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The murder of Roger Ackroyd

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A small English village is shaken by the death of a wealthy local; the narrator, a local physician, recounts events and the arrival of a retired Belgian detective who investigates. Through interviews, household facts, and the patient unravelling of alibis, suspicion falls on several acquaintances, and private motives and secrets emerge. The investigation uses observation, logical deduction, and careful reconstruction of timelines; the detective convenes key figures to reveal how seemingly straightforward evidence conceals a deliberate deception. Themes include the unreliability of appearances, the social texture of village life, and the moral complexities behind ordinary lives.

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Title: The murder of Roger Ackroyd

Author: Agatha Christie

Release date: October 2, 2022 [eBook #69087]
Most recently updated: November 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926

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THE MURDER OF
ROGER ACKROYD

BY
AGATHA CHRISTIE
AUTHOR OF
THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS,
THE MURDER ON THE LINKS, Etc.
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS      NEW YORK