The murder of Roger Ackroyd : a Hercule Poirot mystery / Agatha Christie.
A widow's sudden suicide sparks rumors that she murdered her first husband, was being blackmailed, and was carrying on a secrey affair with the wealthy Roger Ackroyd. The following evening, Ackroyd is murdered in his locked study, but not before receiving a letter identifying the widow's blackmailer. Kings Abbot is crawling with suspects and it's up to famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to solve the case.
Record details
- ISBN: 1579126278
- ISBN: 9781579126278
- ISBN: 9780593466360
- Physical Description: 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal, [2006]
- Distributor: Distributed by Workman Publishing Company
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, c1926.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Dr. Sheppard at the breakfast table -- Who's who in King's Abbot -- The man who grew vegetable marrows -- Dinner at Fernly -- Murder -- The Tunisian dagger -- I learn my neighbor's profession -- Inspector Raglan is confident -- The goldfish pond -- The parlormaid -- Poirot pays a call -- Round the table -- The goose quill -- Mrs. Ackroyd -- Goeffrey Raymond -- An evening at Mah Jong -- Parker -- Charles Kent -- Flora Ackroyd -- Miss Russell -- The paragraph in the paper -- Ursula's story -- Poirot's little reunion -- Ralph Paton's story -- The whole truth -- And nothing but the truth.
- Target Audience Note:
- 720L Lexile
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- 11 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 15 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC CHRISTIE (Text) | 36015000257572 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC CHRISTIE (Text) | 36015001315460 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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