26 walks of life are brought together when
travelling and Poirot comments, Then, perhaps, all these here are linked together – by death (25). Poirot’s sharp instincts can sense a crime before it has even occurred. An event like these are followed by Christie setting the scene a little further and the crime occurring. This is when Poirot’s personalized criminal procedure begins. There are fundamental steps that Poirot follows in each case he undertakes. In an essay entitled “Hercule Poirot and Criminal Psychology Crime and Detection in Selected Novels of Agatha Christie by Esmaeil Najar and Fatemeh Salehi Vaziri. They write, The truth is that detectives devote the majority of their time and energy to psychological profiling, filling in the blank spaces of the puzzle of evidences and communicating with suspects and people who are overall involved in the case (174). This is exactly how Poirot approached solving a crime. He can be seen first looking into the psychological
state of the criminal, profiling the person so he knows who he is looking for. Poirot also carefully analyzes every piece of evidence, so he can spot the gaps. He is quick to realize that not everything is as cut and dried as it seems. Finally, Poirot has superior oral skills at eliciting information. He is able to obtain the information he seeks by tailoring his tone and messages to the person he is speaking to. He goes into conversation knowing what he is searching for, which makes him extremely effective. It is through these three elements that Hercule Poirot achieves detective supremacy.
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