The murder of Roger Ackroyd
Christie, Agatha, 1890-19762002
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Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected that she was being blackmailed. Then came the news that she had taken her own life. But, before he found all the clues, he was murdered. 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.
Main title:
The murder of Roger Ackroyd / Agatha Christie.
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Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2002.
Collation:
368 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Originally published: London: Collins, 1926.
ISBN:
9780007141340 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
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The murder of Roger Ackroyd [electronic resource]
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BRN:
1218634
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