The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Book #4 in the Hercule Poirot Series
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Dec 28, 2021
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“This is Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and if she never wrote another word, she’d have still gone down as the Queen.” -LOUISE PENNY, #1 New York Times bestselling author”Ingenious and unexpected.” -NEW YORK TIMESThe official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the “Best Crime Novel of all Time,” now featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a foreword from Agatha Christie’s great grandson, and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery.Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose.However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over–none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . .Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of Agatha Christie’s own favorite works–a brilliant whodunit that firmly established the author’s reputation as the Queen of Mystery.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780063221086
    Publication Date
    December 28, 2021
    Original Publication Date
    June 7, 1926
    Page Count
    304
    Audience
    Adult
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~951L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~W
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    11
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    8880
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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