mass market paperback, 221 pages
French language
Published July 1, 1971 by Livre de Poche.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926. It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. 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 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written. The short biography of Christie, which is included in 21st century UK printings of her books, calls it her masterpiece.It …
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926. It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. 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 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written. The short biography of Christie, which is included in 21st century UK printings of her books, calls it her masterpiece.It was published in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company.
A rather blasé novel. It seemed a bit like Agatha changed her mind after having sent Capt. Hastings off to the Argentine. His "temporary replacement" was not a success... and not for the reasons you might expect. A very quick but, sadly, uninspiring tale.
Not one of my favorites due to its shortness -- too much is crammed in too little time, unnecessary narrative frame, very similar in structure to other short stories of hers.
Hugh Fraser, who played Captain Hastings on Poirot did a great job narrating the audiobook.
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce roman d'Agatha Christie qui avait fait polémique à sa sortie à cause de l'utilisation par la Reine du Crime d'une astuce d'écriture qui sort des "règles" du genre.
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.
As usually, Christie was able to deceive me until the very end. A really great book!
