Week 2, Chapters 11-20, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

[Alexa]

And here we can discuss the middle section of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Chapters 11 - 20. No comments allowed for anything past Chapter 20! But spoilers are allowed for anything up to Chapter 20 - so be careful if you haven't read that far yet!

[☯Emily , The First]

Another Sheppard comment in Chapter 14: "It is a pity that a doctor is precluded by his profession from being able sometimes to say what he really thinks. I would have given anything to be able to answer 'Bunkum!'"

[☯Emily , The First]

Chapter 12: Can anyone guess what everyone is hiding?

I did not guess Flora's secret. (view spoiler)[I thought someone else had stolen the money. (hide spoiler)]

[Charlene]

☯Emily wrote: "Chapter 12: Can anyone guess what everyone is hiding?

I did not guess Flora's secret. [spoilers removed]"
Don't feel bad. I thought it was Flora's mother who took the money.

[☯Emily , The First]

Charlene wrote: "☯Emily wrote: "Chapter 12: Can anyone guess what everyone is hiding?

I did not guess Flora's secret. [spoilers removed]"
Don't feel bad. I thought it was Flora's mother who took the money."

I thought it was the stepson.

[Charlene]

Poirot knows he can find a willing helper in Caroline. Caroline's gossip filled in some of what Dr. Sheppard wasn't going to tell.

[Kimberley]

I had not considered Flora for the theft, but I had considered Major Blunt's secret thoughts. But, maybe they were a little more noticeable.

[Kimberley]

It may be because my family plays games with some frequency, having played all kinds of games with my family, both my immediate and my extended, since I was young; but I thoroughly enjoyed the conversational back and forth during the game of Mah Jong, laughing out loud at times.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Yes I loved the mah jong game. I don't normally think of Christie as a witty writer, but that was indeed amusing!