The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Paperback Published on: 20/07/2023
Price: £9.99
Synopsis
Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever.
Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose.
But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death...
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780007527526
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
- Weight: 220g
- Languages: English
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
I'm a huge crime fan but it's always Agatha Christie who I return to again and again, and this is my favourite of all of them.Mrs Ferrars had poisoned her ... READ MORE
Amazing!!!
When you hear Agatha Christie you usually end up hearing "Oh, And Then There Were None, now that was great!" or "Oh, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a masterp... READ MORE
Genius!
It's taken me hundreds of years to read this classic but what a fun time I had with this! Oh there are NO spoilers here except to say I was applauding Agat... READ MORE
Favourite author
There are too many Agatha Christie books to review individually. Some which don't fit the following author review will be done as individual reviews but m... READ MORE
"An Ingenious Classic: The Masterful Mystery of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'"
"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie is a quintessential murder mystery novel, encapsulating all the elements that define the genre. The story ... READ MORE
My first Agatha Christie
Thoroughly enjoyable almost 100 years after it was written. Jaw dropping conclusion
The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie is despite its age, still a very clever murder mystery written by the Queen of murder mysteries. Two people ... READ MORE
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Definitely one of Agatha Christie’s Best
The 4th in the Hercule Poirot Series and one of the best of Agatha Christie’s mysteries. This time Poirot is ‘retired’ and living incognito in the peacefu... READ MORE
Breathtaking
It is safe to say I did not guess the plot twist! It left me dumbfounded and coming back for more compulsive, suspenseful reads from Christie. I love the u... READ MORE
Another Edition of this Wonderful Book.
The peaceful English village of King's Abbot is stunned. The widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of Veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroyd - t... READ MORE
The novel that set a new type of murder mystery novels
There is no denying this is Agatha Christie’s best book. I can’t say why without giving the twist away.
What I can say is this is a book you need to read.... READ MORE