The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (A Hercule Poirot Mystery)
New York: William Morrow / Harper Collins, 2021. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. Item #2349013
ISBN: 9780063221086
2021 reissue. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy.
xv, 304 pp. Introduction by Louise Penny, foreword by James Prichard, appendices following text include: A Letter to My Publisher; Creating Poirot; Agatha Christie on Poirot's Favourite Cases; A Hercule Poirot Reading List; A Miss Marple Reading List. Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's most controversial mysteries, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks all the rules of traditional mystery writing. A widow's suicide has stirred rumors of blackmail, and of a secret lover named Roger Ackroyd, who was found stabbed to death in his study. The case is so unconventional that not even crack detective Hercule Poirot has a clue as to how to solve it.
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