Rudi Scherz

In the novel A Murder is Announced, Rudi Scherz was a young, fair-haired Swiss man, who worked as a receptionist at the Royal Spa Hotel, in Medenham Wells. He put an advertisement in the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette, about a murder taking place at Little Paddocks.

At 6.30 p.m. on October 29th, he appeared in the doorway of the drawing room at Little Paddocks. He ordered everyone to, "Stick 'em up!", and shone a flashlight around the room. He ended up being shot.

He had known Letitia and Charlotte Blacklock in Switzerland, when he worked as an orderly at a clinic in Berne. He also worked as a waiter at a small winter sports place, and at a department store in Zürich, before coming to England.

Portrayals
In the BBC 1985 adaptation of the novel which formed part of the Miss Marple series, Scherz is played by Tim Charrington.

In the ITV 2005 adaptation of the novel, Scherz is played by Christian Rubeck, who was credited as Christian Pedersen.

In Murder Party, the TV film adaptation of the novel by France Télévisions, the parallel character is Kurt Wengen.