The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie — The Most Shocking Twist in Detective Fiction

Agatha Christie, Zenith Golden Quill

Summary

A quiet village. A mysterious death. A trusted narrator. And a twist that changed mystery fiction forever.

In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie delivers one of her most famous and controversial mysteries. When wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found murdered in his study shortly after learning the truth about a blackmailer, all eyes turn to the eccentric Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. But nothing in the village of King's Abbot is as it seems.

Hailed as a genre-defining masterpiece, this book features one of the most inventive and daring endings in the history of detective fiction. It remains a must-read for fans of psychological intrigue, unreliable narrators, and mind-bending plot twists.

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Available since: 05/05/2025.

Print length: 346 pages.

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