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Got too much repetitive for me to keep drilling others with the same questions. I thought as I was reading about a clue that might've been given away when the doctor is around the table and states someone at this table is the killer. Not sure if that was a clue the author left in the book for us to find. I've watched other British crime shows and they are not quite interrogating as this one. Didn't really care for this book nor the author. First tiem ever reading her. logically, i know flora and major blunt are minor characters and that agatha is deceased, but that does not stop me from wanting an entire spin-off novel of their romance Village rumour hints that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband, but no one is sure. Then there's another victim in a chain of death. Unfortunately for the killer, master sleuth Hercule Poirot takes over the investigation. Sent to me as a twitter prize by the lovely people at Harper Collins to mark a republish (different cover to one shown, but I cant find the latest image). This is number 4 in the Hercule Poirot series, and it finds him retired in the countryside and keeping a low profile - so low, he doesnt appear for the first few chapters. The story is narrated by the local doctor and starts with the apparent suicide of Mrs Ferrars believed to have poisoned her husband the year before. Then Mr Ackroyd is found murdered in his study just a few days later. There are plenty of suspects - everyone is hiding a secret from Poirot and it takes him some time to work out just who did it. If you've ever watched the TV adaptations, or read this before, the killer of Ackroyd is well known. However it's Christie's presentation of the narrative (as written in chapters by the doctor who has an eye on writing a book in the future a la John Watson about Sherlock Holmes) that keeps it all going. One advantage of Poirot books is that they are rarely (I dont think *ever*) written from the perspective of Poirot himself, and therefore we are safe in the knowledge that we are given the same information as Poirot, and it's just that everyone has their own interpretation on the information. So: lovely edition of a book I havent read for a long time, and enjoyable to see how it completes, even if you do think you know who did it! I don’t mind re-reading books but this is one of the few mysteries that’s even better when you read it for a second time. The clues are all there for you! Knowing who did it and then reading it again, I could appreciate how well-written this book is. Belongs to SeriesHercule Poirot (4) Belongs to Publisher SeriesCollins Crime Club (White Circle No. 19) El País. 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A widow's sudden suicide sparks rumors that she murdered her first husband, was being blackmailed, and was carrying on a secrey affair with the wealthy Roger Ackroyd. The following evening, Ackroyd is murdered in his locked study, but not before receiving a letter identifying the widow's blackmailer. Kings Abbot is crawling with suspects and it's up to famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to solve the case. No library descriptions found.
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