THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death...
About the Author
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and created the detective Hercule Poirot in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). She achieved wide popularity with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and produced a total of eighty novels and short-story collections over six decades.
Product Details
Series: Poirot
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Harper; Masterpiece Ed edition (April 2, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007141343
ISBN-13: 978-0007141340
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death...
About the Author
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and created the detective Hercule Poirot in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). She achieved wide popularity with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and produced a total of eighty novels and short-story collections over six decades.
Product Details
Series: Poirot
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Harper; Masterpiece Ed edition (April 2, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007141343
ISBN-13: 978-0007141340
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
