The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Ratings437
Average rating4.2
This is my first Agatha Christie novel and to say I had fun with it is an understatement. It's really hard to talk about this book without spoilers but I will say that The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a very well-constructed murder mystery that left me guessing up until the last moment. Part of why it's fun is that the characters are all really interesting and suspicious in their own way. You can see why anyone could be Roger Ackroyd's murderer and each piece of detail and dialogue leaves you thinking. I am a lifelong consumer of fictional murder mystery media and part of the fun of consuming this type of content is figuring out why the creator would include certain details. Christie is a master at this. She leaves so many little nuggets of information sprinkled throughout the book that the reader has to decide which are relevant and which aren't. As a result, I felt like I was playing along with the characters in the book. While they were trying to figure out who the murderer was, I was trying to figure out what Christie was doing. And yet I will admit that I was totally fooled. The best mysteries are the ones in which you as a consumer feel like you got outsmarted by the creator in an honest way and Christie certainly got the better of me. Every clue was laid out for me to piece the puzzle together but I didn't. Well done Agatha, this is a classic for a reason.
That ending was chef's kiss
Ms Christie you have outdone yourself. I will never ever forget the loud gasp I let out after reading and rereading that ending.
I am stunned. I am out of words. Just wow.
I hated this book. The culprit was so obvious. It was one of her earlier books so it was not as good as her other books. Once you know the culprit (which is very easy to figure out) it's just a waiting game. And I have read books of hers knowing the criminal (murder on the Orient express) and I enjoyed it despite the lack of mystery. This book is so not worth checking out and is one of Christie's weaker works.
This was my first Agatha Christie, and still the best one of hers I've read, which is saying something, I've read every other Poirot, and most of all the others. Definitely one of my favourite books of all time.
An absolute triumph! I'll be lucky if I read a better whodunnit than this. It's no wonder that this is cited as one of Christie's best works, and is a must-read in my eyes.
98 years after this novel was written, i finally find out who murdered good old roger.
Read this in one day. I literally screamed at the end and woke my housemate up.
Summary: When a man is murdered in his own home, a retired private detective, accompanied by his new sidekick and the book’s narrator, Dr. Sheppard, untangles a web of clues to discover who among the man’s associates is responsible.
I gave this book a 5 being one of the greatest mysteries of all time on many lists! However I still
can't stand the main character, that being Hercule Poirot! While I was reading the story I was also
watching the BBC TV Episode of the book at the same time. I know most fans of Christie love him but I don't like how he walks (Like a Penguin), his mustache or accent! I know I will get some criticism for this review! Most people who like mysteries will love this book!! David N.
Clever writing! - Started off really well and a dip in between. Nevertheless the ending was on high (and a twist for many)
You might have guessed it who. But not how!
I haven't really read a mystery novel since the Hardy boys, and I absolutely loved it. It kept me guessing and challenged my memory like a game. It was definitely one that challenged me and kept me entertained.
It's been a long time since I read an Agatha Christie-novel. I should read more...
Another fantastic Agatha Christie mystery. As usual had me totally on the wrong track. Definitely one of her best. Highly recommended.
3,5
Hace mucho quería empezar a leer a esta autora, y para ser la primera experiencia estuvo bastante bien.
Le hubieses dado 4 estrellas pero por momentos se me hacia muy entreverado, y el final fue raro(?
The fact that Mountbatten tried to steal the credit for the concept behind it very much proves its worth.
Exceptional...nobody can guess the murderer, except Hercule Poirot and of course Sherlock Holmes(if he was in the novel)
I accidentally clicked on a spoiler early on and spoiled myself with the ending, so I ended up meticulously highlighting a bunch of things that Sheppard said or did. So when chapter 13 hit, it seemed that Sheppard could be the suspicious one. He and Poirot seemed to have a lot of conflicts, compared to Hastings (though, I've only read one book with Hastings lol but the language is slightly different between the two). I also really like that he brought up how he's the Watson to Poirot's Sherlock, but definitely more “foolish” as this book brought up quite a lot :Chuckle: I really like how it ended! I suppose Sheppard is the foolish one, thinking he can outsmart the Poirot the hair dresser LOL Caroline was the MVP, saying all these things about his brother, and they were all quite true about his true nature..
I had some trouble getting through this book because it was more the revealing of facts than it really was a story. Up until the very end I was pretty uninterested as to who had killed Mr. Ackroyd. And I do not want to be one of those people who are very proud that they guessed the correct murderer. Except I am, regrettably, and I did.
The identity of the murderer is really the only thing that made the novel interesting, which is unfortunate since it is at the very end. So the whole thing was quite boring until the last couple of pages. I am glad I have read it but it wasn't what I had hoped it would be.
My first Agatha Christie!
We listened to this mystery on a recent car trip.
The big question is...What do I think of Agatha Christie? Well, I was surprised. Christie offered a lot of suspects, and I didn't even suspect who-done-it. The characters were all rich and well-fleshed-out. The story provided a lot of subtle humor.
Well done, Agatha.