The Murder on the Links · Character

Madame Daubreuil

The mysterious widow next door, once the notorious Madame Beroldy, whose acquittal in a celebrated murder trial left a trail of questions no one has ever answered.

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Also known as Daubreuil, the mysterious Madame Daubreuil

First appearance: VII: The Mysterious Madame Daubreuil

As a supporting figure in The Murder on the Links, Madame Daubreuil is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The mysterious neighbor; questioned about her relationship with M.

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Madame Daubreuil keeps her distance, raises her daughter, and lets the village wonder about her past. Poirot calls her a magnificent actress whose whole life has been cold-blooded and calculating — a woman who connived at one husband's murder for gain and would never kill without profit. She matters because the Beroldy case is the buried root of the Renauld case, and because Poirot's certainty that she is not the murderer here is one of the deductions that leads him, slowly, to the truth.

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VII: The Mysterious Madame Daubreuil
The mysterious neighbor; questioned about her relationship with M. Renauld, she denies knowing anything and is offended by the magistrate's insinuations.
XIV: The Second Body
Brought in indignantly; she vehemently denies any connection to the crime and is shown the black hair, which causes her to panic.
XVII: We Make Further Investigations
Hastings suspects her of murdering Paul Renauld based on the Beroldy case similarity, but Poirot questions the motive.
XXVII: Jack Renauld's Story
Appears composed and enigmatic; Poirot questions her about Stonor's visit.

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