The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 4.26 (207,539 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Poirot English By (author) Agatha Christie Categories: Crime Crime Fiction Vintage Crime Vintage Crime Thriller Books Thrillers Agatha Christies most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. 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. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death... Product details Format Paperback | 336 pages Dimensions 129 x 198 x 20mm | 220g Publication date 10 Nov 2016 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English 13 9780007527526 Bestsellers rank 4,387