What are some examples of red herrings in Agatha Christie?

Answer 1

Some examples of red herrings in her works are: *SPOILER ALERT* The people wearing the red kimono and the conductor uniform in "Murder on the Orient Express" Justice Wargrave's death in "And Then There Were None" Christine Redfern's claim that Arlena Marshall was being blackmailed in "Evil Under the Sun" And these are just a few, for she uses this technique a lot!

Answer 2

Notable examples of red herrings (intriguing but ultimately fruitless leads) occur in the Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Those included by Conan Doyle are designed to prevent the reader from prematurely assuming the revelations by Holmes.

The "red herrings" that the character Holmes encounters are usually dismissed, although his colleague Dr. Watson is sometimes distracted.

In the famous case, "The Hound of the Baskervilles," the concept of the unearthly canine is a red herring, to divert the authorities from the actual reason for the deliberate murders.

Answer 3

In Agatha Christie's novels, red herrings often take the form of misleading clues or suspicious characters that divert the reader's attention from the true culprit. An example is the character of Leonard Vole in "Witness for the Prosecution," who initially appears guilty but is later revealed to be innocent. Another example is the multiple characters with motives in "Murder on the Orient Express" that create confusion and misdirection for the detective and readers.