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El asesinato de Rogelio Ackroyd

Name: El asesinato de Rogelio Ackroyd
Rating: 7.74 (194058 reviews)
Author: Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9788427200135

Language: Spanish
Published in: 1985
Publisher: Molino
Pages: 238
ISBN: 9788427200135

In the quiet English village of King's Abbot, a wealthy widow's sudden suicide is followed by a second, more shocking death. Roger Ackroyd, the man who was to be her husband, is found brutally murdered in his study. The door is locked from the inside, and the last person to see him alive was his friend, the local physician Dr. Sheppard. Ackroyd had just received a crucial letter revealing the name of a blackmailer who drove his fiancée to her death, but that letter has now vanished.

The tranquil village is thrown into turmoil as every resident becomes a suspect. A big-game hunter, a neurotic sister-in-law, Ackroyd's troubled stepson, and even the household staff all harbor secrets they are desperate to protect. Into this web of suspicion steps the newly retired Hercule Poirot. Persuaded to take on the case, he must rely on his "little grey cells" to unravel a mystery where the truth is far more complex and startling than anyone could imagine. This novel challenges the very conventions of the detective story, leading to a conclusion that remains one of the most talked-about in the history of the genre.

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Original edition details

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Originally published in 1926

Original language

English

Original publisher Cosimo Classics

Other editions (154)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

2009 • Harper Collins

English

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Annotated)

2023 • Independently published

English

The Complete, Annotated Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Peschel Press

English

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 100th Anniversary Collection

2022 • MiraVista Press

English

羅傑.艾克洛命案

2010 • 遠流

Chinese

Other editions

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

2009 • Harper Collins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Annotated)

2023 • Independently published

English
The Complete, Annotated Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Peschel Press

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 100th Anniversary Collection

2022 • MiraVista Press

English
羅傑.艾克洛命案

2010 • 遠流

Chinese
Agatha Christie Boxed Set

2002 • Macmillan Publishers Limited

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Deluxe Edition A gorgeous gift edition of the world’s greatest crime writer’s best and most influential mystery

2022 • Steerforth Press

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (The Hercule Poirot Mysteries Book 4)

2022 • MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips)

2005 • Audiofy/Audio Partners

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Warbler Classics)

2022 • Warbler Press

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2012 • Collins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2022 • Courier Dover Publications

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition

2011

Portuguese
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1954 • G.P. Putnam's Sons

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2002] Agatha Christie

2002 • HarperCollins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • National Geographic Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2011 • Harper Collins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd / A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2022 • Northeast Classics Publications

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2023 • Macmillan Collector's Library

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2016 • HarperCollins Publishers

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2019 • Murine Publications

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Open Road Media

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Macmillan Trade

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

2021 • HarperCollinsPublishers

English
Murder Rog Ackroyd

1980 • Pocket

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Digireads.com Publishing

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2002 • HarperCollins

English
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

2007 • Librairie générale française

French
O Assassinato de Roger Ackroyd

1926 • Editora Globo

Portuguese
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1993 • HarperCollins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1999 • Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

English
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

1992 • Librairie des Champs-Elysées

French
El Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd / The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2024 • Planeta Publishing Corporation

Spanish
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

2001 • Editions du Masque

French
Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2019 • Murine Publications

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Martino Fine Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1954 • HarperPaperbacks

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1972 • Ulverscroft

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1982 • Pocket Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Dover Publications

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2002 • Macmillan Audio

English
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

1996 • Editions Du Masque

French
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2006 • HarperCollins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • WLC

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2016 • HarperCollins Publishers

English
Asasinato de roger ackroyd, o

2001 • Editorial Galaxia, S.A.

Spanish
The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Complete & Unabridged

2003 • Harpercollins Pub Ltd

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Poirot)

2010 • HarperCollins Publishers

English
La murdo de Roger Ackroyd

2023 • Esperanto-Asocio de Britio

Esperanto
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1986 • W. Clement Stone

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Wilder Publications

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1926 • Cosimo Classics

English
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

2003 • Hachette

French
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2020 • HarperCollins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2005 • HarperCollins Publishers

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2023 • Simon and Schuster

English
El Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

1995 • Molino, Editorial

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited

English
El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2018 • Booket

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2003 • Pan MacMillan

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Warbler Classics)

2022 • Warbler Press

English
The murder of Roger Ackroyd

1978 • Hueber

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1991 • Harper Mass Market Paperbacks

French
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2018 • HarperCollins Publishers Limited

English
El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2015 • Espasa Libros, S.L.

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (AmazonClassics Edition) (Hercule Poirot, 3)

2022 • Brilliance Audio

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2013 • Harper

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2004 • Replica Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1990 • Fontana/Collins
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1983 • Pocket Books

English
El Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2013 • RBA Libros, S.A.

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Wilder Publications, Incorporated

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Independently published

English
De moord op Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)

2000 • Luitingh-Sijthoff

Dutch
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2011 • Center Point Pub.

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

1926 • Black Dog & Leventhal

English
Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

2003 • HarperCollins Publishers

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2003 • HarperCollins

English
Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Independently Published

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1926 • Cosimo Classics

English
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

1990 • Librairie Générale Française

French
The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED]

2001 • Audio Book Contractors, Inc.

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2023 • Penguin

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2021 • Publicat
The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

2007 • HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1987 • Chivers Audio Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1999 • HarperCollins

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1999 • HarperCollins

English
El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2007 • RBA Bolsillo

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1989 • Pocket Books

English
El Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2005 • RBA Libros

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2020 • HarperCollins Publishers

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2000 • Berkley Books

English
Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

1972 • Librairie de Champs-Elysées

French
Le meurtre de Roger Ackroyd

2007 • Editions du Masque

French
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1991 • Turtleback

English
El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2017 • CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1986 • Pocket

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1979 • Pocket Books

English
El Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2018 • CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2001 • Flamingo

English
Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2018 • CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

English
Meurtre au champagne

1983 • Librairie des Champs Elysées

French
Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2003 • HarperCollins Canada, Limited

English
Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd (nueva Traducci�n) : Hercule Poirot Series

2022 • Independently Published

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2004 • Berkley Books

English
Aseninato de Rogelio (Murder of Roger Akroyd)

1995 • Turtleback

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1954 • Pocket Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2006 • BBC Audiobooks America

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2016 • Collins Crime Club

English
Aseninato De Rogelio/Murder of Roger Akroyd (Spanish Edition)

1995 • Bt Bound

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Novel

2000 • Berkley Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2011 • Harper

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot Radio Dramas)

2014 • Blackstone Audiobooks

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd The Best Murder Mystery Novel of All Time

2022 • E-Artnow

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • LA CASE Books

English
Roger Ackroyd cinayeti

2002 • Altın Kitaplar

Turkish
L'assassinio di Roger Ackroyd

2003 • Edizioni Mondadori

Italian
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2001 • Audio Partners, The

English
Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Chinese Edition)

2013 • New Star Press

Chinese
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Neeland Media

English
Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd Livre audio 1CD MP3 [ audiobok in French ] (French Edition)

2016 • French and European Publications Inc

French
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, Book 4) (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Audio))

2016 • HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio

English
Alibi

Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag GmbH

English
Zabojstwo Rogera Ackroyda

2012 • DolnoĹlÄskie

Polish
Asesinato de Rogelio Ackroyd, El (Spanish Edition)

1992 • Molino

Spanish
Alibi

1996 • Scherz Verlag

German
Alibi. Ein Hercule Poirot Krimi. (German Edition)

1997 • Ullstein-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Zweigniederlassung de

German
Tko Je Ubio Rogera Ackroyda Kriminalisticki Klasici

2017 • CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

English
O Assassinato de Roger Ackroyd : S�rie Hercule Poirot

2022 • Independently Published

Portuguese
Murder of Roger Ackroyd : A Hercule Poirot Mystery - Book 4 in the Hercule Poirot Series

2022 • Independently Published

English
Murder of Roger Ackroyd (with Annotations) a Mystery for Hercule Poirot : A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2022 • Independently Published

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Independently published

English
Asesinato de Rogelio Ackroyd (con Anotaciones)

2022 • Independently Published

Spanish
ASSASSINIO DI ROGER ACKROYD (the Murder of Roger Ackroyd),

2022 • Independently Published

Italian
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 100th Anniversary Collection

2022 • MiraVista Press

English
Asesinato de Rogelio Ackroyd

2021 • Independently Published

Spanish
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2004 • Tandem Library

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Wildside Press

English
ASSASSINIO DI ROGER ACKROYD (the Murder of Roger Ackroyd),

2022 • Independently Published

Italian
Mord an Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Independently Published
Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Independently Published

English
Murder of Roger Ackroyd : A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2022 • Independently Published

English
Asesinato de Rogelio Ackroyd

2021 • Independently Published

Spanish
Murder of Roger Ackroyd : A Hercule Poirot Mystery

2022 • Independently Published

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2000 • Turtleback Books

English
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2000 • Turtleback Books

English
Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd (Nouvelle Traduction 2022) : S�rie Hercule Poirot

2022 • Independently Published
アリバイ(the Murder of Roger Ackroyd)

2022 • Independently Published

Japanese
assassinio Di Roger Ackroyd

2022 • Independently Published

Italian
El Asesinato de Roger Ackroyd

2017 • CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Spanish
omicidio Di Roger Ackroyd (Nuova Traduzione 2022) : Serie Hercule Poirot

2022 • Independently Published

Italian
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2022 • LA CASE Books

English
Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd (avec Annotations) (version en Gros Caract�res, Facile � Lire Pour les Personnes �g�es)

2022 • Independently Published

The quiet, gossiping village of King's Abbot is first stirred by tragedy with the sudden death of Mrs. Ferrars, a wealthy widow, from an overdose of veronal. Whispers, fueled by the keen observations of Caroline Sheppard, suggest it was not merely an accident, but a suicide born of remorse, for Mrs. Ferrars was widely suspected of having poisoned her abusive husband a year prior. Dr. James Sheppard, the local physician and chronicler of these events, attends to the formalities, though even his professional detachment cannot entirely quell the village's insatiable curiosity.

The very next evening, a shadow falls over King's Abbot once more. Roger Ackroyd, a prosperous and genial widower, who had been rumored to be on the verge of marrying Mrs. Ferrars, invites Dr. Sheppard to his grand estate, Fernly Park. In the privacy of his study, Ackroyd confides a shocking secret: Mrs. Ferrars had indeed confessed to him that she poisoned her husband and, more alarmingly, that she had been blackmailed ever since. She had promised to reveal her tormentor's name within twenty-four hours. As Ackroyd begins to read a letter from Mrs. Ferrars, delivered moments before, that promises to unmask the blackmailer, he abruptly sends Dr. Sheppard away.

Shortly after, a frantic phone call summons Dr. Sheppard back to Fernly Park, only for Ackroyd's butler, Parker, to deny making any such call. A terrible premonition hangs heavy in the air. Breaking down the locked study door, Dr. Sheppard and Parker discover Roger Ackroyd slumped in his chair, dead, a dagger plunged into his neck. The crucial letter from Mrs. Ferrars is gone. The immediate suspicion falls upon Captain Ralph Paton, Ackroyd's stepson, a charming but financially troubled young man who has vanished from the village, leaving behind only footprints that match his shoes leading from the study window.

Into this web of suspicion and small-town secrets steps the renowned Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, recently retired to King's Abbot to cultivate vegetable marrows. With his meticulously ordered mind and insistence on psychological truths, Poirot begins his investigation, interviewing every member of the household and guests present at Fernly Park. This includes Ackroyd's financially dependent sister-in-law, Mrs. Cecil Ackroyd, and her beautiful daughter Flora, who was secretly engaged to Ralph Paton and initially claimed to have seen her uncle alive after dinner. There is also the enigmatic housekeeper, Miss Russell, the efficient secretary, Geoffrey Raymond, and the bluff Major Hector Blunt.

Poirot meticulously pieces together timelines, motives, and alibis, uncovering a myriad of hidden relationships and deceptions. He discovers that Flora Ackroyd had lied about her last encounter with her uncle, and that Ralph Paton was secretly married to Ursula Bourne, the parlormaid, a fact that had incensed Roger Ackroyd. Each revelation peels back a layer of the seemingly placid village life, exposing the undercurrents of greed, resentment, and ambition that swirl around the late Roger Ackroyd.

As the investigation progresses, Poirot's "little grey cells" focus on inconsistencies, on what was *not* said, and on the peculiar details surrounding the timing of the murder and the locked room. He observes the narrator, Dr. Sheppard, with an almost unnerving intensity, noting his presence at crucial moments and his unique access to information. The doctor, in his meticulous account, chronicles every step of Poirot's brilliant deductions, seemingly an objective observer and helpful assistant.

Finally, Poirot gathers all the suspects, laying bare the intricate scheme. He reveals that the murderer was not Ralph Paton, nor any of the obvious suspects, but the very man who has narrated the entire tragic tale: Dr. James Sheppard himself. It emerges that Dr. Sheppard was Mrs. Ferrars's blackmailer, and he murdered Roger Ackroyd to prevent him from reading the letter that would expose his heinous secret.

The doctor's chilling method is unveiled: after leaving Ackroyd's study, he returned, stabbed him, and then set a dictaphone recording of Ackroyd's voice to play, creating the illusion that Ackroyd was still alive when others heard him. He then slipped out the window, donned Ralph Paton's shoes to create misleading footprints, and later retrieved the dictaphone and the missing letter. Confronted with the undeniable truth, Dr. Sheppard, in a final, chilling act of control, records his confession within the very manuscript that has guided the reader through the mystery, before choosing to end his own life, sparing his sister Caroline the public shame of his exposure.

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Reviews summary

Positives

Readers generally found the book to be good, appreciating its well-developed narrative. It is noted for its quite detailed descriptions and an engaging plot, suggesting a story with depth and an interesting storyline that holds the reader's attention.

Negatives

However, a notable criticism is directed at the extensive use of description. While acknowledging that some detail is necessary, one reviewer felt that the sheer volume of descriptive passages could make the reading experience tedious and, at times, boring. This stylistic choice is even compared to other works by the same author, suggesting a consistent approach that might not appeal to all readers.

Conclusion

Overall, the book offers a strong plot and rich detail for those who appreciate depth in storytelling. It would likely appeal to readers who enjoy intricate narratives and do not mind a slower pace due to comprehensive descriptions. Those who prefer faster-paced stories might find the detailed writing style challenging.

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