The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a classic detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot, renowned for its groundbreaking twist ending and major influence on the mystery genre.

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instanceOf crime fiction work
novel
adaptedAs radio drama
stage play
television production
author Agatha Christie
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReputation classic of detective fiction
one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels
featuresCharacter Caroline Sheppard
Dr. James Sheppard
Flora Ackroyd
Roger Ackroyd
featuresDetective Hercule Poirot
featuresDetectiveType amateur detective
followedBy The Big Four
form prose
genre detective fiction
whodunit
hasLegacy considered one of the most influential detective novels
frequently cited for its groundbreaking twist ending
hasNotableFeature innovative solution to the mystery
twist ending
unreliable narrator
hasTheme deception
ethics of detection
truth and perception
influencedGenre detective fiction
mystery fiction
language English
literaryPeriod Golden Age of Detective Fiction
mainCharacter Hercule Poirot
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narrator Dr. James Sheppard
originalPublicationDate 1926
originalPublisher William Collins, Sons
partOfSeries Hercule Poirot series
precededBy The Murder on the Links
protagonistOccupation private detective
publicationYear 1926
publisherCountry United Kingdom
setInCountry England
setInFictionalVillage King’s Abbot
targetAudience adult readers

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Agatha Christie notableWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Hercule Poirot appearsInWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie notableWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
subject linked to: Christie
Hercule Poirot series hasWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Golden Age detective fiction hasRepresentativeWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller notableWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller notableWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (radio adaptation source)
linked to: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Big Four precededBy The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie universe includesWork The Murder of Roger Ackroyd