The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – Agatha Christie
Series: Hercule Poirot, Book #4
Genre: Classic Mystery • Detective Fiction
 
Tropes:
Locked-room murder
Small village full of secrets
Unreliable narration / shocking twist
 
Summary:
In one of Agatha Christie’s most groundbreaking mysteries, wealthy widower Roger Ackroyd is found stabbed to death in his study just hours after receiving a confidential letter tied to his late fiancée’s secretive past. With the village of King’s Abbot buzzing with suspicion—and every family harboring hidden motives—Hercule Poirot is drawn out of retirement to investigate.
As Poirot unravels a tangled web of money troubles, forbidden relationships, and carefully guarded lies, the case becomes more perplexing, not less. Everyone has something to hide, and the clues point in conflicting directions.
Widely considered one of Christie’s most audacious and genre-defining novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd delivers a masterful mystery with a twist that reshaped detective fiction and continues to astonish readers.