The murder of Roger Ackroyd: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The murder of Roger Ackroyd is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Christie, Agatha (1890–1976).

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"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel published in 1926. When wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found stabbed in his study, the recently retired Hercule Poirot is called to investigate. The victim had recently learned the identity of a blackmailer from his fiancée, a widow who poisoned her husband. As Poirot unravels a complex web of secrets among the household guests and staff, the novel's narrator, local doctor James Sheppard, chronicles the investigation that leads to one of detective fiction's most controversial and groundbreaking conclusions.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The murder of Roger Ackroyd
• Author credits: Christie, Agatha (1890–1976)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Belgians -- England -- Fiction
• Detective and mystery stories
• Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
• Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• Private investigators -- England -- Fiction

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• Category: British Literature
• Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
• Category: Novels

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