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The murder of Roger Ackroyd : a Hercule Poirot mystery / Agatha Christie.

Summary:

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

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
Subject:
Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Belgians > England > Fiction.
Private investigators > England > Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 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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