The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002K9PQ9O |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 471 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
Still delightful 90 years after its first publication! SassyPants I remember when I first discovered the books of Dame Agatha Christie. I was 16 years old. I would drive myself to the public library and check out as many of her mysteries as rules would allow. I devoured them! I think this was also the birth of my love of the English novel and my desire to live in a little English village with quirky inhabitants and the occasional . "If you only read ONE Hercule Poirot, this should be the one." according to Whistlers Mom. Even if you're not really an Agatha Christie fan, you should read this one. Christie is criticized as a literary light-weight. It's true that her characters are formulaic, but she wasn't really interested in characters. Her specialty was intricate, multi-layered puzzles and no one did them better. This book and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE are her trickiest and she spok. A hook driven into my brain Purplerains It's hard to review Christie because you don't want to reveal anything.Apparently it makes me foolish, but I did not anticipate the solution to this murder mystery before the book reached its closing stage. I have uncontrollably returned to this after reading, and read the work again and in piecemeal many chapters. I know some claim Christie lacks strength in areas