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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

Agatha Christie

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Mar 09, 2017 Adrian rated it really liked it

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My 2018 Review ooh 4.5 stars
So as part of my Hercule Poirot challenge, courtesy of Jessica in "Reading the Detectives", I decided to read this book for the 2nd time in 13 months (why when I have so many books I want to read I don't know, but I did). Was I disappointed, oh no, if anything I'm seriously thinking of upping it to 5 stars. Despite a gap of only 13 months , I got so much from this re-read. In fact I've obviously read so much in that intervening time, that it took me over 3/4 of the bo ...more

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Oct 26, 2016 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Every new development that arises is like a shake you give to a kaleidoscope - the thing changes entirely in aspect.

True of so many of Christie's better works. This particular one has often been voted not only Christie's best, but the best murder mystery ever written. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ent...

My favourite of her works is And Then There Were None but this one would would quite definitely be in my top 5!

Far wittier than most Christie's - in particular the Mah Jong scene. A kinder p ...more

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Mar 01, 2019 John rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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A great mystery and original with the ending. It reminds me of P.D James Cover her Face. The characters are excellent with all having a motive. The disappearance of the step son, the dodgy butler, Major Blunt, Mrs Ackroyd, Clara, Miss Russell the housekeeper, the personal secretary and a few others. Poirot in his third outing is magnificent even though c his marrows were a bit disappointing.

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Jun 19, 2017 Bhuvan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Haha 😁 my guess was correct. 😎 I'm glad I guessed the twist in the middle. though I couldn't justify why, I do have the happiness of finding the correct murderer well before the end. another excellent novel by Agatha Christie.. completely enjoyed... 😍😍😍 ...more

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Oct 06, 2018 Pratiksha Das rated it really liked it

The book is of course very good, as any fan of Agatha Christie's would expect it to be. But what I am really proud of is that I discovered the murderer on page 53 and on page 77, when the murderer is finally revealed, I couldn't help but admire my little grey cell. Hope Mr. Poirot would approve. ...more

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