Arthur Christie

Arthur Conan Marie Christie, better known simply as Arthur Christie, is a major character in ''How to Survive High School. ''He is obsessed with detective novels and crime, and thus has taken to calling himself an "amateur detective" who can solve cases of crime throughout the school. Although he often comes off as desperate and even a little bit crazy, Arthur is in fact very perceptive and was able to solve both the mystery of Venice's Louis Antoinette necklace as well as the mystery behind Spencer's missing PLPZ gaming console. He is starting his sophomore year of high school in Book 1.

Personality
Arthur is obsessed with crime in general, but especially mystery novels and their plot twists. Although he is also fascinated by true crime stories, he says they're rarely as clever or filled with twists and turns as fictional crimes are. He considers Sherlock Holmes his hero, with Hercule Poirot a close second, and acts almost as if both of these men actually existed. Arthur is so infatuated with crime that he has been accused of trying to stir up trouble just so he can have something to solve and talk about. Despite this, he is in fact quite perceptive, and is able to flex his mind to think about odd or unusual solutions to situations that sometimes prove correct.

Arthur operates a "private detective company" that no one ever really looks into, but he has business cards, and whenever trouble arises the first thing he does is butt in and hand someone his business card.

Appearance
Arthur is tall, thin, and pale, with black hair, brown eyes, and a pointy nose. He is usually dressed in a blue button-up shirt with khaki pants and brown dress shoes. He is often seen with a notepad and pencil, although even he admits this is more for show than any actual practical purpose.

Trivia

 * Arthur's full name is a combination of two of the greatest writers in the mystery genre: Arthur Conan Doyle (where he gets his first name and first middle name from) and Agatha Marie Christie (where he gets his second middle name and surname from).
 * He also makes numerous references to the works of both of these authors
 * Arthur has helped both Venice Carlton and Spencer Zealot solve crimes, both of which were cases of theft.