Hercule Poirot · Book 4
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.
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