# M. Giraud — The Murder on the Links character guide > M. Giraud in The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Giraud, the great Giraud, M. Giraud of the Sûreté **First appearance:** 0004-iii-at-the-villa-genevi-ve ## Snapshot The Sûreté's celebrated detective, all twirling cane and contemptuous laughter, who bets Poirot 500 francs he'll name the murderer first. ## Who they are Giraud arrives from Paris already certain of everything, and his method is the opposite of Poirot's: tramp the ground, measure the footprints, sneer at psychology. His open contempt for the Belgian — tapping his head and murmuring 'Toqué!' — goads Poirot into a wager that turns the investigation into a duel. He matters because his confidence forces Poirot to prove that order and method beat swagger, and because his certainty about Jack Renauld is exactly the kind of certainty Christie likes to punish. ## Relationships ### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/hercule_poirot) _rivalry_ Poirot and the detective Giraud are competitive rivals, with Giraud dismissive of Poirot's methods and Poirot ultimately outsmarting him. ### [M. Hautet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/m_hautet) _professional_ Giraud and Hautet work together on the case, though Giraud's arrogance often clashes with the magistrate's authority. ### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/hercule_poirot) _rivalry_ Poirot and the detective Giraud are competitive rivals, with Giraud dismissive of Poirot's methods and Poirot ultimately outsmarting him. ### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/hercule_poirot) _rivalry_ Poirot and the detective Giraud are competitive rivals, with Giraud dismissive of Poirot's methods and Poirot ultimately outsmarting him. ### [M. Hautet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/m_hautet) _professional_ Giraud and Hautet work together on the case, though Giraud's arrogance often clashes with the magistrate's authority. ### [M. Hautet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/m_hautet) _professional_ Giraud and Hautet work together on the case, though Giraud's arrogance often clashes with the magistrate's authority. ## In the story ### [The Murder on the Links](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/the-murder-on-the-links) The famous detective from the Sûreté who arrives to assist with the investigation. ### [VI: The Scene of the Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/vi-the-scene-of-the-crime) The famous detective from the Paris Sûreté, who is arrogant and dismissive of Poirot, focusing on physical clues and trampling the ground. ### [VII: The Mysterious Madame Daubreuil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/vii-the-mysterious-madame-daubreuil) Crawls on all fours searching for clues; Poirot compares him to a human foxhound. ### [IX: M. Giraud Finds Some Clues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/ix-m-giraud-finds-some-clues) Presents the South American cigarette end and match as key evidence, and theorizes an accomplice with a key. ### [X: Gabriel Stonor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/x-gabriel-stonor) Present but silent, described as appearing anaemic beside Stonor. ### [XI: Jack Renauld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xi-jack-renauld) Questions Jack Renauld about the quarrel; views the theft of the dagger as an opportunity to catch the assassin. ### [XII: Poirot Elucidates Certain Points](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xii-poirot-elucidates-certain-points) Mentioned as a rival detective whose explanation for the open door Poirot dismisses. ### [XIII: The Girl with the Anxious Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xiii-the-girl-with-the-anxious-eyes) Spotted by Hastings spying near the hedge, observing Jack and Marthe's conversation. ### [XIV: The Second Body](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xiv-the-second-body) Leads the investigation of the second body, meticulously searching the shed and deducing the victim was dragged there by two people, one a woman. ### [XV: A Photograph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xv-a-photograph) Present at the shed, agrees with Poirot's deduction about the stabbing, and reveals a woman's hair found on the dagger. ### [XVII: We Make Further Investigations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xvii-we-make-further-investigations) Mentioned as having made inquiries at the station and as being in conflict with Poirot. ### [XVIII: Giraud Acts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xviii-giraud-acts) Arrests Jack Renauld and builds a case against him, dismissing the tramp theory. ### [XIX: I Use My Grey Cells](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xix-i-use-my-grey-cells) Presents his case against Jack Renauld with sarcasm and triumph, but is countered by Poirot. ### [XXIV: “Save Him!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxiv-save-him) Meets Poirot, taunts him, and accepts a 500-franc wager on finding the murderer. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters/m_giraud - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/characters