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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hardcover)

by Agatha Christie (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Dodd Mead (Feb 1986)
  • ISBN-10: 039605580X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0396055808
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

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About the Author

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of her best, 3 Mar 2007
By A. Butterfield (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Poirot) (Hardcover)
This is definitely amongst the best Agatha Christie novels I've read, and it feels even better in this lovely 'new' facsimile edition. The novel caused a stir (relatively speaking) at the time because it's written in the first person... and particularly for another reason! Read it to find out. The first person narrative feels odd at first, but the narrator is very believable. This is a well structured and complex plot. A semi-retired Poirot is looked at from a different angle, but he is just as effective and there are some nice set pieces - in particular the beautifully written 'mah jong' scene that's a joy to read. The denoument is satisfying. Highly recommended.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Genius, 1 Sep 2002
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This review is from: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Poirot) (Paperback)
You have to read this book twice- first time as a mystery, second time knowing who the murderer was and spotting all the clues that make the answer seem so obvious... (once you know who it is, you wonder how you could have been so deceived!) A really engaging story with a delicious twist at the end! This book is worth more than 5 stars!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good solid Christie, 13 July 1998
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This review is from: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Mass Market Paperback)
This struck me as almost a Christie pastiche; the number of (perfectly-timed) secret liaisons in the gazebo, secret engagements, secret marriages, poisoners, blackmailers, murders, suicide, unacknowledged children, torn scraps of cloth and so on per captia seems high even for Dame Agatha. Still, a fun read.

Maybe because I'd heard about how shocking and controversial the ending is, I twigged who the murderer was by about chapter four. Still, it was fun to watch the buildup and conclusion, and we get a fresh (although quite Hastings-like) view of Poirot. Three stars, but then I'm a hard grader! *8)

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