The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008GZVV72 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"If you only read ONE Hercule Poirot, this should be the one." according to Whistlers Mom. Even if you're not really an Agatha Christie fan, you should read this one. Christie is criticized as a literary light-weight. It's true that her characters are formulaic, but she wasn't really interested in characters. Her specialty was intricate, multi-layered puzzles and no one did them better. This book and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE are her trickiest and she spoke of both as her most difficult to "pull off" effectively.I can't say much about the plot without giving away the secret, but it's easy to see why this book caused such a stir and why it continues t. Classic Christie mon amie! Agatha Christie at her best! I am an avid Marple & Poirot fan, but I had never gotten around to reading this particular Christie novel. There's a lot of hype around this novel and some say its the best, and I can't find a reason to argue that. Reads very nicely and the ending had me pop up out of bed. I think I paced around my bedroom reading the last few pages.If you like Christie or are a fan of mystery, you must get this book. I especially like this particular publisher because of the good quality, attention to detail in editing, and that they organize the . Classic Mystery I guessed the killer. The reason for this is that everyone told me "you'll never, ever guess the killer!" That's just how my mind works. Tell me I'll never see what's coming, and I'll instantly know Bruce Willis was dead the whole time.There's a cozy English village, King's Abbot, that's seen more of its share of tragic deaths in recent months. When the richest and most prominent man in town is murdered, the suspect list is long. There's the greedy sister-in-law, the scheming niece, the wayward stepson, the large game hunter, the mysterious stranger, and, of c
But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected, also, that someone had been blackmailing her. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. Unfortunately, before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death.