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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

byAgatha Christie

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy classic detective stories with intricate plots and character development.

Topics Murder investigationUnreliable narratorWealthy industrialistSmall english villageSuspectsSecretsBlackmailLocked room mysteryUnexpected twistDetective par excellenceMurderInvestigation
MoodSuspenseful
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
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...

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2013

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780007527526

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