About this title: Roger Ackroyd has waited the required year after Mrs. Ferrars' husband died to ask for her hand in marriage. However, Mrs. Ferrars announces that she cannot marry him and tells him a secret that is the reason for her refusal. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Ferrars abruptly expires.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780671802332ISBN:067180233X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 1975 Pocket Books paperback. NOT EX LIB! Clean, toned pages with reading wear, creased spine, moderate edgewear, some cover scuffing/creasing. 255 p. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. In good condition with slight edgewear. Pages clean and unmarked. 212 p. Premiere of Hercule Poirot and one of Agatha Christie's first novels. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. In good condition with slight edgewear. Intro of Hercule and one of Agatha Christie's first novels. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm)
ISBN-13:9780061002861ISBN:0061002860
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is smooth. Covers show some wear at the edges and corners. Good reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
ISBN-13:9780671701185ISBN:0671701185
Description: Very Good. Clean, uncreased pages. Tight, square binding. No crease to spine. Softcover has minor edgewear and rubbing. Orders ship same or next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671620196ISBN:0671620193
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No DJ Issued Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has minor corner wear and a couple of creases at the spine. A couple of creased page corners. No other faults. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780671754075ISBN:0671754076
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Fair. No Jacket Fair. No DJ Issued Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Cover is worn. Spine is lightly creased. First few pages contain light marks and a few tears. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
"In perhaps, one of the finest of all Hercule Poirot mysteries, Agatha Christie crafts an ingenious plot with nothing less than stunning revelations at the conclusion. Her sheer genius leaves the reader breathless. Set in the small town of Kings Abbot, a retired Hercule Poirot becomes involved in solving the scandalous murder of Roger Ackroyd, the town's richest inhabitant. Unable to stay away from mystery for long, Poirot's interest is piqued and he is easily convinced into joining the investigation. Unlike other stories to follow, this one is narrated by the pleasant voice of Dr. James Sheppard, who chronicles the events and accompanies Poirot in Hastings absence. Clues abound and everyone at Fernly Park is a suspect. Only Poirot seems to understand the meaning of what he sees, not the inspector in charge of the case, the polite Dr. Sheppard or the reader can distinguish the significance or the insignificance of the many clues and converstations laid out in the story. This story in particular, in my opinion ,is a sample of Christie's best writing. The way the the reader is manipulated will be emulated in many novels to follow by other mystery writers. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd comes to a stunning conclusion, while the reader simply shakes their head acknowledging that Poirot is indeed master of the "little gray cells.""
"This is a really run read for mystery lovers. Christie wrote it in 1926/27 and it's considered by most readers to be one of her best, if not her best, effort. Appropriately then (at least to my mind), it features the little Belgium Hercule Poirot. He is cajoled out of his ostensible retirement to search out the murderer of Roger Ackroyd in a (no surprise here) small, sleepy English country town. I don't want to say much more about the plot because it is easy to give too much away, especially to other mystery-lovers (I figured out the mystery before the final pages most definitely not because of my ingenious sleuthing skills but because of the way many of even the most general summaries of the plot describe the story). Figuring out the mystery does not take away from the fun, though, as the book features a large cast of meddling, secretive characters and the always-charmingly eccentric Poirot. The story would be an ideal accompaniment for travel--it's slim and the liberal scattering of clues and "clues" makes it a inevitable page-turner."
"Agatha Christie is the master of the mystery genre and this book is why. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd introduced the world to a whole new kind of detective story and paved the way for the mystery genre to become what it is today. This is the book that also made her a best seller and a household name. And for good reason. Christie has a way with words, stringing them together, providing clues, and leading you through the murder investigation and the discovery of who, in fact, did kill Roger Ackroyd. She is a master of choosing the best point of view from which to tell the story and for a creating bevy of believable, three dimensional characters that all would stand to benefit from Roger Ackroyd's demise. All in all, this is an excellent mystery novel. I think it should be required reading for any mystery writer."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
