Ariadne Oliver

Ariadne Oliver was a mystery writer who assisted both Hercule Poirot and Parker Pyne when solving murdermysteries.

Character
Ariadne Oliver was a very clever author who wrote works of detective fiction. She was very fond of apples and often kept the cores in her hair and other various places. She prided herself on having "feminine intuitioun, but this often led her in the wrong direction.

Books
Oliver wrote most often about a vegetarian Finn character named Sven Hjenson. He was an older man.

Appearances
Cards on the Table (1936)

Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)

Dead Man's Folly (1956)

The Pale Horse (1961) Oliver's only appearance in a Christie novel without Poirot's involvement.

Third Girl (1966)

Hallowe'en Party (1969)

Elephants Can Remember (1972)