Fleetwood Character Analysis

Fleetwood is an engineer on the Karnak who attempted to marry one of Linnet’s old chambermaids, despite the fact that he was already married to an Egyptian woman. Linnet intervened to stop the marriage, angering Fleetwood. When Fleetwood speaks directly with Poirot and Race, he insists the situation was more complicated, though he admits that he did hate Linnet. Despite a strong motive, however, Fleetwood never becomes a serious candidate to be the murderer. His presence does, however, show that Linnet was not as beloved by everyone as she first appeared—she had many enemies, some of which she didn’t even realize she made through her efforts to “help” people who never asked for that help.