# Inspector Japp — The Murder on the Links character guide

> Inspector Japp in The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the good Japp

**First appearance:** 0022-xxi-hercule-poirot-on-the-case

## Who they are

A Scotland Yard inspector who appears briefly in the investigation.

## In the story

### [II: An Appeal for Help](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/ii-an-appeal-for-help)

Mentioned in Poirot's recollection of the Plymouth Express mystery, illustrating Poirot's reliance on psychological deduction.

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