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William Carmichael is one of the senior lawyers at Linnet’s English law firm. After he receives a letter from Linnet revealing that she and her new husband Simon Doyle ran into Andrew Pennington during their honeymoon in Egypt, Carmichael decides it can’t be a coincidence and sends his nephew Fanthorp down to investigate immediately. Fanthorp claims to Poirot that he and his uncle were just trying to protect Linnet from Pennington’s crooked business dealings—there may be truth to this, but it’s also clear that Carmichael and Fanthorp have their own stake in Linnet’s affairs.
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William Carmichael Character Timeline in Death on the Nile
The timeline below shows where the character William Carmichael appears in Death on the Nile. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter One
XI. William Carmichael, an older man and a senior partner at the law firm Carmichael, Grant & Carmichael,...
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Carmichael tells Fanthorp he’s already heard all that he needs to hear from the letter. Fanthorp...
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Chapter Twenty-Six
Fanthorp tells Poirot that his uncle Carmichael was Linnet’s lawyer and that, for various reasons, Carmichael suspected Pennington of being a crook....
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