Mystery & Thriller· United Kingdom
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha ChristieAggregate Editorial Score41/100
Goodreads Choice Award
Published 1926256 pagesEnglish
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie is a landmark work of mystery & thriller, first published in 1926. Hercule Poirot, retired to the English village of King's Abbot, investigates the murder of a wealthy widower. Christie's most controversial novel features the most audacious trick ending in the history of detective fiction. Themes of murder, village, detective run through the work. The book has received recognition from Goodreads Choice Award 1926.
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