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxvi-i-receive-a-letter)

Mentioned as Dulcie's twin sister who has gone to give herself up for the murder.

### [XXVIII: Journey’s End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxviii-journey-s-end)

Jack is encouraged to confess everything to her; her love for him is highlighted as genuine.

## Links

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