The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
Category: Fiction:
Mystery
Synopsis: Roger
Ackroyd is found stabbed in his study and his house is teeming with likely
murder suspects.
Date finished: 31
December 2013
Rating: ****½
Comments:
This is only my second Christie mystery, so I still don’t
know quite how she operates. I guess I can be satisfied going with the flow and
allowing things to unfold before me. That trait is a blessing when reading
Christie. (Or perhaps I just don’t have the dexterity of mind to solve one of
these murders, so I have to let the
story unfold.)
At any rate… Did I solve the crime? No. But I had wondered
about the possibility of whodunit doing it. So I should get points for that. Right?
I’ve seen this book listed as a favorite Christie mystery by
more bloggers than any other. Having only read this and Murder on the Orient Express, I
can’t much comment, but I admit to being a teensy bit sad finding out that this
was perhaps as good as Christie gets. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t dislike the
book, but I did feel a little duped by it.
I fear that discussing the plot will become a spoiler, so
I’ll leave it up to you to read the book.
Would you recommend
this to a friend?
Yes.
You might also enjoy:
Any
of the bazillion other Christie mysteries.
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