The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Published
- 1 January 1926
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN-13
- 9788492966660
- Type
- novel
About this book
"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (1926, 256 pages) is one of the three or four entries Christie fans and reading guides most often name as the strongest possible first Poirot novel, showcasing her fair-play puzzle plotting at its best.
Key facts about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie wrote The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1926. The book has 256 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9788492966660 to find the main one.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is book 4 of 41 in the Hercule Poirot series. The series has 41 published books. However, the series starts with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920).
Additionally, Agatha Christie writes Tommy and Tuppence, Superintendent Battle and Miss Marple as separate series. Those series sit on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories is the latest published Agatha Christie book on file, from 1979.
About Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was an English author who became the best-selling novelist in history, with an estimated two billion copies of her books sold worldwide — a sales record beaten only by the Bible and the works of Shakespeare. See every Agatha Christie book in order.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is book 4 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Poirot Investigates. It is followed by The Big Four. See the full Hercule Poirot reading order.
Hercule Poirot is the fastidious, egg-headed Belgian detective who solves murders with his "little grey cells" rather than legwork — a private inquiry agent, former Belgian policeman, and refugee of the First World War who settles in England and becomes the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie built the character across 33 novels and dozens of short stories between 1920 and 1975, perfecting the fair-play puzzle mystery: a closed circle of suspects, a country house or a locked…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788492966660