Voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time"
Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger 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.
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"Sadly enough, this is my first ever Agatha Christie novel! It was FANTASTIC! I can usually figure out "whodunnit" before the book ends, but this one took me COMPLETELY by surprise! Loved it, very clever!!! " — Maegan (4 out of 5 stars)
"Sadly enough, this is my first ever Agatha Christie novel! It was FANTASTIC! I can usually figure out "whodunnit" before the book ends, but this one took me COMPLETELY by surprise! Loved it, very clever!!! "
“One of the landmarks of detective literature.”
“Agatha Christie had a mind like a mousetrap and taught me, in novels like The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the pleasure of literary surprise.”
“Miss Christie is not only an expert technician and a remarkably good storyteller but she knows, as well, just the right number of hints to offer as to the real murderer. In the present case his identity is made all the more baffling through the author’s technical cleverness in selecting the part he is to play in the story.”
“A classic—the book has worthily earned its fame.”
”The secret [of this novel] is more than usually original and ingenious…and is a device which no other writer could have employed without mishap.”
“Considered the best and most successful of the early mysteries…A classic of the genre and essential for any fiction collection.”
" Another brilliant story in the Agatha Christie files....The twists and turns are astounding. Loved it. "
" I'm ashamed of myself. Is this really my very first Agatha Christie novel?! I've been missing out. She is awesome! Kept me guessing to the very end. Clever dialogue, fun plot. "
" I can't stop myself. I have an addiction to Agatha Christie. "
" My 2nd Agatha Christie book - loved, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! "
" The greatest mystery ever to be taled!!!!!!! "
" One of the greatest murder mystery twists of all time. A Classic! "
" First Agatha Christie book; it has a special place in my heart. "
" another i found in my stash, i am really cleaning out lately!!! "
" Hercule Poirot's last case.....another surprise ending by Dame Agatha. Another book read in London. "
" An excellent murder mystery. The scene of murder is talked about a little too many times in the same fashion which was irritating but the revelation makes up for everything else. "
" My most surprising Christie read. Classic in all ways. "
" Salah satu novel misteri terbaik yang pernah saya baca. Plotnya sangat rapi dan tidak bisa ditebak. "
Dame Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was a British crime writer best known for her detective novels and short stories. According to Guinness World Records, she is the bestselling novelist of all time, her novels having sold over two billion copies and having been translated into more than one hundred languages. The Agatha Award for best mystery and crime writers was named in her honor.
Hugh Fraser, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an English actor and theater director who is best known for his portrayal of Captain Hastings in the television series Agatha Christie’s Poirot. He studied acting at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and is an associate tutor, director, and member of the audition panel at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, specializing in Shakespeare.
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