num_pages: 320
description: Dr. Sheppard has no idea his finicky, foreign neighbour is actually retired detective Hercule Poirot. When wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found brutally murdered, Poirot can't resist stepping it to sort out clues and find the killer. This third Poirot mystery has all the author's trademark touches: a pithy portrait of English village life, a cast of unforgettable characters, and a plot of Byzantine complexity. Due to its shocking twist ending, the book remains one of the most controversial mysteries ever written.
language: English
title: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
titlecomplete: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
characters: Flora Ackroyd, Mr. Hammond, Elizabeth Russell (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Caroline Sheppard, Parker (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Roger Ackroyd, Hector Blunt, Mrs. Ferrars, Dr. James Sheppard, Inspector Raglan, Charles Kent, Geoffrey Raymond (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), Ralph Paton, Mrs. Ackroyd, Hercule Poirot
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Classics, Murder Mystery, British Literature, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Audiobook
ratings_count: 253836
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: HarperCollinsPublishers