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2022 Reprint of the 1926 Edition. A murder in a small English village leads Hercule Poirot into a strange mystery involving a determined, curious spinster, the local doctor, and a wide range of suspects with possible motives and mysterious relationships. Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend, Roger Ackroyd, to pursue a project to perfect vegetable marrows. Soon after, Ackroyd is murdered, and Poirot must come out of retirement to solve the case. The novel was well-received from its first publication in 1926. In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. It is one of Christie's best-known book, its innovative ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie
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- Released
- 2022
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Agatha Christie
- Publisher
- Martino Fine Books
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 213
- ISBN10
- 1684226562
- ISBN13
- 9781684226566
- Series
- Hercule Poirot
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Murders, 20th century, Detective Fiction, England, English Literature, Crimes, Agatha Christie, English Countryside, Hercule Poirot, Golden Age of English Detective Fiction (1920–1939)
- First published
- 1926
- Original title
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Rating
- 4.6 out of 5
- Description
- 2022 Reprint of the 1926 Edition. A murder in a small English village leads Hercule Poirot into a strange mystery involving a determined, curious spinster, the local doctor, and a wide range of suspects with possible motives and mysterious relationships. Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend, Roger Ackroyd, to pursue a project to perfect vegetable marrows. Soon after, Ackroyd is murdered, and Poirot must come out of retirement to solve the case. The novel was well-received from its first publication in 1926. In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. It is one of Christie's best-known book, its innovative ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written.