Book :: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
| By: | Agatha Christie |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Published: | 1926 |
| Genre(s): | Mystery |
| England | |
| Thriller | |
| Rating: | (5) |
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Agatha Christie's ginius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. No one knows the human heart—or the dark passions that can stop it—better than Agatha Christie. She is truly the one and only Queen of Crime. The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Village rumor hints that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband, but no one is...
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red13x
This was my very first Agatha Christie book, and boy did I enjoy it. I thought it might be a bit "old fashioned" and perhaps a bit whimsical, but nope, it was really good. I didn't manage to correctly guess the culprit until the end, so that was a nice surprise for me.
Aug 23rd, 2025
SusCallHutch
I am not surprised that this book is on a list of "best" books. It set the bar in the English country-side mystery genre, and has probably inspired more writers to think, "Ooh! I want to create that kind of effect with my writing!" than any other single murder mystery. After I finished this book for the first time, I immediately began it again, and read it straight through, for the sheer pleasure of seeing how Mrs. Christie had managed it. In the fifty years since then, I've returned to it, and many more of her books, several times. Even when I remember "who done it," I relish how Agatha "done it."
Aug 4th, 2013
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