Questions About The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #39)

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Megan <spoiler>1. We aren't told who her father is because that's irrelevant information, we don't meet him in the story and he has nothing to do with the a…more<spoiler>1. We aren't told who her father is because that's irrelevant information, we don't meet him in the story and he has nothing to do with the actual plot.

2. Yes. It's not "tied down" because again, it doesn't need to be. We're told Sheila's mother is Lawton's sister, and we're told Pebmarsh is Sheila's mother therefore Pebmarsh is Lawton's sister, what's to tie down? That particular relationship is also relatively irrelevant.</spoiler>(less)

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OK I read this one out of order, but I want to know... What was Colin Lamb's real last name? I had a feeling that it might have been Japp but I've kinda felt that the Japp's were childless in the other stories I've read.

Obsidian It is definitely Battle based on how Poirot describes Colin's father. …moreIt is definitely Battle based on how Poirot describes Colin's father. (less)

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