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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Classic mystery
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Book 4 of the Hercule Poirot series
Village doctor James Sheppard records the murder of wealthy Roger Ackroyd, who had just received information about a blackmailer. Retired detective Hercule Poirot, living nearby and attempting to grow marrows, agrees to investigate the household. Dictaphones, locked rooms, and carefully timed movements make the case a test of what a narrator chooses to report. Bold and influential, this classic is best approached without spoilers and suits readers who enjoy village mysteries, formal clueing, and endings that permanently change how the preceding pages are read.
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