description: In the quiet village of King's Abbot a widow's suicide has stirred suspicion - and dreadful gossip. There are rumors she murdered her first husband, rumors she was being blackmailed, and rumors that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd. Then Ackroyd is found murdered - and all the members of the household stand to gain from his death. Hercule Poirot, who has retired to King's Abbot, is reluctantly drawn into finding a clever and devious killer.
language: English
title: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
titlecomplete: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
characters: Hercule Poirot, Flora Ackroyd, Charles Kent, Mr. Hammond, Mrs. Ferrars, Geoffrey Raymond (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Inspector Raglan, Mrs. Ackroyd, Caroline Sheppard, Roger Ackroyd, Parker (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Ralph Paton, Elizabeth Russell (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Hector Blunt, Dr. James Sheppard
genres: Classics, British Literature, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 253912
places: King's Abbot, England
series: Hercule Poirot
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel of the Century, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CWA Best Ever
category: Crime Novel
publisher: Macmillan Audio