The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (edit title)

Shelfari edited the summary of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery 2 weeks ago.

• Agatha Christie mysteries seem quaint today, relics of a bygone day. But when her books were new, she was a trailblazer, and never more so than in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Her twist ending shocked and even angered her readers -- I won't tell you why -- and even today may still have the power to startle.

  Hercule Poirot is retired to the country, but when his wealthy neighbor is found dead, he can't resist stepping in to help the police. The local doctor takes the place of usual loyal sidekick Hastings, helping Poirot investigate and recording all the facts of the case, like Dr. Watson recording Holmes' adventures. The mystery winds through estranged stepsons, secret marriages, and blackmailers, and even now still has a whiff of controversy over the resolution.

Shelfari edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery 2 weeks ago.

• Added: Hercule Poirot is retired -- but when murder is on his doorstep, retirement doesn't last long.

Shelfari edited the series of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery 2 weeks ago.

• Added this book in the series: Hercule Poirot Mystery book 4

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery 2 weeks ago.

• MRS.Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September-aSeptember--a Thursday.

Shelfari edited the characters of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery 2 weeks ago.

• Added the description of Hercule Poirot: The egotistical little Belgian detective who can't resist coming out of retirement.
• marked the description of Hercule Poirot as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Dr. James Sheppard: The local doctor, a friend of the victim, who insists on helping Poirot solve the case.
• marked the description of Dr. James Sheppard as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Caroline Sheppard: The doctor's gossipy sister, who keeps house for him. If it happens in their village, she knows about it.
• marked the description of Caroline Sheppard as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Ralph Paton: The victim's ne'er-do-well stepson, who's down on his luck as usual.
• marked the description of Ralph Paton as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Flora Ackroyd: Niece to the murdered man, Roger Ackroyd always hoped she would marry Ralph and settle him down.
• marked the description of Flora Ackroyd as not a spoiler

Timothy Gray approved Pequeño saltamontes’s request to combine 56 books, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery, 2 weeks ago.

Pequeño saltamontes submitted a request to combine 98 books, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery, 2 weeks ago.

PhoenixFalls edited the series of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery Friday, August 28 2009.

• Changed the order to 34 for this book in the series: Hercule Poirot

Shelfari edited the description of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery Saturday, August 1 2009.

• Considered to be one of Agatha Christie’s most controversial mysteries, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks all the rules of traditional mystery writing. A widow’s suicide has stirred rumors of blackmail, and of a secret lover named Roger Ackroyd, who was found stabbed to death in his study. The case is so unconventional that not even crack detective Hercule Poirot has a clue as to how to solve it.

PhoenixFalls edited the series of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery Wednesday, July 29 2009.

• Added this book in the series: Hercule Poirot book 3 (Primary series)