The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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Agatha Christie

“Agatha Christie’s indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brought together generations of readers—a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape.”—Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novelsIn this official edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, which was also voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the “Best Crime Novel of all Time.”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. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose.However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . .Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of Agatha Christie’s own favorite works—a brilliant whodunit that firmly established the author’s reputation as the Queen of Mystery.

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Author

Agatha Christie

Pages

304

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2020-02-11

ISBN

0062986147 9780062986146

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"I loved it from start to finish! "

Sandy Lopez

"I will give my thoughts later. I finished this at 4 a.m.<br/><br/><br/>It's been a few days since I read this Hercule Poirot story. It takes a unique angle in the way it plays out. Unfortunately, I came across a spoiler, which made it easy for me to guess the murderer from the beginning. However, I did not expect Poirot to "let him go." Although that's not quite what happened, he kinda did. I also appreciated how Agatha Christie was able to make the murderer narrate the story. At first, I couldn't understand how they left the audience in the dark, considering these are his thoughts. He would have told us he was the killer in his narration. Then I realized that he was telling the story via his notes, which he showed to Poirot, and left out details on purpose. Overall, I gave the story four stars because of the spoiler, but I still enjoyed it."

Nemo Tracey

"It feels wrong to give this three stars but I’ll explain. I’ve read a few Poirot mysteries before but I went into this knowing nothing about it except that many consider it to be Christie’s masterpiece. Whether it’s because she set a trend that continues to today or because I was expecting the unexpected, I guessed the murderer extremely early on. So when it was revealed, I had less of an “oh my god WHAT?!” response and more of a “ha, I knew it” response, which is arguably way less fun. Therefore, my reading experience was just okay. That being said, I absolutely recommend this one if you haven’t read it. Even if you end up in my camp, it’s a fun ride and, come on, it’s Agatha after all!"

Genevieve Nierman

"Agatha Christie is someone everyone should read. Best twist in a murder mystery here"

Sean bunker

"one of the craziest twists i have ever read in a book!"

SRI KANDULA

"This is a perfect blend of drama and humor. I had an inkling of the solution, and then the final piece dropped into place so satisfyingly in the last couple chapters. "