# Zia — The Mystery of the Blue Train character guide

> Zia in The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mademoiselle Zia

**First appearance:** 0023-xxii-m-papopolous-breakfasts

## Who they are

Papopolous's daughter, assisting her father in the jewel trade.

## Relationships

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_professional_

Zia, a maid, provides Poirot with key observations about the household.

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_professional_

Zia, a maid, provides Poirot with key observations about the household.

### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/characters/hercule_poirot)

_professional_

Zia, a maid, provides Poirot with key observations about the household.

## In the story

### [II: M. le Marquis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/chapters/ii-m-le-marquis)

M. Papopolous's daughter, who eavesdrops at the keyhole and later discusses M. le Marquis with her father, noting his perfect French and the likelihood that he wears a wig.

### [M. Papopolous Breakfasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/chapters/xxii-m-papopolous-breakfasts)

Present at breakfast with her father; listens eagerly to the conversation and confirms that 'the Marquis' is likely an English horse.

### [XXVIII: Poirot Plays the Squirrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/chapters/xxviii-poirot-plays-the-squirrel)

Dines with Poirot and her father; later reveals that the rubies were handed over by a woman and that the Marquis wore a mask but had a young voice.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/characters/zia
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_the_blue_train_se/characters