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Anne Meredith – A young woman, formerly a personal companion. A guest at Shaitana's dinner party who may have killed one of her employers. She dies from drowning during the case; Rhoda Dawes – Anne's wealthy friend and flatmate
- Agatha Christie
- 1936
In the novel Cards on the Table, Anne Meredith was a young woman, formerly a companion to several elderly women. Mr Shaitana had met Poirot at an art exhibition and wanted Poirot to come to dinner to view his unique collection--a group of people he believed to be murderers who had gotten away...
There is Doctor Geoffrey Roberts, a cheerful and successful middle aged medical practitioner, and Mrs Lorrimer, a widow of sixty, who is an expert bridge player. There is Miss Anne Meredith, a shy young woman who used to work as a companion to various elderly ladies, and Major John Despard, a lean handsome man who is an explorer and safari hunter.
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In chapter 2, Anne Meredith tells Poirot that she knows Ariadne Oliver from her book The Body in the Library, which was the title of a book later written by Agatha Christie and published in 1942. In chapter 15, Major Despard asks Poirot if he has ever had a failure.
Anne Meredith killed Mrs Benson as she discovered Anne was stealing from her. Major Despard Killed Mr Luxmore in a shooting ‘accident’ Mrs Lorrimer killed her husband. Dr Roberts killed Mr and Mrs Craddock
The detectives quickly realize that the other four guests must be the murders about whom Me Shaitana spoke; Dr. Roberts, a respected general doctor; Major Respard, a renowned adventurer and traveller; Mrs Lorrimer, a seemingly upstanding woman in her sixties; and Anne Meredith, a quiet young woman in her early twenties. Over a delicious dinner ...
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