The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

A Hercule Poirot Mystery Hercule Poirot

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eBook, 304 pages

English language

Published May 10, 2011 by Harper.

ISBN:
9780061763403

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4 stars (3 reviews)

Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Rojer Ackroyd.

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. source: www.harpercollins.com/9780061763403/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd/

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reviewed The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Very good!

5 stars

I'll be honest, I was enjoying the first two Poirot novels, but the third book of shorts was less engaging for me, and I considered reading something else instead of this, but boy am I glad I didn't!

In 2013 this book was voted as the best crime novel ever, and I can understand why.

Admittedly, I don't have an abundance of mystery genre experience, but I thought that even though this book is so old, it still felt fresh once I finished it. Definitely would recommend!

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