The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

By Agatha Christie

  • Release Date: 2009-03-17
  • Genre: British Detectives
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 849 Ratings

Description

“This is Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and if she never wrote another word, she’d have still gone down as the Queen.” –LOUISE PENNY, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Ingenious and unexpected.” –NEW YORK TIMES

The official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time," now featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a foreword from Agatha Christie's great grandson, and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery.

Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose.

However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . .

Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of Agatha Christie’s own favorite works—a brilliant whodunit that firmly established the author’s reputation as the Queen of Mystery.

Reviews

  • A masterpiece !!

    5
    By tolita1000
    The best Agatha Christie’s book !! I’ve read it many times and every time I enjoy it and always find something new and exciting ! I recommend it to all fans of this genre.
  • A Must Read

    5
    By tkllovescats
    If you like crime novels than this is the one book you need to read immediately. Modern writers look to Agatha for inspiration. This is the greatest crime novel of all time.
  • Masterpiece!!!!

    5
    By Leonardo DiScribble
    A MasterClass on what writing the perfect novel should look like!!! Christie at her finest!!!! #BRAVO👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
  • Required reading for fans of mystery

    5
    By DublinsChild
    Agatha Christie at her best.
  • C’est magnifique.

    5
    By Task Master MO
    Great read on a stay at home weekend. It was hard to put the “book”down. As many have said M. Hercule Poirot introduces himself in an unassuming way but vet quickly takes center stage noticing all and choreographing the characters unbeknownst to them. A must read.
  • What a twist

    5
    By sierracord
    The ending to this book genuinely shocked me. I recommend this for your first Agatha Christie book if you’re new to the author. DO NOT seek out any spoilers, just let this one happen to you.
  • Spoiled for me

    3
    By Nikktuck
    I guess it would have been awesome if the person didn’t say who did it in the reviews.
  • Wow

    1
    By ACBreezy83
    Crazy Ending lol...writing has to be very good to pull that off AND make sense
  • Nice Twist

    5
    By Edweird
    She had me going til the end. Bravo, Ms. Christie and thank you for a wonderful story.
  • Totally shocked

    5
    By Asalica
    In most mysteries, I guess the murderer. In this one, I had no clue until the end. Some of the other reviewers seem confused as to the perpetrator, but I don't see how it is confusing. The story is pretty straight forward, and gets really interesting at the end. The writing is amazing, and had me entwined in the pages.