The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

, #3

Mass Market Paperback, 277 pages

English language

Published Dec. 6, 1991 by HarperPaperbacks.

ISBN:
978-0-06-100286-1
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OCLC Number:
25002726

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4 stars (19 reviews)

Village rumor 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. (back cover)

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reviewed The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (The Agatha Christie collection)

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5 stars

Wow. This book is so good that I wish I could rate it higher than five stars. Agatha Christie has done with this book something that I have never seen done with any mystery I have ever read in the past. I'm not going to say what for the sake of spoilers, but the impossibility of what she did is just stunning. But it makes sense.

OK, I'm probably so excited that it's hard to understand what I'm saying, but my point is this: Read the book. You'll love it.

reviewed The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (The Agatha Christie collection)

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4 stars

Oh, Agatha, you sly minx. Once again, Poirot solves the case before I have even narrowed down the suspects.

Really well done in a classic Christie style. Poirot is now retired and growing "the vegetable marrows" without success. He gets pulled into the case--not exactly reluctantly, as it is Poirot--but realizing the quiet village life is not for him. The case takes twists and turns, and you may find yourself switching your prime suspect by the minute. When you hear the clues you missed along they way, you will just shake your head and say, "Agatha, you sly minx. You've done it again." A unique mystery and one of my favorites. I would rank this one up with "And Then There Were None". 4 stars.

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  • Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character)
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