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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
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Brenda
Mar 17, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Review to follow....
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Jessica
Sep 28, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, detective, golden-age-mystery
It was OK. The book's description on Amazon says this book is one of Christie's controversial novels and "breaks all the rules of traditional mystery writing." Well, it sure did, and made me feel slightly disappointed at the end. :-) ...more
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Lillian
Mar 01, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2021, mystery-vintage-golden-age, audio-chirp
Enjoyed Poirot coming out of retirement to solve another locked room murder. The ending is probably what makes this mystery so enjoyable. It is a lovely twist that most, if they are honest, won't see coming. ...more
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Reema
Dec 16, 2017 rated it really liked it
Lisa
Apr 03, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Sarah
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Lis
Jun 08, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery-thriller
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Shelves: mysteries
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Oct 06, 2020 rated it it was amazing
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