The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, in which the celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is forced out of retirement to investigate the murder of a wealthy industrialist. He soon comes to realise that in this case, appearances are deceptive and everyone is hiding something. His brilliant deductions eventually lead him to unmask the murderer in a shocking twist that has stunned generations of readers. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the third novel featuring Poirot and is one of Agatha Christie’s best-known works, with the British Crime Writers' Association voting it the best crime novel ever written.
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ENGLISH NOVELIST
Born in Torquay, Devon in 1890.
Died in Wallingford, Oxfordshire in 1976.
Notable works:
Murder on the Orient Express (1934), novel
The ABC Murders (1936), novel
And Then There Were None (1939), novel
Known for her murder mysteries, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. She has written a total of 66 detective novels, along with 14 collections of short stories and several plays, including The Mousetrap, which is the world’s longest running play. Over a billion copies of her works have been sold in English alone. Christie is viewed as the creator of the traditional detective novel, introducing many of the tropes now associated with the genre. She is best-known for her works featuring the characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie has been given numerous awards for her writings and was the first ever recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's highest honour, the Grand Master Award. In 1971, she was awarded a DBE for her contributions to literature.
Christie married twice and had one daughter, Rosalind, in 1919. Christie participated in the war effort in both the First and the Second World Wars, working in hospital dispensaries, where she acquired much of her knowledge of poisons. Christie’s