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Hercule Poirot thought that retiring to a small village to do some gardening would bring his detective career to a halt. But when Roger Ackroyd's body is found in his study with a knife stabbed into him, Poirot takes on the case. Ackroyd, whose wealthy fiancee had just recently committed suicide, is hosting a dinner party for a swathe of guests one night when a friend comes to him in confidence and reveals that someone had been blackmailing his late fiancee. That is the last time anyone saw Mr. Ackroyd alive. Join one of Agatha Christie's most notable characters in this entertaining and surprising murder mystery.
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Series: Hercule Poirot 4
Publication
New York: Pocket Books
Pages
255
Awards
Anthony Award (Nominee — 2000)
Haycraft Queen Cornerstones (1926)
Julian Symons' 100 Best Crime Stories (1926 — 1926)