Hastings
Captain Arthur Hastings is Poirot's long-time friend and narrator of a few of Poirot's cases. He appears in 26 short stories, but in only eight novels. He first appears in 1916, recovering from wounds in WWI. There, he again meets Poirot (they were known to each other before) at Styles Court and helps Poirot solve a murder. They also rented an apartment together while solving crimes. Hastings serves as narrator in all of the cases in which he appears.
Hastings married a sweet young woman named Dulcie Duveen and they both moved to Argentina. Through the years, however, Hastings has returned to London to visit his friend Poirot. Hastings also has 4 children, one of which is Judith, a research scientist living in England. It is not known how many years younger he was than Poirot, but he was old enough to be losing hair in his exploits during the 1930's.
Captain Hastings has appeared in:
Novels
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
- Murder on the Links (1923)
- The Big Four (1927)
- Peril at End House (1932)
- Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
- The ABC Murders (1936)
- Dumb Witness (1937)
- Curtain (1975)
Short Stories
- Poirot Investigates (1924)
- The Adventure of the 'Western Star'
- The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
- The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
- The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
- The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
- The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
- The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
- The Kidnapped Prime Minister
- The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
- The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
- The Case of the Missing Will
- The Veiled Lady
- The Lost Mine
- The Chocolate Box
- The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (1939)
- The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (1950)
- The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly, from the 1920's
- The Under Dog and Other Stories (1951), stories are from 1923-1926
- The Plymouth Express
- The Affair at the Victory Ball
- The Market Basing Mystery
- The Lemesurier Inheritance
- The Cornish Mystery
- The King of Clubs
- The Submarine Plans
- The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
- Double Sin and Other Stories (1961), stories are from the 1920's
- Double Sin
- The Double Clue