The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mystery novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, the third of her novels to feature the detective Hercule Poirot. It was first serialised as Who Killed Ackroyd? in the London Evening News in 1925 and published in book form in the UK in June 1926 by William Collins, Sons, followed by an American edition from Dodd, Mead and Company the same year. The novel has often been called Christie's masterpiece for its innovative twist ending, which had a significant impact on the detective fiction genre; in 2013 the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever written.
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How has The Murder of Roger Ackroyd been regarded by readers and crime writers?
It was voted the best crime novel ever written by the Crime Writers Association in 2013.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd made Agatha Christie a household name. It is consistently ranked among her best works, and in 2013 it was voted the best crime novel ever written by the 600-member Crime Writers Association of the United Kingdom.
Where is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd set and what is Hercule Poirot doing there?
Poirot has retired to the village of King's Abbot to grow vegetable marrows.
Hercule Poirot has retired to the English village of King's Abbot, determined to use his little grey cells in the growing of vegetable marrows. When Roger Ackroyd, a local businessman, is murdered, Poirot enlists the local doctor to be his assistant and scribe.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mystery novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mystery novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mystery novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The novel was published in the UK in June 1926 by William Collins, Sons, having previously been serialised as Who Killed Ackroyd? between July and September 1925 in the London Evening News. An American edition by Dodd, Mead and Company followed in 1926.
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Genre: Detective fiction, Murder mystery
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Genre: Detective fiction, Murder mystery
Authored By: Agatha Christie, Infobox, author field
Author: Agatha Christie
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