The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
1926 detective novel by Agatha Christie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a detective 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,[2] 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.[3]
Author | Agatha Christie |
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Cover artist | Ellen Edwards |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Hercule Poirot |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | William Collins, Sons[1] |
Publication date | 1926[1] |
Pages | 312[1] |
Preceded by | The Murder on the Links |
Followed by | The Big Four |
Text | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd online |
The novel was well-received from its first publication,[4][5] and has been called Christie's masterpiece.[6] In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever.[7] It is one of Christie's best known[8][9] and most controversial novels,[10][11][12] its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written.[13]