The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalunsavourylightintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn intricate, original mystery: intimate and morally murky. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Belgian Inspector Hercule Poirot has retired to the countryside in the small English village of King's Abbot. Dr. Sheppard, observing his new neighbor, is sure that he must be a former hairdresser. But the brutal murder of a local squire reveals the truth: the peculiar little man is actually a detective par excellence.
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- Agatha Christie
- Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 256
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