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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    By Agatha Christie

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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a detective novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The novel was published in the UK in June 1926 by William Collins, Sons, having previously been serialised as Who Killed Ackroyd? between July and September 1925 in the London Evening News. An American edition by Dodd, Mead and Company followed in 1926.

    The novel was well-received from its first publication, and has been called Christie's masterpiece. 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 books, 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlobal Publishers
    Release dateNov 2, 2023
    ISBN9781916700253
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    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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    • 5/5
      Poirot was an extraordinary-looking little man. He was hardly more than five feet four inches, but carried himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side. His moustache was very stiff and military. The neatness of his attire was almost incredible; I believe a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet wound. Yet this quaint dandified little man who, I was sorry to see, now limped badly, had been in his time one of the most celebrated members of the Belgian police. As a detective, his flair had been extraordinary, and he had achieved triumphs by unravelling some of the most baffling cases of the day.Christie, Agatha. Hercule Poirot 3-Book Collection 1: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates (Kindle Locations 308-313). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.I love Hercule Poirot. Such a great detective. Such a character. There's always a great mystery with lots of twists and turns and red herrings, all of which keep me riveted. The characters are interesting and have complex motives for their actions. I've read many Agatha Christie books before but not all and not in order so I'm in the process of commencing a reread. Highly recommend to crime lovers.Mind. Blown. I had to sit on this review for a few days to think about what to say because Mind. Blown. was literally all I could think to put down. I've managed to put my thoughts into some semblance of order now. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is amazing. It is epic, terrific, brilliant. I loved this book. I didn't see the twist coming. In any way shape or form and it's been awhile since I was so utterly blindsided by a mystery book. I loved it. Plus Hastings is gone. I don't know why he's gone but I'm glad he is. I never really liked him afterall. I liked Dr James Sheppard though. I felt that he was a nice fit to play Watson to Poirot's Sherlock. I loved Caroline. She was bossy and observant and amusing. This was just awesome. I can't wait to read more.
    • 3/5
      Good fun to go back and read an Agatha Christie classic! It's all here:- country houses, servants everywhere, ladies fainting (I've never hear of a woman fainting under social stress in my 70 years!) and Hercule Poirot.In the end, I didn't pick the guilty party. Nothing has changed since I last read a Christie whodunnit about 50 years ago!
    • 3/5
      Good twist to this mystery, but tiresome in the way women are stereotyped, so it put me off. I guess this was no big deal considering when it was written but it was tiresome to trudge through just to get to the end of the mystery.
    • 3/5
      I mean, it is what it is. "Fiendishly clever" if you're into that sort of thing, groan-inducing if you're not...
    • 3/5
      Hercule Poirot has retired. When a murder is committed in the small English town of King’s Abbott, he is asked by the deceased’s relatives to investigate. This is a solid detective story with the requisite red herrings, overheard conversations, mis-directions, and large number of suspects. Poirot uses his “little grey cells” effectively, keeping his deductions to himself until the end. The “sidekick” role is performed by the local doctor. I have only read a few of the Poirot series, and this one can definitely be read as a standalone. It was probably innovative for its time (1926) but seems rather ordinary today. I think the reader’s reaction will hinge on how well the ending is received.
    • 2/5
      The murder of roger ackroyd by agatha christieStarts out with the doctor arriving back home and his sister already knows of what happened.He had to verify the death of Roger. He notices a lot of details as to others. When they inspector arrives he alsoasks a lot of questions to anybody that was even nearby that night. Got too much repetitive for me to keep drilling others with the same questions. I thought as I was reading about a clue that might've been given away when the doctor is around the table and states someone at this table is the killer.Not sure if that was a clue the author left in the book for us to find.I've watched other British crime shows and they are not quite interrogating as this one.Didn't really care for this book nor the author. First tiem ever reading her.
    • 4/5
      logically, i know flora and major blunt are minor characters and that agatha is deceased, but that does not stop me from wanting an entire spin-off novel of their romance
    • 5/5
      I don’t mind re-reading books but this is one of the few mysteries that’s even better when you read it for a second time. The clues are all there for you! Knowing who did it and then reading it again, I could appreciate how well-written this book is.
    • 4/5
      I had never read an Agatha Christie novel even though I am a fan if many of the films made form her books. this one came highly recommended and it is pretty good. Of course the books are very English and dated but decent stories none the less.
    • 4/5
      I was at a complete loss for even a decent suspect for the Murder of Roger Ackroyd. What a brilliant twist to end it, and one I haven't run into before. Kudos to the rest of the world for not spoiling it!
    • 5/5
      Christie writes with drive, with telegraphic, electric force. Having just read a half dozen Dorothy Sayers, I find Chirstie less humorous, though plenty ironic. (Sayers even uses more Latin, and more French than Poirot! Sayers also expands, rather than contracting her prose.) Christie's novel here shocked me at its finale. Possibly the ending undermines the trust in the narrator. I must applaud how she starts, with a fine list of characters, a dramatis personae or operis personae (since not a play or drama).Dr. Sheppard tells the whole novel; he is the "I," a "discreet country doctor with the reticence of a father confessor." He lets his older sister Caroline have her way, with her "ferret-like curiosity." The major suspect in Ackroyd's death is his step son, Roger Paton, "startlingly handsome, devil-may-care rake," but some women qualify, Flora Ackroyd, the dead man's niece from Canada, and Ursula Bourne, a tall, ladylike parlormaid. Add a big game hunter and the butler, Parker: problem here for Sayers readers, for in her novels, Parker's a police inspector and friend of the sleuth Whimsey.The plot turns on blackmail versus inheritance, theft versus payments, and somewhat on drugs--particularly "snow" (in 1926, cocaine evidently inhaled on a quill in America.Here's a dinner party at Roger Ackroyd's grand house, Fernly Park:"Dinner was not a cheerful affair. Ackroyd was visibly preoccupied. He looked wretched, and ate next to nothing. Mrs. Ackroyd, Raymond, and I kept the conversation going. Flora seemed affected by her uncle's depression, and Blunt relapsed into his usual taciturnity."(27)Poirot uses French syntax, the adjective after the noun, "the health magnificent" (68) and "the air efficient"(167); he also makes mistakes with the definite, not an indefinite article, "so I send her the little note"(168). He drops in occasional French words, like "Bien entendu" that hardly need the footnotes my edition supplies.As always in British fiction, there are Briticisms like "marrows" for squash, and home-made "medlar" jelly (apple).Some humor turns on the doctor's invitation of Poirot to dinner with himself and Caroline; only, they had but two lamb chops, so Caroline declared herself a vegetarian, had some Welsh rarebit--which I love. When Dr. Sheppard invited Poirot again the next day, Poirot declined, " I should not like to force Mlle Caroline to adopt a vegetarian diet two days in succession"(174).*Pagination from Bantam Books Hardcover Edition, 1983. (First edition, 1926)
    • 3/5
      What I didn't like about this book was the narrative. While meticulous, the narrator was plodding and boring and even more dense than he makes himself out to be. The fact that Poirot is letting him act as his "Watson" really gave the game away, in my opinion, so the ending was no surprise--I had guessed it fairly early on. What was surprising was Poirot's "suggestion" at the end which is surprisingly sinister and makes one wonder about Poirot's morals. Not my favorite Agatha Christie.
    • 4/5
      I had never read an Agatha Christie novel, and the recent film adaptations got me interested in picking one up. I searched around a bit, and this was listed as one of the best Poirot novels. I can see why. There's a classic Whodunit scenario where an English gentleman is murdered in his parlor and a long list of suspects are presented. All of them have some possible motive, including the butler, and secrets to hide, so it is up to the reader and the detective to suss out exactly who committed the crime, how, and why.

      I really enjoyed this book, even though regardless of the mounting evidence I didn't figure the murder out at all and needed Poirot to explain who did what and why.
    • 4/5
      The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie is a 1926 publication. A magnificent mystery classic! Poirot is enjoying his retirement in King’s Abbot, when he is approached to help investigate the murder of Roger Ackroyd. Due to his retirement, Poirot no longer has Hastings at his side, but his neighbor Dr. James Sheppard, seamlessly steps into the sidekick role. Although, Poirot is ‘retired’ his little grey cells are still in fine working order. In fact, our Belgian detective is at the top of his game here as he coaxes secrets, big and small from his list of suspects. I was only mildly disappointed to have surmised the culprit, and the probable motive early on, because I so enjoyed watching Poirot work through all the little details of his observations and laying a masterful trap for our murderer. This is only the third full length novel in this series, and for its time it was brilliant! A very clever plot, woven beautifully, and skillfully. Overall, I am one again quite impressed with Christie’s genius and cunning! I’d say this novel solidified Poirot’s popularity and hints at the even greater mysteries he would become famous for solving in the years to come. 4 stars
    • 5/5
      As I wrote above, this is often called one of Agatha Christie's masterpieces, and I must agree. I just loved reading this: The clear and concise story, the relatively small set of suspects, the atmosphere of the different homes and the village, the sympathetic narrator, and the straightforward case. It lacks all the aspects that I do not like about some Agatha Christie novels, when the cases are too jumbled up and seem too incredible. So I am very happy that once more, this was Agatha Christie at her best, and I was happy to read a story I could just dive into and forget the world around me.I also enjoyed that we get to know Hercule Poirot through the eyes of the village people, who observe him at first without knowing who he is or what he does. These scenes are very funny and I chuckled from time to time.
    • 4/5
      Hallmark Channel interjects past mystery writers in the Mystery 101 series. A past episode briefly mentioned whodunit in Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. So, I searched for clues throughout my reading of Agatha Christie’s best mystery. Missing in action, Captain Arthur Hastings and his wife reside in Argentina. Doctor James Sheppard steps in as the narrator. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and regretted when I reached the final page. So many memorable passages such as Poirot telling Dr. Sheppard “that women observe unconsciously a thousand little details, without knowing that they are doing so. Their subconscious mind adds these little things together—and they call the result intuition. Me, I am very skilled in psychology, I know these things.” I would love to interview Agatha Christie and ask where she discovers the names of her characters because the names are very uncommon. I love how Poirot meticulously follows the clues without the use of DNA and all the modern forensics. Christie also employs a sketch to show the murder scene. As a final note, Poirot explores the theory that everyone has a secret which effects how they handle any situation. An interesting jaunt into a murder investigation.
    • 4/5
      Always fun to re-read old favorites!
    • 4/5
      classic piece of misdirection
    • 5/5
      Magnificent ending never expected it. Highly recommend
    • 4/5
      I have read this one several times before, and also seen the TV version more than once. I think that resulted in some confusion in my mind, because after all that I wasn't really sure who murdered who. So I'm glad to have read it again, and clarified things, I think...I did remember though that it introduced for the first time in Christie novels the theme of the unreliable narrator. Poirot himself remarks on how a number of people witnessing an event will have a variety of interpretations, particularly if they are hiding secrets. And of course, if we were not a first-hand witness, then we have no idea of how reliable the version we are being told is.And of course what we are reading is Dr. Sheppards' version of events. In that he has picked up the role that Hastings played in the two earlier novels. And because we accepted Hastings as a narrator chosen by Poirot, we tend to accept Sheppard.The plot also appears to present as a locked-room mystery, but that is quickly dismissed.I'm not sure that I agree with the synopsis that I picked up from Amazon. Was Roger Ackroyd about to be married? Certainly his adopted son was, and it was his impending marriage that was being announced, and while Roger was deeply in love with Mrs Ferrars, was his marriage to her expected?Plenty to think about though, with a prototype of Miss Marple making an appearance, and many references to how useful Hastings had been is making suggestions even if he didn't always understand what was happening. Poirot is living in the village of King's Abbot, retired after 30 years as a detective, so a change from where he was and what he was doing in MURDER ON THE LINKS. He is now attempting to grow marrows and finds it very frustrating.
    • 3/5
      A Book of Detective Fiction*I'm not sure how I feel about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (meaning the novel itself - I'm solidly in the anti-murder camp). If you judge it based on its entertainment value, it is a well-written, satisfying book. From that perspective I enjoyed reading it and understand why its on the 1001 Books list. But that is not the type of book I typically read, and that's the angle I'm struggling to set aside (old dogs, new tricks).TMORA is told by a first-person narrator, Dr. Sheppard, who relates the tale of his late friend Mr. Ackroyd, discovered dead shortly after receiving a letter from another dead person, Mrs. Ferras. The letter reveals to Ackroyd who it was that was blackmailing Ferras for poisoning her husband; however, Ackroyd decides to withhold the name from Sheppard (and consequently from we readers). The letter disappears after the murder, leaving us in the dark. And the whodunnit begins.Spoiler Alert: although I won't reveal the criminal, it should be fairly obvious from the focus of my discussion. I don't see a way around critiquing the book without giving it away.Dr. Sheppard is an unreliable narrator, more than your typical first-person narrator. I suspected his narration early on, when he misspells the name of his neighbor, the famous detective Hercule Poirot, even though he is narrating the story after the events have occurred and knows the proper spelling. It is an odd detail, similar to the mysteriously moving chair in the murder room, that is significant precisely because of its peculiarity. There were several other points in the story where the doctor's actions were suspect, where he withholds information from the police and Poirot (but which he has supplied to the reader) that build his unreliability. Those were obvious clues and easy to spot. What wasn't easy, and where I have difficulty with the story, is the facts Sheppard omits from his narrative and which aren't supplied in any other fashion until Poirot reveals them in dramatic fashion when he gathers all the suspects for the climactic "the murderer is in this room" scene. They made me think about the detective story as a genre, and what a reader's expectations should be of the author. My opinion is that the reader should have a fair opportunity to solve the crime, that the reader is a part of the investigative team and should be privy to whatever evidence the other investigators discover. With that belief, I feel cheated by the withholding of one critical piece of evidence by both the narrator, who perpetrates the hoax, and Poirot, who uncovers it. This hidden action is the only way the criminal can get away with the crime and, conversely, through its discovery get caught.I also felt manipulated throughout the telling, as Christie throws multiple diversions at the reader through the introduction of the backstories of most of those present the night of the murder and is fond of having her detective make unexplained comments, all to seemingly throw the reader off the trail. I'm less clear on whether that's fair or not, given that the reader in this case is being treated like the detective and subject to the same bad assumptions, diversions and dead ends.I will complement one aspect of Christie's method, that of her characters speaking not only to the other characters but to the reader. Several character's descriptions of other character's lend credibility to the maligned character's culpability. And take Poirot's statement about murder cases, "Everyone in them has something to hide," to heart. Christie is leading you to the criminal as she leads you away.What the reader absolutely has to set aside is any sense of proportion in the sheer mass of backstories. Each backstory provides its character a motive, weak or strong, and each falls under suspicion and is cleared as the novel progresses. There is a lot going on with all these people, more than seems plausible, but TMORA would be a much different book, and likely not an entertaining one, if we only had one suspect and it was just a rehashing of how the crime was both committed and detected without the color these diversions provide.* - I've had to set my themed reading list aside for now, as I'm taking a couple literature classes this summer through a state program that provides free tuition for Texas residents over 55. This novel is assigned for my Modern and Contemporary British Literature class that's focused on detective fiction.
    • 5/5
      Agatha Christie’s 1926 novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, is the third novel to feature her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the fourth published story, though this story is actually the thirtieth in chronological order, following stories in Poirot’s Early Cases, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, stories in Poirot Investigates, Murder on the Links, and The Big Four. The story itself begins when Dr. James Sheppard’s friend, local businessman Roger Ackroyd, is murdered shortly after learning that the woman to whom he was engaged had been blackmailed. The case at first seems to fit the locked-room trope, but a window is discovered to be open. Ackroyd left various bequests and it turns out that all members of his household had secrets to conceal, so the police begin looking for his missing step-son. Dr. Sheppard’s sister suggests involving their neighbor, Hercule Poirot, who is renting the house next-door and growing vegetable marrows in his retirement. He throws himself fully into the case, discovering everyone’s secrets and unveiling twist after twist. Without giving away spoilers, Christie crafted a narrative that holds up as a mystery while having a shock ending, though one the reader might foresee if they pay attention as Christie played fair in her detective story.
    • 4/5
      Obviously this is one of the more memorable Christie mysteries, so the ending wasn't a surprise, but I enjoyed the re-read. Dr Sheppard's narration was amusing, particularly his descriptions of his sister Caroline.
    • 5/5
      Christie's Hercule Poirot is called to sort out the mess after Roger Ackroyd is found dead in a locked room. With plenty of prime suspects to choose from, Poirot asks unusual questions which begin to unravel the vexing unsolvable crime. As each prime suspect fall from the list, it becomes increasingly obvious that a near perfect crime falls apart as Poirot unerringly approaches the truth. I'll leave you the reader to discover how he does it, hehe.
    • 4/5
      Not your average Agatha Christie mystery and easy to see why it made the list of 1001 books to read before you die. The ending while unnerving is exquisite.
    • 5/5
      I can't say much about why I liked it without spoiling it, but it's a perfect example of what it is. I even noticed some things and still didn't see that coming.
    • 4/5
      A classic of the genre. Nice pace, very clever, fun . At the end you have to say zut! mais bien sur.
    • 5/5
      I loved it...started to have my suspicions, but really wasn't sure, just thought I was reaching. It was brilliant, the reconstruction made me want to go back and find the clues. This was tried by another author I recently read and it was terrible.... never try to imitate Christie...nobody does it better.
    • 4/5
      Roger Ackroyd is found murdered in his study and Hercule Poirot gets to exercise all his grey cells to find the killer. This one has a truly original murderer-reveal (or did at its publication - it's possible others have attempted the same now) and I am impressed with how Christie pulls off the subterfuge. I already knew who the killer would turn out to be, so I wasn't on tenterhooks, but I did pick it up to see the mechanics of how she did it.
    • 4/5
      The BBC radio production was really well done and made listening to the book so enjoyable!

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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

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