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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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  • Author：Agatha Christie
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One of Agatha Christie's most famous novels， featuring her beloved detective Hercule Poirot--and her most surprising twist。

The story that made Agatha Christie famous ends with one of her most dramatic twists。 The villagers of King's Abbot are shocked when a wealthy local widow commits suicide and the very next day her fianc�， Roger Ackroyd， is stabbed to death。 Dr。 James Sheppard， the local physician， discovers the body of his friend and narrates the ensuing hunt for the killer。 All the guests and staff at Ackroyd's country house seem to have solid alibis--except for his missing stepson。 But as the authorities home in on their most obvious suspect， the recently retired detective Hercule Poirot unexpectedly turns up and joins the fray。 Dr。 Sheppard gamely assists the legendary Poirot as he untangles one of the most fiendish mysteries in Christie's extensive oeuvre。

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Reviews

Steph ，

3。5*Also thoroughly enjoyed watching Emma’s video afterward :））

Héctor Barranco ，

Me gustó mucho esta novela de detectives， relatada de tal forma que te sientes un espectador entre todos los involucrados en la historia y te engancha de principio a fin。Es mi primer acercamiento con Agatha Christie y despertó mi interés en leer más novelas de Hércules Poirot。

Ron Blake ，

Not my cup of tea。 I’ve been biased about Agatha Christie and her annoying little Belgian detective Mr。 Poirot all my life。 Recently， a Netflix movie piqued my curiosity。 Then a Great Courses program suggested this as Christie’s best detective story。 Other sources confirmed that。 i decided to give it a try listening to the Audiobook。From the beginning， I struggled with the 1926 British conventionality and the rigid class system it portrayed。 Then， along comes Mr。 Poirot， at his inimitable and an Not my cup of tea。 I’ve been biased about Agatha Christie and her annoying little Belgian detective Mr。 Poirot all my life。 Recently， a Netflix movie piqued my curiosity。 Then a Great Courses program suggested this as Christie’s best detective story。 Other sources confirmed that。 i decided to give it a try listening to the Audiobook。From the beginning， I struggled with the 1926 British conventionality and the rigid class system it portrayed。 Then， along comes Mr。 Poirot， at his inimitable and annoying best。 Sorry， just not for me。As a mystery goes， the final resolution is unique and cleverly done。 Enough so， I’m giving the story an extra star。 Otherwise， cold tea and stale crumpets。 。。。more

Joyce ，

I super loved listening to the audiobook version of this。 Hugh Fraser's voice is so good and endearing。 I think listening to the audiobook had a huge impact in my liking of this book。 I already read two Agatha Christie books before this - "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express" and this one is my favorite out of the three。 Agatha Christie's storytelling is so witty and while I somewhat predicted the twist coming I still can't believe when it was revealed。 I think the ending I super loved listening to the audiobook version of this。 Hugh Fraser's voice is so good and endearing。 I think listening to the audiobook had a huge impact in my liking of this book。 I already read two Agatha Christie books before this - "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express" and this one is my favorite out of the three。 Agatha Christie's storytelling is so witty and while I somewhat predicted the twist coming I still can't believe when it was revealed。 I think the ending was bittersweet since I came to love every characters in this story。 Also， re-reading the parts where the clues are was mind-blowing。 I can't wait to read "Death on the Nile" next！ 。。。more

Ariana ，

Well， shit！ I wasn’t expecting *that*！ Really twisted。 I’m a little thunderstruck and a little horrified and more than a little creeped out。This device of Christie’s really gets under my skin， leading me to feel much more viscerally disturbed than I have reading any of her other books。 Usually， honestly， for murder mysteries， they are very light， mildly amusing， comfortingly unrealistic， seriously dated （with all of the many problems that come with seriously dated literature - ::cough:: racism : Well， shit！ I wasn’t expecting *that*！ Really twisted。 I’m a little thunderstruck and a little horrified and more than a little creeped out。This device of Christie’s really gets under my skin， leading me to feel much more viscerally disturbed than I have reading any of her other books。 Usually， honestly， for murder mysteries， they are very light， mildly amusing， comfortingly unrealistic， seriously dated （with all of the many problems that come with seriously dated literature - ::cough:: racism ::cough::）， and not particularly evocative to me in any way， which is why I read them。 I read them because I don’t want to feel deeply。 I don’t want anything that is going to stimulate any associations with my life or impact my life in a meaningful way。 I just want a little diversion。 This one was just like the others until the very end， when everything went sideways。 Then， it left me feeling like something had been *done* to me。 Had I been a child， I would have wanted to crawl into bed with my mommy。 It is as if I had come to the end of an Edgar Allan Poe horror story and not a cozy mystery。 I am creeped out and feel like the world is a somewhat less trustworthy place。 I’m shaken and I have the heebie-jeebies。 I’ve come here to goodreads to process what I just went through。 Although this experience was absolutely not what I was seeking， it was very cleverly done and I am quite impressed。 Also， I want my mommy。 Well done， Agatha。 （I can’t really bring myself to rate most of these Agatha Christie novels， because， like most works of their age， they demonstrate racism and classism in casual ways and they are full of gender issues and they reinforce the carceral system and there are so many ways they are not aligned with nor reflective of my values。 Nevertheless， recognizing their faults， I am totally binging them with pleasure， enjoying them， and glad that there are lots and lots of them。） 。。。more

Sarah ，

* 4 starsRead February 2022

Sads ，

oui dyan tenan。 pardon my French。—sesuai reputasi！ judul satu ini sangat pantas bertengger di berbagai daftar buku terbaik genre crime/mystery。karena menikmati hal konvensional dalam genre detektif， secara personal， judul ini memiliki formula cerita yang memuaskan。 jauh dari gaya cerita yang terlihat 'berusaha terlalu keras' yang jarang memberikan kejelasan penuh atas kebenaran mengenai semua hal yang terjadi。—sudah jadi kebiasaan user untuk mengutip barang satu-dua kalimat， dan kebetulan ketemu oui dyan tenan。 pardon my French。—sesuai reputasi！ judul satu ini sangat pantas bertengger di berbagai daftar buku terbaik genre crime/mystery。karena menikmati hal konvensional dalam genre detektif， secara personal， judul ini memiliki formula cerita yang memuaskan。 jauh dari gaya cerita yang terlihat 'berusaha terlalu keras' yang jarang memberikan kejelasan penuh atas kebenaran mengenai semua hal yang terjadi。—sudah jadi kebiasaan user untuk mengutip barang satu-dua kalimat， dan kebetulan ketemu satu yang paling pantas untuk disematkan;"Dalam pandanganmu， segala sesuatu itu jelas。 Tetapi kau membiarkanku berjalan di dalam kabut。"-siapa yang memunculkan kabut itu？ bagian ini akan lebih baik jika pembaca menemukannya sendiri saat membaca。pembaca seri Agatha yang lebih veteran mungkin akan cepat menemukan benang merah dari keruwetan kasus Roger Ackroyd。cukup beruntung， setiap interaksi dunia maya bertema perbukuan， tidak ada satupun yang cukup gatal untuk semena-mena menyerocos spoiler dari buku ini， not even in that noisy twitter base *wink wink* 。。。more

G Pereira ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was ready to write off this book because it started off really slow。 Christie’s style of writing is the same and Poirot’s personality is as insufferable as ever。 But I persevered and boy did the ending turn out to be mind-blowing！ The narrator is the killer？ I didn’t guess until Poirot laid out the facts in the scene before。 A twist like no other， creativity at its best。 Definitely 5*！

Jenn ，

Hahahaha - yes！ Brilliant！Loved this one - maybe because the narration was so fabulous！ I can’t forgive the frustrating stupidity of M。 Poirot’s dear-but-slow-on-the-uptake friend， Hastings， who narrated The Mysterious Affair at Styles and drove me nuts。 Dr。 Sheppard is something else again。 This mystery I loved: it feels like the archetypal sleepy British town mystery with the usual suspects - and lots of little mysteries cleared up along the way - and， yes， a dash of Poe thrown in。 I love me s Hahahaha - yes！ Brilliant！Loved this one - maybe because the narration was so fabulous！ I can’t forgive the frustrating stupidity of M。 Poirot’s dear-but-slow-on-the-uptake friend， Hastings， who narrated The Mysterious Affair at Styles and drove me nuts。 Dr。 Sheppard is something else again。 This mystery I loved: it feels like the archetypal sleepy British town mystery with the usual suspects - and lots of little mysteries cleared up along the way - and， yes， a dash of Poe thrown in。 I love me some Hercule Poirot and his “little grey cells。” Two thumbs up！ 。。。more

Vito LoCascio ，

Second or third Agatha Christie I’ve read。 Can’t say whether I prefer， and then there were none or the murder of Roger Ackroyd is better。 They are both great reads。 Most books I read with a handful of colored pens and highlighters。 This book is a welcome break and compelling read。 I found I couldn’t put it down。

Jyv ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this many years ago when I was a kid then never read it again because you don't forget who the murderer is， but thought I'd read it again decades later。 Quick and enjoyable。 I read this many years ago when I was a kid then never read it again because you don't forget who the murderer is， but thought I'd read it again decades later。 Quick and enjoyable。 。。。more

Sophie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Brilliant。 This book makes me want to scream and jump off a cliff。 You can't win with this book: either you're new to Agatha Christie's writing and you're starting on this blank page， or you're familiar with her work and you're looking for all the wrong signs。 Christie resorted to her natural planning with this one and it shows- This book's details are so well put together and written that even on a second， third， or fourth read-through， one might slip over them without thinking and discover the Brilliant。 This book makes me want to scream and jump off a cliff。 You can't win with this book: either you're new to Agatha Christie's writing and you're starting on this blank page， or you're familiar with her work and you're looking for all the wrong signs。 Christie resorted to her natural planning with this one and it shows- This book's details are so well put together and written that even on a second， third， or fourth read-through， one might slip over them without thinking and discover themselves at the climax without a single recognition of the murderer。 This isn't a book for the detective or psychologist or crime fighter， as many of Christie's other books are。 This is one for the reader with a keen eye and focused literature recognition。 That's what makes it such a thrill。 。。。more

Nikola ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 CAWPILE rating: 7。57/10 -> 3。5 gwiazdkiOdnoszę takie wrażenie， że 4 gwiazdki to za dużo， no ale tak wyszło。 Jest to moja pierwsza książka Agathy Christie i szczerze mówiąc nie jestem pod tak wielkim wrażeniem， jak myślałam， że będę。 Domyślałam się， kto jest mordercą， nie było to dla mnie zaskoczeniem ponieważ chwyt na "narrator książki jest mordercą" jest mi powszechnie znany i średnio przeze mnie lubiany。 Nie mogę jednak odmówić kunsztu pisarskiego， jakim jest ta książka， oraz tego， że fabuła j CAWPILE rating: 7。57/10 -> 3。5 gwiazdkiOdnoszę takie wrażenie， że 4 gwiazdki to za dużo， no ale tak wyszło。 Jest to moja pierwsza książka Agathy Christie i szczerze mówiąc nie jestem pod tak wielkim wrażeniem， jak myślałam， że będę。 Domyślałam się， kto jest mordercą， nie było to dla mnie zaskoczeniem ponieważ chwyt na "narrator książki jest mordercą" jest mi powszechnie znany i średnio przeze mnie lubiany。 Nie mogę jednak odmówić kunsztu pisarskiego， jakim jest ta książka， oraz tego， że fabuła jest świetnie skonstruowana。Humor w tej książce jest genialny！ Bardzo ironiczny styl pisania i wypowiedzi bohaterów。Irytowało mnie jednak bardzo stereotypowe generalizowanie i szkodliwe myślenie， np。 "kobiety zawsze dążą do sławy， nawet pośmiertnej"， "mężczyźni są okropnie zarozumiali。 i tak nie uwierzą， jeśli się mówi o nich coś niepochlebnego"。 No bo przecież nie może być zupełnie na odwrót， mężczyzna i kobieta są zawsze tacy sami。 Nazywanie osoby z chorobą psychiczną "idiotą"， obeszło by się bez tego。。。Nie sięgnę raczej po kolejne części serii z Herculesem Poirot， bo zwyczajnie nie przyciąga mnie ona do siebie。 Jednak rozumiem， iż wielu osobom twórczość Christie może przypaść do gustu。 Na pewno nie odradzam。 :） 。。。more

Karina ，

the twist。。。

Elisabeth ，

A very enjoyable Agatha Christie， interesting characters， red herrings and a very clever and twisty plot。 What more could you want？ It made me want to re-read it to spot the clues I'd missed。 A very enjoyable Agatha Christie， interesting characters， red herrings and a very clever and twisty plot。 What more could you want？ It made me want to re-read it to spot the clues I'd missed。 。。。more

Shreya Singh ，

{3。5}

Lark- ，

Talk about a plot twist！ One of the best mysteries I have ever read。 Keeps you guessing until the end

Justine ，

I can see why this twist would have worked when the book was first released， but in 2022 it just felt predictable from the start unfortunately。 But even so， I didn’t dislike the book， I wasn’t exactly bored and I think I just wanted more Poirot。 To sum up: it was just fine。

Shashi ，

This was an engrossing story right from the beginning。 I took my chances in solving the mystery， but it went way past any of my guessing abilities。 At the beginning， I had darted all my suspense at one person and then with the developing clues and motives， I started switching between few others， in fact almost everyone else， except the murderer。 The characters， clues and motives all were well presented and with that it became difficult in ticking off the suspects。 I did get some of the side theo This was an engrossing story right from the beginning。 I took my chances in solving the mystery， but it went way past any of my guessing abilities。 At the beginning， I had darted all my suspense at one person and then with the developing clues and motives， I started switching between few others， in fact almost everyone else， except the murderer。 The characters， clues and motives all were well presented and with that it became difficult in ticking off the suspects。 I did get some of the side theories right， but couldn't come even close to the main one。 It never occurred to me that it was even a possibility。 In a way， I feel little cheated， but this was really good in keeping the thrill and suspense up until the very end。Unpredictable and cleverly written book that plays well with the truth and deception。 。。。more

Frank ，

What a lark。

Scott ，

Proud to say I actually guessed this one。 Using my experience from past Christie novels， I interrogated certain "that strikes me as odd" impulses that I ignored in previous books， and， while not too long before Poirot reveals it， I *did* guess it before his spiel begins。 Love that the book subtly teaches you how to approach the mystery， if you're paying attention。 Proud to say I actually guessed this one。 Using my experience from past Christie novels， I interrogated certain "that strikes me as odd" impulses that I ignored in previous books， and， while not too long before Poirot reveals it， I *did* guess it before his spiel begins。 Love that the book subtly teaches you how to approach the mystery， if you're paying attention。 。。。more

Karen ，

Wow。 Okay， now I understand the uproar about this book。 But hey， what an ending！！ I finished only a few minutes ago & I'm still a bit stunned。 This one will get a second read so I can fully appreciate the mastery。Wow。 Wow。 Okay， now I understand the uproar about this book。 But hey， what an ending！！ I finished only a few minutes ago & I'm still a bit stunned。 This one will get a second read so I can fully appreciate the mastery。Wow。 。。。more

Kat ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have never read a book by Agatha Christie， yet of course， her name is well known to me。 As I am not a big fan of detective stories I just didn't feel the need to read one of her books。 I have decided to read this particular one because my literature professor had suggested it and gave it as an example of an unusual plot in a crime story。 To tell you why it is so different from other books in this genre would be a big spoiler so let me just say go ahead and read it。 It´s well worth it。On the do I have never read a book by Agatha Christie， yet of course， her name is well known to me。 As I am not a big fan of detective stories I just didn't feel the need to read one of her books。 I have decided to read this particular one because my literature professor had suggested it and gave it as an example of an unusual plot in a crime story。 To tell you why it is so different from other books in this genre would be a big spoiler so let me just say go ahead and read it。 It´s well worth it。On the downside， I have to say that the plot itself， the setting， and the characters are a bit rusty。 The times changed and one can feel it。 Almost the entire book is written as a dialogue which resemblance more of a play or a tv scenario。 To me， it just felt odd。 Also for a non-native speaker， the language can be either a curiosity or a nuisance。 It was written in the early XXth century and one can clearly see how much has changed when it comes to manners and language。 For some， it can be fun， for others annoyance。 Nevertheless， it´s worth to give it a try。 。。。more

Carolina Mancha ，

De las cosas que más disfruté de este libro fue conocer la pluma de la talentosa Agatha C。 Qué maravilla de historia para esa época， ahora veo cómo muchas （si no es que todas） tienen influencia con este libro。 Lo disfruté mucho！！

Mary Beth ，

yup。 I never guessed。 I was extremely surprised by the ending。 Great read！ It’s amazing that a book this old can still entertain so well。

Sonya ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I fully thought Major Blunt was the murdered。 I’m so HEATED that Dr。 Shepard was the killer all along。 BULLSHIT

Sean B ，

Glad I knew nothing about the book other than some thinking it was Agatha Christie's best novel。 It certainly was a page turner。 Well written and entertaining。 That being said， it could be a little tighter （shorter）。 It's like a TV show that has an episode or two too many。 Glad I knew nothing about the book other than some thinking it was Agatha Christie's best novel。 It certainly was a page turner。 Well written and entertaining。 That being said， it could be a little tighter （shorter）。 It's like a TV show that has an episode or two too many。 。。。more

Drishti Jain ，

Well， never haven read Agatha Christie， I picked up this book from a list having her best work。 I just heard the name Agatha Christie in Doctor Who and decided to try her。I thoroughly enjoyed the book and had 2 or 3 theories of my own， which were of course wrong and it was too late when I guessed the murderer。Never the less， it was not a find the murderer game but a book with its own twist and turn and a peculiar detective that fixated on things that seemed small but later on had their own signi Well， never haven read Agatha Christie， I picked up this book from a list having her best work。 I just heard the name Agatha Christie in Doctor Who and decided to try her。I thoroughly enjoyed the book and had 2 or 3 theories of my own， which were of course wrong and it was too late when I guessed the murderer。Never the less， it was not a find the murderer game but a book with its own twist and turn and a peculiar detective that fixated on things that seemed small but later on had their own significance。 I guess you would consider me stupid and/or naive for not knowing the murderer earlier if you are yourself an expert on guessing the dramatic side of the story。 I still enjoyed reading the book and no need to say but I fell in love with the writing style and the word flow。 I will definitely try her other works （let me know any suggestions for TBR） and yes， definitely will suggest this book on。 。。。more

Joyce Wang ，

3。5 stars。 Not my favorite Agatha novel and I guessed the killer early on。

Ashley Paulmeno ，

Fun read with a great twist

Reference

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