# Mrs. Renauld — The Murder on the Links character guide

> Mrs. Renauld in The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Madame Renauld, Elinor Renauld

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

## Snapshot

Paul Renauld's dignified widow, bound and gagged on the night of the murder, whose composed testimony conceals a fierce and terrible loyalty.

## Who they are

Madame Renauld survives the attack that kills her husband and gives the police their first account: masked men, a secret, a demand for papers. She is a great woman, Poirot observes, playing her part with such resolute anguish that no one suspects how much she is hiding. Her composure under interrogation and her willingness to admit her husband's mistress to protect a deeper secret make her the emotional center of the case and the key to its most guarded truth.

## 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)

Found tied and gagged in her bedroom; gives her account of the night's events to Poirot.

### [V: Mrs. Renauld’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/v-mrs-renauld-s-story)

Provides a detailed account of the attack, shows strong self-control, and faints upon identifying her husband's body.

### [X: Gabriel Stonor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/x-gabriel-stonor)

Enters the room and shockingly admits Madame Daubreuil may have been her husband's mistress.

### [XI: Jack Renauld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xi-jack-renauld)

Embraces her son upon his arrival; reveals she feared his attachment to Marthe Daubreuil and expresses disapproval of the mother's doubtful antecedents.

### [XII: Poirot Elucidates Certain Points](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xii-poirot-elucidates-certain-points)

Discussed as a suspect; Poirot concludes her grief was genuine but that she lied about the time of the crime and is shielding someone.

### [XIV: The Second Body](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xiv-the-second-body)

Brought to identify the body but remains calm and denies recognizing the victim.

### [XIX: I Use My Grey Cells](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xix-i-use-my-grey-cells)

Descends the stairs, sees her son arrested, and collapses, cutting her head.

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

Praised by Poirot for her self-command and loyalty; she played a key role in the deception and is now recovering.

### [XXVII: Jack Renauld's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_murder_on_the_links_se/chapters/xxvii-jack-renauld-s-story)

Renounces Jack publicly, blaming him for her husband's death.

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

Supports Jack through the revelations and is advised by Poirot to tell him the truth about his father.

## Links

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