Japp

Inspector James Japp has known Hercule Poirot since 1904, when Poirot was still a member of the Belgian police.  Back then, Japp and Poirot worked together in the Abercrombie forgery case and the Baron Altara case, although these cases were only alluded to and not recorded. James Japp is described as a 'little, sharp, dark, ferret-faced man.'

Although their methods are quite different, Japp and Poirot always shared respect for each other professionally. Japp always tended to jump to conclusions and accepted any clue too readily. Once, Japp wagered a bet to Poirot that he couldn't solve a crime while staying at home. The Scotland Yard detective lost.

Inspector Japp has appeared in:

Novels

• The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
• The Big Four (1927)
• Peril at End House (1932)
• Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
• Death in the Clouds (1935)
• The ABC Murders (1936)
• One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)

Short Stories

• Poirot Investigates (1924)
  • The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
  • The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
  • The Kidnapped Prime Minister
  • The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
  • The Veiled Lady
• Murder in the Mews (1937)
  • Murder in the Mews
• The Labours of Hercules (1947)
  • The Girdle of Hippolita
  • The Flock of Geryon
  • The Capture of Cerberus
• 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

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