THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a classic detective novel by Agatha Christie, first published in 1926. It is widely regarded as one of her finest works and is a key entry in her Hercule Poirot series. The novel is famous for its groundbreaking twist, which challenged the conventions of the detective genre and shocked readers at the time of its release.

The story is narrated by Dr. James Sheppard, a local physician in the small English village of King’s Abbot. The plot begins when Roger Ackroyd, a wealthy and well-respected man, is found murdered in his study. Ackroyd had been engaged to Mrs. Ferrars, a widow who had recently died under mysterious circumstances. Before her death, Mrs. Ferrars had confessed to Dr. Sheppard that she had poisoned her husband years earlier, and she was being blackmailed by someone who knew her secret.