The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Poirot): Agatha Christie

I've watched this on TV several times, and thoroughly enjoyed it. But it's true, the book is always better. This is probably the most well written of all her novels. Very, very clever. A great story.

Classic Christie with some special twists that make it clear why this is one of the most popular of Hercule Poirot's adventures. When Roger Acroyd is murdered the help of Poirot is quickly enlisted to find out which of his friends/family was the culprit.It's interesting that Poirot's usual assistant, Captain Hastings, has been written out 'to the Argentine' and the narrator's spot is taken by one of the characters close to the victim - the local doctor. This provides a good point of view as it's someone who knows and can explain the characters' backgrounds, and who doesn't understand Poirot - whereas Hastings would have come to expect things. Unlike some of the Marple novels which have this structure, it doesn't feel as if the detective has been shoehorned in, but is there as a natural extension of his own ongoing narrative.The Christie clichés are still present - the large country house full of suspects, all of whom have motive, opportunity and secrets (but then that's integral to the mystery). It's amazing that I can read these still without seeing through the clues. I need to remember in future that nothing is mentioned by Christie without being relevant, even tiny things - it was not until about two pages before the reveal that I fell in, and everything that had been mentioned clicked. Christie really was a genius.So yes, it's a good book and it certainly had me fooled, although a couple of bits were a little 'meta' - with the doctor writing the narrative forming a part of the narrative, and even lending his manuscript to Poirot. A satisfying mystery.

a very enjoyable read. i have seen the dramatisation with mr suchet so i know the plot but this is the famous story with the twist in the end. the fact i know what happens kind of deflates the expectation but nevertheless it is well written and engaging. but then its an agatha cristie.

Brilliant as usual from the greatest crime writer of all.. who would have thought it was ?.. you mustn't say..

A decent book . For me a bit of a slow start but once it gathered pace , with a few surprises along the way and a great ending where everything unravelled and the truth was revealed . I like the character of Poirot and his devious ways of getting to the truth . Certainly this book is very much of its time but still but still a good read never the less.

In a moment of madness, I set myself the task of reading all Hercule Poirot novels in chronological order and here I am at the end of The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd.This is Christie’s fourth Poirot novel and the one I most looked forward to reading because it’s widely regarded as one of the greatest crime novels of all time. What makes this even more impressive is that she wrote it while enduring her own personal Annus Horribilis where her mother died, her husband left her, and she finally went missing for 11 days apparently suffering from short term memory loss.The expectation of a good read was further heightened with the promise of an inciteful Introduction by Christie’s authorised biographer, Laura Thompson, no less.Sadly this is where Agatha’s extraordinary commitment and focus to produce such an ingenious plot in the face of great personal adversity began to unravel because It made me think about what would make the ending so famously unexpected.Luckily, reading such a clever plot with an inkling as to who the murderer may be didnt ruin the story. In fact, it enabled me to interpret what was said by the various suspects in ways that reinforced my growing belief I’d “cracked a Christie” before Poirot had got his little grey cells around it.Unfortunately, Thompson added a postscript and for reasons only she can know, randomly revealed the murderer in The Man In The Brown Suit. So, if you plan on reading that one soon. Don’t read the postscript in Ackroyd.

One story where Agatha Christie demonstrated audacity and originality at her best. My only complaint is for the edition and the post review that spoil one other book of Christine's, which I have already bought and wanted to read. I was careful not to read the preface for there's always something that spoil the content, I did not expect to find a spoiler also in the final comments. A very bad editing!

A stonkin story loved all the characters could see it all in my mind from the page. First of the page turners

Produto chegou rápido e em bom estado. O conteúdo do livro é padrão Agatha Christie, com bons personagens e um final surpreendente. Recomendo.

Wie gewohnt spannend, gut zum mitraten

È sempre difficile indovinare il colpevole: in questo romanzo è quasi impossibile

I love detective novels and Agatha Christie is my favorite in this genre. She remains undisputed as the queen of mystery.I re-read this book a couple of times and loved it always.I love how Cristie throws in a twist at the very end of the book when I least expected it and the clue can only be solved by Hercule Poirot who used his "little grey cells" just like he does in every book!The ending of the book makes it a five star read according to me.I would recommend this book to everyone who loves a good detective novel with mysteries, as Cristie urwraps the layers and makes the reader guess who the criminal is the until the very end.

Absolutely deserves thé vert coveted title of " a classic"