The Murder on the Links · Character
Gabriel Stonor
Paul Renauld's English secretary, loyal to the family and cagey about what he knows, who stands by Jack when everyone else has turned away.
supporting
Also known as M. Stonor, Stonor, Mr. Stonor, X Gabriel Stonor
First appearance: X: Gabriel Stonor
As a supporting figure in The Murder on the Links, Gabriel Stonor is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Announced as arriving from England at the end of the chapter.
Stonor is the practical Englishman in a French drama — he knows the Renaulds' business, he knows the lad, and he refuses to believe Jack is a murderer even when Jack behaves like one. His loyalty is complicated by his deference to Mrs. Renauld: he'll take his cue from her, he says, and hush up whatever she wants hushed. He matters because his guarded hints about 'a lot more in this affair than meets the eye' tell Poirot — and the reader — that the family is hiding something, and because his steady support of Jack keeps the boy from being entirely alone.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Murder suspects and witnesses
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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professional · positive
Stonor assists Poirot with financial and business details related to Paul Renauld's… How this plays out →
- Hercule Poirot
professional · positive
Stonor assists Poirot with financial and business details related to Paul Renauld's… How this plays out →
- Hercule Poirot
professional · positive
Stonor assists Poirot with financial and business details related to Paul Renauld's… How this plays out →
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