"Death in the Clouds Death in the Clouds is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on 10 March 1935 under the title of Death in the Air and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in the July of the same year under Christie's original title. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and Chief Inspector Japp. Hercule Poirot travels back to England on the midday flight from Paris"
"appears in many of the stories trying to solve cases that Poirot is working on. Japp is outgoing, loud and sometimes inconsiderate by nature and his relationship with the refined Belgian is one of the stranger aspects of Poirot's world. He first met Poirot in Belgium in 1904, during the Abercrombie Forgery. Later that year they joined forces again to hunt down a criminal known as Baron Altara. They also meet in England where Poirot often helps Japp and lets him take credit in return for special favours. These favours usually entail Poirot being supplied with other interesting cases. In"
"Philip Jackson (actor) Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series ""Robin of Sherwood"". Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's ""Waiting for Godot"" at the Queen's Theatre in the West End"
"Philip Jackson (actor) Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series ""Robin of Sherwood"". Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's ""Waiting for Godot"" at the Queen's Theatre in the West End"
"Chief Inspector Japp. The stories were all first published in periodicals between 1939 and 1947. In the Foreword to the volume, Poirot declares that he will carefully choose the cases to conform to the mythological sequence of the Twelve Labours of Hercules. In some cases (such as ""The Nemean Lion"") the connection is a highly tenuous one, while in others the choice of case is more or less forced upon Poirot by circumstances. By the end, ""The Capture of Cerberus"" has events that correspond with the twelfth labour with almost self-satirical convenience. Hercule Poirot is enjoying a social visit by"
"Hap and Leonard Hap and Leonard are two fictional amateur investigators and adventurers portrayed by American author Joe R. Lansdale. They are the main characters in a series of ten novels, three novellas, and three collections of stories and excerpts. They are two very different men and the best of friends, and now work together as private investigators for Hap's girlfriend Brett Sawyer. Together they always wind up in a lot of trouble with various criminal types in the fictional town of LaBorde, in East Texas and often find themselves attempting to solve various unpleasant and brutal crimes. Both men"
"Hastings, Japp, and Miss Lemon (who was added to the proceedings despite not appearing in the novel) after an approximately ten-year absence from the show itself. The episode explains their absence by implying that Hastings has been living on his Argentinian ranch, and Miss Lemon enjoying a quiet life on her own after leaving Poirot's employ. Japp has been promoted to Assistant Commissioner of the Met, and in the episode he assumes the role of Poirot's sidekick, whereas it was Hastings who filled the position in the novel. The guest cast includes Nick Day as Ingles, James Carroll Jordan as"
"""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", Japp was portrayed by Philip Jackson. In the film, ""Thirteen at Dinner"" (1985), adapted from ""Lord Edgware Dies"", the role of Japp was taken by the actor David Suchet, who would later star as Poirot in the ITV adaptations. The Poirot books take readers through the whole of his life in England, from the first book (""The Mysterious Affair at Styles""), where he is a refugee staying at Styles, to the last Poirot book (""Curtain""), where he visits Styles before his death. In between, Poirot solves cases outside England as well, including his most famous case, ""Murder"
"pushed up to 2017. Lansdale is also busy on other Hap and Leonard projects that will be announced at a later date. Hap and Leonard Hap and Leonard are two fictional amateur investigators and adventurers portrayed by American author Joe R. Lansdale. They are the main characters in a series of ten novels, three novellas, and three collections of stories and excerpts. They are two very different men and the best of friends, and now work together as private investigators for Hap's girlfriend Brett Sawyer. Together they always wind up in a lot of trouble with various criminal types in"
"Inspector with the Reading, Berkshire ""Nursery Crimes Division"", with his assistant Sergeant Mary Mary (another nursery rhyme character). Spratt and Mary were originally introduced into the alternate Fforde universe in the Thursday Next novel ""The Well of Lost Plots"" (2003) before taking over their own ""Nursery Crimes"" series: Jack Spratt (fictional detective) Jack Spratt is the protagonist in a series of alternate history science fiction fantasy novels by Jasper Fforde. He was named after the character from the English nursery rhyme. As revealed in ""The Big Over Easy"", for example, he hates eating fat, and was once married to a"
"was renamed 'Dew Cottage' in his honour, in 2005. Dew is the inspiration for the central figure in Peter Lovesey's novel ""The False Inspector Dew"" (1982), , which won the Gold Dagger Award for crime fiction. Dew also appears in several of M. J. Trow's humorous Inspector Lestrade novels, which depict him as dedicated but somewhat bumbling. ""Lestrade and the Leviathan"" (1987) includes a fictionalized version of the Crippen case. Walter Dew appears as a main character in """", a thriller by French writer Michel Moatti, published in 2014. Walter Dew Detective Chief Inspector Walter Dew (17 April 1863 –"
"Detective Chimp Detective Chimp (alias Bobo T. Chimpanzee) is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by DC Comics. A common chimpanzee who wears a deerstalker hat (à la Sherlock Holmes), Detective Chimp has human-level intelligence and solves crimes, often with the help of the Bureau of Amplified Animals, a group of intelligent animals that also includes Rex the Wonder Dog. He was originally created in the final years of the Golden Age of Comic Books, during the interregnum between the former and the Silver Age of Comic Books. After his initial appearance in ""Adventures of Rex the"
"his usual brilliance, till the end."" Robert Barnard: ""Exceptionally lively specimen, with wider than usual class and type-range of suspects. Scrupulously fair, with each clue presented openly and discussed. Note Clancy the crime writer, and the superiority of French police to British (no signs of insularity here)."" The novel was adapted as an episode for the series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", in 1992. It starred David Suchet as Hercule Poirot, and Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector James Japp. Although the adaptation remained largely faithful to most of the novel's plot, it featured a number of changes: The novel was adapted for"
"In addition to Miss Marple, there are two semi-regular characters in the series. The first is Inspector (later Superintendent) Slack, played by David Horovitch; the second is Constable (later Sergeant) Lake, played by Ian Brimble. Slack and Lake appear in five episodes: ""The Body in the Library"", ""The Murder at the Vicarage"", ""4.50 From Paddington"", ""They Do It with Mirrors"" and ""The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side"". They are the official detectives and both (particularly Slack) originally dislike and are exasperated by Miss Marple, her interference and her methods, but they eventually come to respect (and indeed, in the"
"Suchet in the role of Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp and Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon. Fifteen stories were directly adapted, while one story was merged into another episode, and two stories were reworked by the author, with new titles, which were then adapted for television in the series. Fifteen adaptations (in order of transmission) were: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Five There were small differences in the television adaptation of ""The Chocolate Box"" from the short story. Captain Hastings is not involved. Poirot and Chief Inspector Japp visit Belgium for Japp to receive"
"Man. In the DC Animated Universe continuity, Detective Chimp is portrayed as a citizen of Gorilla City, but does not actually appear until the end of the story, as he had been impersonated by Gorilla Grodd for much of the issue. Detective Chimp Detective Chimp (alias Bobo T. Chimpanzee) is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by DC Comics. A common chimpanzee who wears a deerstalker hat (à la Sherlock Holmes), Detective Chimp has human-level intelligence and solves crimes, often with the help of the Bureau of Amplified Animals, a group of intelligent animals that also includes"
"in American detective stories, and I enjoy reading about the problems of a rural county sheriff ... and I bless John Holbrook Vance for the best job of satisfying these tastes with his wonderful tales of Sheriff Joe Bain ..."". Vance has also written mysteries set in his science fiction universes. An early 1950s short story series features Magnus Ridolph, an interstellar adventurer and amateur detective who is elderly and not prone to knocking anyone down, and whose exploits appear to have been inspired, in part, by those of Jack London's South Seas adventurer, Captain David Grief. The ""Galactic Effectuator"""
"by Pauline Moran) appear in all the televised stories except for ""Triangle at Rhodes"", even though they make no appearance in the published versions. As well as appearing in ""Murder in the Mews"", the televised versions of ""The Incredible Theft"" and ""Dead Man's Mirror"" also feature Philip Jackson as Inspector Japp. This was broadcast on 15 January 1989 as the second episode of the season one. Adaptor: Clive Exton Director: Edward Bennett Cast: ""Gabrielle Blunt"" as Mrs Pierce ""Christopher Brown"" as a golfer ""Bob Bryan"" as a barman ""Barrie Cookson"" as Dr Brett ""John Cording"" as Inspector Jameson ""Nicholas Delve"""
"""D.J."" Jones, Payne’s former second-in-command with the MANIACs. Best friends with Payne, he operates a detective agency out of the Payne Industries building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jones was introduced in ""The Plantation"" and has appeared in every entry of the series thus far. Nick Dial, director of the homicide division of Interpol. Dial was introduced in ""Sign of the Cross"" and made a brief appearance in ""Sword of God"". His character was featured in Kuzneski’s thriller, ""The Lost Throne"". His character played a large role in Kuzneski's eighth entry in the series, ""The Einstein Pursuit"". Petr Ulster, historian and curator"
"1955, German television aired ""Murder on the Orient Express"". All of the stories contained in ""Poirot Investigates"" have been adapted as episodes in the ITV television series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" with David Suchet in the role of Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp and Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon. As is the custom with these adaptations, they differ somewhat from their originals. (In the Disappearance of Mr Davenheim, Hastings plays a large role, and, in a complete change from the book, Poirot gets a parrot (leading to one of the famous exchanges: Delivery boy: ""I've a parrot"
"hired Dipper after he caught Dipper stealing his watch. Other characters in the series include Dr. Duncan MacGregor, a gruff Scottish-born physician who assists Kestrel in some of his cases; Dipper's sister Sally Stokes, a saucy street prostitute who helps Kestrel and Dipper solve the mysterious death of a ""fallen woman"" in ""A Broken Vessel"" and becomes Kestrel's lover; and Philippa Fontclair, a charming young girl whom Kestrel meets in ""Cut to the Quick"" and corresponds with in later novels. The novels are heavily influenced by other fictional British detectives, such as Lord Peter Wimsey and Sherlock Holmes. Kate Ross"
"as Inspector Japp, just before Suchet began to play Poirot. David Suchet considers his performance as Japp to be ""possibly the worst performance of [his] career"". In 2017, Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in a 2017 film adaptation of ""Murder on the Orient Express"". Branagh has been confirmed to return for a new film version of ""Death on the Nile"", set for a 2019 release. David Suchet starred as Poirot in the ITV series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" from 1989 until June 2013, when he announced that he was bidding farewell to the role. ""No one could've guessed then that the"
"(though there's no official record of Chang being one of the investigating officers). ""Usagi Yojimbo"", a comic book series by Stan Sakai that is set in 17th century Japan and features a cast of anthropomorphic characters, includes occasional appearances of a character named Inspector Ishida who is partially based on Chang Apana. As Max Allan Collins points out in the introduction to ""Usagi Yojimbo"" Book 13: Grey Shadows, Inspector Ishida is, like the real Chang Apana, a more hardboiled character than the mild-mannered Charlie Chan. In a 2011 comic story written by Mike Curtis and illustrated by Joe Staton for"
"Inspector Morse Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse GM is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series ""Inspector Morse"" (1987–2000), in which John Thaw played the character, as well as the 2012 prequel series ""Endeavour"", portrayed by Shaun Evans. The older Morse is a senior CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officer with the Thames Valley Police force in Oxford, England, and in the prequel Morse is a young graduate Detective Constable rising through the ranks with the Oxford City Police. Morse presents, to some, a"
"help Thursday. The world of fiction has its own police force - Jurisfiction - to ensure that plots in books continue to run smoothly with each reading. Thursday ends up hiding in a book, and working for Jurisfiction. The book ""Caversham Heights"" is a detective novel featuring Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his sergeant, Mary Mary, (listed as Mary Jones in WOLP) who swaps with Thursday. Spratt and Mary get their own Fforde series, The Nursery Crime Division books, and appear in ""The Big Over Easy"" and ""The Fourth Bear"" featuring crimes against characters in classic children's literature. Thursday is"
"in on the sale, revealing the judge Point had killed was Wally Squad chief Folger and he was under arrest for treason. Point barely escaped, abandoned Larf to Black Ops, and tried to flee offworld. He eventually discovered that the whole thing had been set up as part of a secret investigation into Black Ops, in which he himself had been a pawn, and he rejoined Justice Department. Characters who have appeared in the series include: Jack Point appears in the following stories: Jack Point Jack Point, also called ""the Simping Detective"", is a character in the British comic anthology"
"Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is extremely popular in Japan, and was an inspiration for the Japanese anime and manga, ""Case Closed"" (""Detective Conan"" in Japan), where the main character, Jimmy Kudo (Shin'ichi Kudo), takes his pseudonym, Conan Edogawa, from two detective fiction authors, Edogawa Rampo and Arthur Conan Doyle. Incidentally Edogawa Rampo took his name from Edgar Allan Poe, the American writer known as the 'Father' of detective fiction. The Other Guys has released in 2016 an app called ""Sherlock Holmes: Lost Detective"". Divided into two seasons, the main character is a young Scotland Yard agent; in this game there is"
"that it has almost as many detectives as it has suspects. Although Jane Marple is the most famous character in the novel, and the person who ultimately solves the mystery, she does not fully enter the action until the half-way point of the novel. Even then she is not always the driving force of the investigation. The police are represented by Colonel Melchett and Inspector Slack of the Radfordshire force, and Superintendent Harper of Glenshire. In addition, a second ""amateur detective"", the retired head of Scotland Yard, Sir Henry Clithering, gets involved at the request of Conway Jefferson. Melchett, Harper,"
"John Sinclair (German fiction) John Sinclair is the name as well as the protagonist of a popular German horror detective fiction series (of the pulp fiction or penny dreadful variety). Sinclair, a Scotland Yard chief inspector, battles all kinds of undead and demonic creatures. The series appears weekly and has been running since 1973. The full title is ""Geisterjäger John Sinclair"", ghosthunter John Sinclair. While falling into the category of 'pulp fiction', the ongoing series is yet remarkable for the relatively wide range of its vocabulary and the inventiveness of its plots. Almost all John Sinclair stories in the series"
"he had had with Holm.) Holm's final appearance as a character was in the short stories ""Iris,"" ""Lida,"" and ""Luella,"" contained within the 1948 collection ""Saint Errant;"" the next direct reference to her does not appear in print until the 1983 novel ""Salvage for the Saint."" Another recurring character, Scotland Yard Inspector Claud Eustace Teal, could be found attempting to put The Saint behind bars, although in some books they work in partnership. In ""The Saint in New York,"" Teal's American counterpart, NYPD Inspector John Henry Fernack, was introduced, and he would become, like Teal, an Inspector Lestrade-like foil and"
"is that he looks so honest that no one ever attempts to bribe him"" and that he has a ""shrewd ability to see around corners, which came from his father, who was a poacher."" And he has, of course, ""a rigid sense of right and wrong."" Inspector Hazlerigg Inspector Hazlerigg is a police detective created by the British mystery writer Michael Gilbert who appears in six novels published between 1947 and 1958, as well as in 20 short stories. Although he plays a key role in each of the novels, he is far from being the main character in all"
"Detective Sergeant (subsequently Detective Inspector) Annie Cabbot makes her first appearance as a member of Banks' team. Subsequent novels have a sub-plot about the on-off romance between Banks and Cabbot. A colleague of Banks from his time in London, Detective Superintendent (later Chief Superintendent) Richard ""Dirty Dick"" Burgess, is another perennial character who appears in many of the novels. Initially hostile to Banks when they first met, they become good friends over time and have established a natural (if still slightly edgy) rapport by the early 21st century. A detective inspector during his London period and a detective chief inspector"
"episode ""Funhouse Mirrors"", when Tyrone Johnson touches an individual by the name of Kev and looks into his fears, he sees a tall black cloaked figure with a white mask. Series showrunner Joe Pokaski has stated his intention for this to be Mister Jip, should the series be renewed for a second season. Mister Jip Mister Jip is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an evil sorcerer, possessing a grotesque appearance and various mystical powers. Mister Jip has almost exclusively appeared as a villain to Cloak and Dagger, first in ""Strange Tales"""