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'''Countess Vera Rossakoff''' is a Russian jewel thief. [[Hercule Poirot]] becomes somewhat smitten by her.
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'''Countess Vera Rossakoff''' (Russian: '''Bера Русакова'''<ref>https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ранние_дела_Пуаро</ref>) is a Russian jewel thief. [[Hercule Poirot]] becomes somewhat smitten by her.
   
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In the novel ''One, Two, Buckle My Shoes'', Poirot thinks of her, and wonders what woman could "hold a candle" to her. He describes her as "an aristocrat to her fingertips", a "most accommplished thief", and one of "those natural geniuses".
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*[[The Double Clue]]
 
*[[The Big Four]]
 
*[[The Big Four]]
 
*[[The Capture of Cerberus]]
 
*[[The Capture of Cerberus]]
*[[The Double Clue]]
 
 
*[[One, Two, Buckle My Shoe]] (mentioned)
 
*[[One, Two, Buckle My Shoe]] (mentioned)
 
*[[Hickory Dickory Dock]] (mentioned)
 
*[[Hickory Dickory Dock]] (mentioned)
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==Appearances in Adaptations==
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*[[Murder on the Orient Express (2001 film)]] - here she runs a bar in Istanbul (reminiscent of ''The Capture of Cerberus''). A murder takes place in her bar and she asks Poirot to come and solve it. She suggests marriage, which Poirot rejects. Subsequently, at the end of the show, she joins Poirot on the train at Belgrade and they finish their journey together.
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 11 January 2022

Countess Vera Rossakoff (Russian: Bера Русакова[1]) is a Russian jewel thief. Hercule Poirot becomes somewhat smitten by her.

In the novel One, Two, Buckle My Shoes, Poirot thinks of her, and wonders what woman could "hold a candle" to her. He describes her as "an aristocrat to her fingertips", a "most accommplished thief", and one of "those natural geniuses".

Appearances

Appearances in Adaptations

  • Murder on the Orient Express (2001 film) - here she runs a bar in Istanbul (reminiscent of The Capture of Cerberus). A murder takes place in her bar and she asks Poirot to come and solve it. She suggests marriage, which Poirot rejects. Subsequently, at the end of the show, she joins Poirot on the train at Belgrade and they finish their journey together.

References