In the novel Death in the Clouds, James Richards is the name of the person who, in the course of the story met married Anne Morisot who had been introduced to the police at first as Mrs Richards. His first name is only revealed near the end when Japp arrests him. As it transpired, he had gone through most of the story under a different name. Poirot gave credit to Japp for matching the identities. It appeared that James Richards was also wanted by the Canadian police for the possible murder of a Canadian girl.