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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Library Journal says "this novel, written in 1927, is considered the best and most successful of the early mysteries." Out of more than eighty Agatha Christie books in print, Jim Mustich chooses this one by the queen of crime in his 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die. It involves a cozy English village, a murder (of course), Hercule Poirot, a plot twist, and no dearth of suspects. But Mustich also points out that it may well have inspired Christie's other famous detective. The narrator in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd bears a resemblance to Miss Jane Marple, Christie's curious, gossiping, elderly detective to come in later novels.
About the Book
Publisher’s description:
Agatha Christie’s genius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. No one knows the human heart—or the dark passions that can stop it—better than Agatha Christie. She is truly the one and only Queen of Crime.
The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
Village rumor hints that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband, but no one is sure. Then there’s another victim in a chain of death. Unfortunately for the killer, master sleuth Hercule Poirot takes over the investigation.
