The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

✍ Scribed by Christie, Agatha

• Publisher: Harper Collins, Inc.;McKinney Public Library System
• Year: 2009;2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 282 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose. However the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger's friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over-none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot.;The death of a wealthy widow is believed to be an accident until her future husband is killed. The police bring in Hercule Poirot to help with the investigation.;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 neighbour's profession -- Inspector Raglan is confident -- The goldfish pond -- The parlourmaid -- Poirot pays a call -- Round the table -- The goose quill -- Mrs. Ackroyd -- Geoffrey 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 -- Apologia.