Allusions

Allusions

 * Dachshunds ** are mentioned by Mrs. Swettenham repeatedly in section two of chapter one. They are long, narrow, with a German name. A symbol of Germany, Dachshunds were hated during WWI and WWII.

**Ahasuerus,** referenced in section five of chapter one, is a character in the Book of Esther, the third section of the Jewish bible. Also a name for the Persian king Xerxes. **Artaxerxes** II was also a persian king, suspected to be the same person as Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. **Artaxerxes III** was another Persian king with no mention in the Book of Esther


 * Tiglath Pileser**, the name of Miss Marple's cat, probably refers to Tiglash Pilesar III, an Assyrian King famous for his military conquests.

**Mr. X**, a name Craddock uses to refer to the perpetrator, is commonly used to represent someone who's name is unknown.