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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie
In the quiet village of King’s Abbot, the sudden death of Mrs. Ferrars sparks a wave of local gossip, but tragedy strikes even closer to home when the wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found murdered. Dr. James Sheppard, the local physician and narrator, finds himself pulled into a web of secrets involving missing heirs, mysterious housekeepers, and hidden motives. When his new neighbor—the eccentric and retired Hercule Poirot—is persuaded to investigate, the search for the truth begins in earnest. This quintessential mystery challenges readers to question every alibi and every character's word in one of the most famous whodunits of all time.
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- File size
- 0.8 MB
- Published
- 11/22/2011
- ISBN
- 9780061763403
- Formats
- EPUB
In the quiet village of King’s Abbot, the sudden death of Mrs. Ferrars sparks a wave of local gossip, but tragedy strikes even closer to home when the wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found murdered. Dr. James Sheppard, the local physician and narrator, finds himself pulled into a web of secrets involving missing heirs, mysterious housekeepers, and hidden motives. When his new neighbor—the eccentric and retired Hercule Poirot—is persuaded to investigate, the search for the truth begins in earnest. This quintessential mystery challenges readers to question every alibi and every character's word in one of the most famous whodunits of all time.
What you'll take away
- Experience one of the most celebrated and controversial plot twists in the history of detective fiction.
- Follow the brilliant Hercule Poirot as he uses his 'little grey cells' to solve a baffling country house murder.
- Analyze a cast of suspicious characters, each with their own motive for wanting Roger Ackroyd dead.
- Navigate the intricate social dynamics and gossip-fueled atmosphere of a classic English village.
- Witness the meticulous process of an orthodox detective story through inquests, evidence, and deduction.
