The Sûreté is the former name of the national police in France.[1] Inspector Hanaud, a character created by A. E. W. Mason and believed to be one of the inspirations for Hercule Poirot, was a police officer with the Sûreté.
Members of the Sûreté in works by Agatha Christie[]
- Monsieur Dessin (4.50 from Paddington)
- Monsieur Fournier (Death in the Clouds)
- Monsieur Gilles (Death in the Clouds)
- Monsieur Giraud (The Murder on the Links)
- Monsieur Lemoine (The Secret of Chimneys)