Series: Book 30 in the Hercule Poirot series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Mystery, Lang:en
Summary
E-book exclusive extras: 1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd broke all the rules of
detective fiction and made Agatha Christie a household name.
There are two things you must do if you know nothing of this
book: discuss it with no one, and read it with all
speed—because it contains one of the biggest surprises
in crime fiction. In the quiet village of King's Abbot a widow's suicide has
stirred suspicion—and dreadful gossip. There are
rumours that she murdered her first husband, that she was
being blackmailed, and that her secret lover was Roger
Ackroyd. Then, on the verge of discovering the blackmailer's
identity, Ackroyd himself is murdered.
2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of
the great Belgian detective