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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) (original 1926; edition 2006)

by Agatha Christie

Series: Hercule Poirot (3)

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Hercule Poirot thought that retiring to a small village to do some gardening would bring his detective career to a halt. But when Roger Ackroyd's body is found in his study with a knife stabbed into him, Poirot takes on the case. Ackroyd, whose wealthy fiancee had just recently committed suicide, is hosting a dinner party for a swathe of guests one night when a friend comes to him in confidence and reveals that someone had been blackmailing his late fiancee. That is the last time anyone saw Mr. Ackroyd alive. Join one of Agatha Christie's most notable characters in this entertaining and surprising murder mystery.… (more)
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Title:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)
Authors:Agatha Christie
Info:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (2006), Edition: hardcover, Hardcover, 288 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:murder, 19th Century Britain

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (1926)

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Great fun. Also reminded me (like other Agatha Christie novels) of what we lose when we choose not to read things because the language of the day might offend now. ( )
  bookem | Mar 27, 2024 |
Mysteries aren't my usual read. Something told me to buy an Agatha Christie novel though since I'd never read one. I looked up the top books and chose this one off the list. I was not disappointed. I obviously don't want to give anything away, but it was such a fun ride to go on and I quite like Poirot. I'm familiar with the character, but haven't read any of the novels until now. It won't be my last. ( )
  teejayhanton | Mar 22, 2024 |
I certainly didn't see this coming. What a twist although in hindsight, Agatha Christie provided enough clues for you to be as masterful a detective as Poirot. The only thing that slightly mars the ending is that while the motive for the murder is clear, the motive for the blackmail is less so. Why would the murderer blackmail Mrs Ferrars? ( )
  siok | Feb 25, 2024 |
Even though I had read a spoiler for the ending, I was still surprised. Agatha Christie at her best. ( )
  Lirmac | Feb 16, 2024 |
Alright, past self. I know you were forced to read this in a college English class, but seriously, what? You're saying it was just ok??

Current me is shaking her head in shame. And thinking, I should probably re-read this, as my memory of it was that it was pretty damn good. Entertaining, and dramatic, and an ending I didn't expect, with a quirkily developed cast. Why didn't I think so the first time? Odd. ( )
  Jenniferforjoy | Jan 29, 2024 |
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"El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd" es una novela clásica de misterio escrita por Agatha Christie, publicada por primera vez en 1926. La historia es narrada por el Dr. James Sheppard, un médico del pequeño pueblo inglés de King's Abbot. La narración comienza con el aparente suicidio de la rica viuda Sra. Ferrars, que estaba prometida en matrimonio con Roger Ackroyd, un rico industrial.

La trama da un giro dramático cuando el propio Roger Ackroyd aparece asesinado en su estudio. Hércules Poirot, el famoso detective belga, se aloja en el pueblo y el Dr. Sheppard le pide que investigue el caso. Los métodos únicos de Poirot y su aguda capacidad de observación entran en juego a medida que examina las pistas e interroga a los sospechosos.

A medida que Poirot profundiza en el misterio, descubre una red de secretos, mentiras y relaciones ocultas entre los habitantes de King's Abbot. La novela es especialmente famosa por su sorprendente giro final, que desafía las convenciones de la novela policíaca de su época.

Sin revelar demasiado para evitar spoilers, cabe señalar que "El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd" se cita a menudo como una de las obras más ingeniosas e influyentes de Agatha Christie. La estructura narrativa y la identidad del asesino contribuyen a la reputación de la novela como un clásico del género de whodunits y un ejemplo destacado de la maestría de Christie en el arte de escribir novelas de misterio.
 

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To Punkie, who likes an orthodox detective story, murder, inquest, and suspicion falling on everyone in turn!
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Mrs Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September—a Thursday.
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Hercule Poirot thought that retiring to a small village to do some gardening would bring his detective career to a halt. But when Roger Ackroyd's body is found in his study with a knife stabbed into him, Poirot takes on the case. Ackroyd, whose wealthy fiancee had just recently committed suicide, is hosting a dinner party for a swathe of guests one night when a friend comes to him in confidence and reveals that someone had been blackmailing his late fiancee. That is the last time anyone saw Mr. Ackroyd alive. Join one of Agatha Christie's most notable characters in this entertaining and surprising murder mystery.

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Belgian Inspector Hercule Poirot has retired to the countryside in the small English village of King's Abbot. Dr. Sheppard, observing his new neighbor, is sure that he must be a former hairdresser. But the brutal murder of a local squire reveals the truth: the peculiar little man is actually a detective par excellence. The Murder of the wealthy industrialist Roger Ackroyd begins the night before with the suicide of Mrs. Ferrars, a wealthy widow. Her death is believed to be an accident, until Roger Ackroyd is stabbed to death in his locked study. There are rumors she poisoned her first husband, rumors that she was being blackmailed, rumors that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd, a man who knew too much, but no one is sure.

There's no shortage of suspects, all the members of the household stand to gain from his death, from Roger's neurotic sister-in-law who has accumulated personal debts, to a parlormaid with an uncertain history who resigned her post the afternoon of the murder. But the police focus on Ralph Paton, Ackroyd's stepson and heir, and the person with the most to gain from Roger's death. When sleuth Hercule Poirot, who is living quietly in King's Abbot, agrees to investigate, the case takes a completely different turn. Poirot exonerates all of the original suspects, and lays out a completely reasoned case that the clever and devious murderer is someone who had not come under suspicion at all - someone whose motive has nothing to do with money.
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Murder most cunning
All matter of perspective
Little gray cells win
(hardboiled)
Retirement doesn't
have to be dull, Poirot finds.
Exercise the mind!
(passion4reading)
Suicide, blackmail,
murder – Hercule Poirot solves
a puzzling case.
(passion4reading)
Stabbed with a knife,

many suspects to question.

M. Poirot solves it.

(DarrylLundy)

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