Ariadne Oliver
Ariadne Oliver is a character in the novels of
Agatha Christie. Mrs Oliver is a mystery novelist and a friend of
Hercule Poirot. She frequently laments that her detective is a
vegetarian Finn and the difficulties that creates, since she knows nothing of
Finland. It has been speculated that Agatha Christie poured out her frustrations with Hercule Poirot through the character of Mrs Oliver.
She appears in the novels: