The Haunting of Hill House

-Shirley Jackson

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

-Mark Haddon

Murder on the Orient Express

-Agatha Christie

Characters

Hercule Poirot- Intelligent, extremely aware and the most famous detective, known for his long, curly moustache

M. Bouc- worked for the Belgian police force with Poirot, is the comic relief, constantly frustrated with the case

Dr. Constantine- Sidekick and examines the body and determines how and when he was killed.

Mary Debenham-  Daisy Armstrong’s governess, calm, Poirot seemed most suspicious of her because of a conversation he overheard between herself and Colonel Arbuthnot on the train to Stamboul.

Mrs. Hubbard- famous actress, grandmother of Daisy Armstrong, provides constant interruption and diversion on the train and is known for her stories about her daughter

Colonel Arbuthnot- a friend of Colonel Armstrong, father of Daisy Armstrong, polite and very english. Poirot suspects him because he called Mary by her first name on the train to Stamboul.

Princess Dragomiroff –  A Russian princess, is generally mean, ugly old lady, tells Poirot many lies about the other passenger’s identities, owner of “H” handkerchief

Hector McQueen –  Ratchett’s personal secretary, was working with the Armstrong family, McQueen tries to tell Poirot that Ratchett did not speak any French which makes him a suspect

Ratchett  –  Real name Cassetti, kidnapped and murdered the young Daisy Armstrong for money, Poirot describes him as a wild animal, the Armstrong family murders Ratchett

Countess Andrenyi  –  The sister of Sonia Armstrong, young, dark haired and beautiful

Count Andrenyi  –  A very defensive man

Cyrus Hardman  – an American, described as flamboyant, Cyrus is a detective, with a detective service in New York, Cyrus pretends to help Poirot with the case, he is involved with the Armstrongs because he was in love with Daisy’s French nurse who committed suicide after Daisy was killed.

Antonio Foscanelli –  M. Bouc was sure that Antonio, a big Italian man, had something to do with the murders, mostly because M. Bouc dosen’t trust Italians, Antonio was the Armstrong’s chauffer, loved Daisy

Greta Ohlsson  – cries a lot, was Daisy Armstrong’s nurse and is a very delicate

Hildegarde Schmidt  -very slow-minded and always carries out the ugly Princess’s orders, pretends to be Princess Dragomiroff’s maid, but is really the Armstrong’s cook.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

-John Boyne

Settings

Berlin: Busy, full of life, entertaining, bright, colorful

Outwith: Cold, wet, lonely, empty, confusing, dark

Characters

Bruno: Clueless, naive, friendly, curious, a little bit stubborn, loving

Gretel (sister): Mature (acts older than she it), caring (sometimes) ,stuck up (sometimes), rude to Maria

Maria (maid) : Quiet, obedient, kind

Mother: Caring, obedient (to Father), helpful, controlled (meaning she doesn’t have much choice)

Father:  Respected in his career and home, stubborn, demanding, busy

Themes:

-A recurring theme is Bruno breaking the rules or disobeying his parents