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Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie had a mind like a mousetrap and taught me, in novels like "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," the pleasure of literary surprise.--William Dietrich, New York Times bestselling author of the Ethan Gage Historical Adventures.
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RaeLovesToRead
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Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author 😊💕
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs 💕

1) Stuart Turton is the main author that can't write fast enough for me!

2) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd maybe? Mystery is my fave genre, although I also love fantasy and literary fiction.

3) Robin Hobb!!!! Working my way through Fitz and the Fool.....

Eggs Thanks so much for playing 🙏🏻🙏🏻 1d
dabbe #2: One of the best surprise endings ever! 🤩🤩🤩 1d
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Roger Ackroyd's fiancée was being blackmailed over the death of her first husband & the pressure became too much & she took her own life. Ackroyd receives a letter containing some information about what happened but is suddenly murdered. There are plenty of suspects & how lucky (but perhaps unfortunate for the guilty party) that Hercule Poirot is residing in the village! (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf The timeline for Poirot's cases seems to vary a bit as the previous full-length book saw Hastings & Poirot working together whilst in this one Hastings has moved away & Poirot is retired. But not completely retired as he takes on the case of the death of Roger Ackroyd upon the urging of Ackroyd's niece, Flora. The story is narrated by Dr Sheppard who lives next to the retired detective & he takes the place of erstwhile Hastings. 1w
OutsmartYourShelf It seemed to be the usual Christie fare but that twist ending was perfect as the reader realises the clues that are sprinkled throughout the pages. I feel that I really should have worked it out but I didn't. 4.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5806765999
Read 18th-20th Mar 2024

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TheSpineView Great job! 1w
Librarybelle I really liked this one! 1w
TheAromaofBooks The first time I read this one it genuinely blew my mind. I still love rereading it and looking at all the clues that Christie gives the reader - she does such a good job of not “cheating“ - everything is there for us if we can see it!! 7d
OutsmartYourShelf @Librarybelle There's no wonder it's thought of by some as her best book. 6d
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CatMS
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This is on the New York Times list of best mysteries of all time and now reading i totally agree. Written with a dash of humor.

CogsOfEncouragement My favorite Christie I‘ve read so far. 2mo
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kezzlou85
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Bit of a slow start to #JoyousJanuary but I have finished one book so that's a good start. Plus a chunk read in others. @Andrew65

Andrew65 Little and often is good! Well done 👏👏👏 2mo
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Caryl
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I missed Hastings, but Poirot (and Christie) made up for his absence. What a great mystery novel. (Tip: Don‘t read Louise Penny‘s introduction in this edition until you finish the book!)

batsy Does she spoil the plot in the intro? Publishers should append a spoilery intro as an afterword. 3mo
Caryl @batsy - Yes? and Yes! ITA that publishers should move this content to the back. This was a library book, so I can't double-check, but I believe there was enough to give it away, at least to a modern, astute mystery reader. There is also a forward by Christie's great grandson that is best avoided. I dislike even mild hints, so I'm extra-sensitive to this. Fortunately, I've made it a habit to avoid most front matter until I've finished the book! 3mo
batsy @Caryl I've learned the hard way to avoid it until I finish the book, too. If it's for a classic, I don't mind (most of the time the general plot is already known) but for mysteries especially publishers should do better! 3mo
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Monica5
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I listened to this book. I loved it! I had no clue that the person who killed Roger Ackroyd. I was so surprised. This book was intriguing and had humor in it. If you have never read an Agatha Christie book, you need to read this one. It's a classic for a reason!

🙂 Happy Reading 🙂

#Classics #BookSpinBingo

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Susanita
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Time magazine compiled a list of the 100 best mystery and thriller books, and it‘s a real TBR killer! I‘ve read 23 and have several on my list already.

Be advised, if you haven‘t read the tagged book or Death on the Nile, the Lucy Worsley TV series (and, presumably, the book) contains spoilers.

https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/

CogsOfEncouragement I‘ve read only eleven. I just started The Talented Mr. Ripley so that will make twelve. 6mo
Ruthiella Interesting list. I‘ve read 30 of them. I guess I see where they‘re going, but I don‘t know if I‘d include some of the titles under Mystery & Thriller, like The Shadow of the Wind or The Shining, or We Have Always Lived In the Castle…🤔 6mo
Susanita @CogsOfEncouragement I‘m reading that too, but just between other things so it‘s taking a while. 6mo
Susanita @Ruthiella I have a better handle on my own definition of mystery than thriller, so I guess they work for me more or less. 6mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
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Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th—17th September—a Thursday. I was sent for at eight o‘clock on the morning of Friday the 17th. There was nothing to be done.
#TheMurderOfRogerAckroyd #AgathaChristie #HerculePoirot #Poirot #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookcase #bookcases #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #bookclub #bookclubs #Mystery #Fiction #Crime #Classics #MysteryThriller #Detective #Thriller #Audiobook #MysteryThriller

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Bluebird
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Finally an Agatha Christie read I loved! I was worried that my goal to follow the All About Agatha podcast and read/reread all her books was a mistake. The first 9 were underwhelming. While I enjoyed some, none were stellar. The drought is over. This is the Christie I recall! The smart and hilarious Poirot! A locked room mystery. A group of interesting suspects and a twist at the end! Luckily I had no recall of my 1st reading, so no spoilers 😀

Centique Ive only read a few but this was also my favourite 😍 8mo
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Lizpixie
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Bk11 of my #BookMail is another of Dame Agatha‘s Special Editions. Arguably one of the best twists she ever wrote, it‘s the pioneer of the “unreliable narrator” style of detective story. The day after the apparent suicide of the widow Ferrars, Poirot is called to his friend Roger Ackroyds house, where his body is discovered in a locked room. Twisty turny with a large cast of suspects. A must read for crime fans.

dabbe This and AND THEN WERE NONE are my faves of hers. 🤩🤗😍 9mo
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Melli
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I decided I‘m going to create a 30 day reading challenge for myself from May 20th to June 30th how many Agatha Christie books can I read. If anyone wants to join in let me know #agathachristie

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Melli
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My good reads says I listened to this as an audio book 5 years ago but I‘m not remembering it anyway I just got an order of Agatha Christie from Pango books and put them in order of the series so this one was up first

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Lizpixie
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Bk2 of my #BookHaul is another Dame Agatha special edition, this one is one of her most famous novels & arguably the one that made her famous. It has a locked room mystery, an unreliable narrator & a great lineup of dodgy people. And Poirot of course. If you only read a few Christie‘s in your life, this should definitely be one of them. #ChristiesCrimeClub

Ruthiella These are beautiful! So tempting to indulge! 11mo
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Tea_and_Starstuff
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I think this is the first Christie I've read. She's a fave author of my husband's and I asked him which one he most wanted me to read. He picked this one and I can see why! It's one that's hard to talk about too much for fear of spoiling - but it showed why Christie is lauded as the master of her craft.

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Reading.w.Dee
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Christie is so good making the unexpected come to life! I thought I had it all figured out around 35% in… those red herrings.

There are little eggs hidden all throughout her book if you are perceptive enough to catch them. However, it wasn't until about the final 10 pages that I started really cluing in to who murdered Roger Ackroyd.

#ReadChristie2023 #AgathaChristie

dabbe One of my faves of hers! 😊 1y
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RaeLovesToRead
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#manicmonday #letterm @CBee @The_Penniless_Author

📖 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
✒ George RR Martin, David Mitchell, Haruki Murakami (all 3 of them are amazing)
📺 MIDSOMER MURDERS 💕💕💕
🎤 Mahmood, MGMT, Marina & the Diamonds, Mika
🎶 Mr Brightside (The Killers)

Bonus track: My Universe by Coldplay / BTS

vivastory How do you show such restrain with your selections, Rae? 1y
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory Normally I'm strict and just select one for each, but this week there were 3 fave authors and I couldn't think of a standout M band ?? I feel I should have mentioned Emily St John Mandel and "Mozart House" by Clean Bandit though... 1y
vivastory I picked Martin & Mitchell & was sad that I left Murakami off my list 😂 1y
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CBee “I could be brown, I could be blue, I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple, I could be anything you like
Gotta be green, gotta be mean, gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me, why don't you like me?
Why don't you walk out the door?” I heckin LOVE that song by MIKA!
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RaeLovesToRead @CBee Woo! 🥰🥰 Did you see his Medley on this year's Eurovision?? It was joyous 😊 1y
CBee @RaeLovesToRead no but I‘ll have to watch it!! 1y
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BarkingMadRead
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PuddleJumper Yay! 1y
AnnR 👏👏👏 1y
CogsOfEncouragement My favorite Christie (out of the 14 I‘ve read so far). 1y
BarkingMadRead @CogsOfEncouragement I loved it, it might be my fave as well! (edited) 1y
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Sophronisba
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The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to the seeker after it.

#SundaySentence

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Sophronisba
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Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th–17th September—a Thursday. I was sent for at eight o‘clock on the morning of Friday the 17th. There was nothing to be done. She had been dead some hours.

#FridayReads #FirstLineFridays

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MrsK
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There is so much to enjoy in this book. Quick pacing and short chapters allow the narrative to flow and the read is relatively short. One might think of this as a downside, but Christie does a marvelous job at doling out information, keeping the reader totally engaged. The dialogue is an intelligent mix of serious conversation with witty banter. And the ending, while no longer a surprise, is amazing! #AgathaChristie #PushkinPress #NetGalley

Beatlefan129 I read this one recently and felt the same, it was a really fun read! 2y
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Beatlefan129
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Just fun to read and very clever. I really liked Hercule Poirot and will definitely read more of her books that feature him as a character.

Ruthiella You‘ve got a lot of great reading ahead of you! I ❤️ Christie! 2y
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VioletMoonBooks
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It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend, Roger Ackroyd, to pursue a project to perfect vegetable marrows. Soon after, Ackroyd is murdered and Poirot must come out of retirement to solve the case.
#TheMurderOfRogerAckroyd #AgathaChristie #HerculePoirot #Poirot #book #Mystery #Fiction #Classics #Crime #MysteryThriller #Detective #Thriller #Audiobook #British 💚💚💚

CogsOfEncouragement I have read over a dozen Christie mysteries, and this is my favorite. 2y
MrsK It‘s always hard for me to pick a favorite Christie, but this one ranks high ❤️ 2y
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AnneCecilie
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#AlphabetGame #LetterM

A crime novel that changed the genre.

erzascarletbookgasm My favourite Christie! 2y
batsy Good pick! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
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EverydayImReading
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M is for Murder of course !! So many to choose from. The murder of Roger Ackroyd by the Queen of crime is a classic. Also Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. More recently I‘ve enjoyed the Moon flower murder series by Anthony Horowitz and My sister the serial killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

batsy Yes to this and The Moonstone! 💕 2y
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Kaarin
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Landed the ending

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Andrew65
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A classic Agatha Christie book, and one of her early books starring Hercule Poirot, interestingly without Hastings at this side. An interesting story with quite a different ending. Definitely recommended.

My 3rd book finished for the #JoysofJune Readathon, and the 10th book for the #BigJuneReadthon.

Clwojick I‘ll have to check it out… I‘ve enjoyed some Hercule books, but been completely bored by others. 2y
Andrew65 @Clwojick Think this is one of the better ones. 2y
curiouserandcurioser @Andrew65 i just recently bought this one-looking forward to it:) 2y
Andrew65 @curiouserandcurioser Hope you enjoy it. 2y
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Andrew65
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Starting a new audiobook, one of the true all-time classics.

#JoysOfJune #BigJuneReadathon

@Clwojick

tpixie The book she published right around when she disappeared. A great companion book 2y
AlaMich This is a good ‘un! 2y
Andrew65 @tpixie I really enjoyed this book recently based on the disappearance, some interesting theories but very much fiction. Thanks for your tag, will investigate it. 2y
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Andrew65 @AlaMich The fourth book in the series, but feels like an introduction to Poirot in this book 2y
tpixie @Andrew65 thanks. I‘ll have to look into it! 2y
Clwojick Woohoo! 2y
kspenmoll Fantastic! I gobbled up Christie‘s books when I was young. This one has stuck with me. 2y
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The_Penniless_Author
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This is literally the first time I've ever guessed the identity of a killer before reaching the end of a mystery novel (before I'd ever reached the middle, no less). It was a thing I intuited rather than deduced, so I guess I'm most like Caroline out of all the characters 😄 I trusted that Christie would find a way to make the conclusion fit the evidence, and by God she did. After so many other mystery books and shows that rely on obfuscation or..

The_Penniless_Author ..shaggy plotting to conceal what happened, it's such a treat to read an author who gives you every bit of information you need to solve the case, yet creates such an intricate plot that it seems impossible any of the characters could be guilty. She's still the gold standard all these years later.🪙 2y
RaeLovesToRead Special shout out to @RaeLovesToRead for making you read it 😉🙃 2y
The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead The self-tag. So it's come to this. 🤣 2y
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RaeLovesToRead Acknowledge my contribution to your mystery lit education!!!! 🥺🥺😋 2y
The_Penniless_Author Thanks to @RaeLovesToRead for her understated and totally behind-the-scenes contributions 😀 2y
RaeLovesToRead 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃 2y
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The_Penniless_Author
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1. 🕵‍♂️🇧🇪👨‍⚕️🇬🇧🗡💀
2. The Dragon Waiting. Unlike any other fantasy book I've read. Would love to see a sequel.
3. Guston in Time ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

tpixie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a great book to read along with the mystery of Mrs. Christi. It was written right around the time she disappeared! 2y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2y
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yasha_anand
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Brilliant whodunnit. The way Christie connects the whole plot webs still leaves me mesmerized, please pick it up if you have the chance to! :)

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VioletMoonBooks
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Dragon The moustache prevails- one of my favourite Hercule Poirot novels 💚🐉 2y
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jenniferw88
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4 1/2 🌟 because when I started reading it I quickly remembered who the murderer is, as I've watched Suchet's version too many times 😂😂😂

Using for the above #pop22 prompt, as well as #52Booksin52Weeks #Tbrdeckofcards #bilingualcharacter @Clwojick @Cinfhen @Cortg @KarenUK @Kalalalatja @4thhouseontheleft @Megabooks @Laughterhp @squirrelbrain @RaeLovesToRead

RaeLovesToRead This book was incredible and even more incredible that I didn't guess the murderer 😊 2y
LauraBrook Not a bad problem to have, hey? Love Suchet. 2y
Clwojick Oohoo! 💜 2y
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Bookish_Gal
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Great mystery all around the bush, but didn‘t leave me “wow!” This was an, oh so that‘s how it worked. Let alone I had trouble figuring the murderer because I didn‘t really believe any of them did it. It was so far open, all about truth you can verify. Which is why the closing left me confused. Yes, it makes sense when Poirot states it. The reason of murder is what got me most confused. The whole way of doing it was timed amazingly
#AgathaChristie

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Scochrane26
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1. Most of the time, yes. Not when it‘s a loss of a major character.
2. Tagged
3. Agatha Christie, almost never guess her endings
#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern Oh absolutely on your tagged book! I remember thinking “wait, can she do that?!” Thank you for posting! 2y
bookandbedandtea @ozma.of.oz You made me laugh because I thought something similar! I had to immediately reread it. 2y
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TheBookDream
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What an ending. WHAT AN ENDING!!! All the stars. Every star in the sky. #marvellousmarch #springbreak #readathon #extravaganza

Julsmarshall This is a favorite of mine too. 2y
Bklover Wasn‘t it Great!!!!! 2y
TheBookDream @Julsmarshall I can see why! @Bklover YAASS!!! 2y
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TheBookDream
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BittersweetBooks Are those lucky charm marshmallows on top of your coffee? Or am I just craving sugar? 😋 2y
TheBookDream @BittersweetBooks it is! This drink is called Lucky Harms 🤣 2y
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TheBookDream
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What am I doing for #SpringBreak? Guess 🤣 My goal for the #MarvellousMarch #Readathon is to finish five books. That would catch me up on my yearly reading goal.

Addison_Reads Book It 😍 I miss that. 2y
TheBookDream @Addison_Reads I do too. Read for pizza?! Always! 2y
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Emilymdxn
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I‘m rereading the murder of Roger ackroyd and when I got to this page with the map my mind was FLOODED with memories of reading this for the first time when I was about 13. It‘s amazing how one little page you‘d forgotten can make you remember so much! I remember being all hunched over in bed staring at it trying to solve the mystery

vivastory I 💙 this post 2y
rwmg I read it as an ebook. It lives in my memory because it didn't have the floor plan at all. 2y
braddsibbersen Read this forever ago and recently realized I no longer have my copy. I really need to replace it! 2y
batsy ❤️ Christie books really take me back & that's why I'll probably always reread. For the comfort. 2y
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SerialReader
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Now in the public domain (and available to read in 25 issues with Serial Reader), Agatha Christie‘s famed detective Hercule Poirot employs his “little grey cells” against a baffling case of murder and blackmail, with one of Christie‘s most controversial conclusions.

#serialreader

tpixie Written right around The Queen of Mystery‘s disappearance! A great companion read: 2y
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DarkPizza
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Welp. Mind blown. Will not reveal the spoiler, but even when being told I would not guess who the murderer was I did not guess it. Even when it was revealed that said character has been lying about some things, I jokingly said to my boyfriend "I'm going to lose my mind if x is the killer, there's no way." Alas, mind lost. Thoroughly enjoyable and quotable book. The scene where Poirot is introduced is especially memorable.

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katcalvin
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Agatha does it again! This may be one of my favorites.

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wideeyedreader
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I love a good Poirot mystery, and as usual, this one totally shocked me! I never even guessed. Thanks for letting me borrow this one, @AmyK1

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AmyK1
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Well that was a shock. As usual I didn‘t guess the murderer until Poirot put everything together. I wasn‘t even close.

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TheAromaofBooks
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Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView !!

1. I don't think books themselves have changed that much, but I have access to so many more of them than I used to, through interlibrary loan, ebooks, etc. so sometimes I do feel like the percentage of “good“ books I read is lower than when I was growing up. But also - maybe I'm just pickier?? 😂
2. I'm terrible at guessing. I remember being mind-blown by the tagged book.

#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView You're welcome! Happy Tuesday! 💜📖📚 3y
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DarkPizza
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"The chains of habit. We work to attain an object, and the object gained, we find that what we miss is the daily toil."

BookDadGirlDad Such a good book!! 3y
DarkPizza @BookDadGirlDad it's my first Agatha Christie novel! I'm only about 8 chapters in but I'm enjoying it a lot so far. 3y
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BookDadGirlDad
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Once again Agatha Christie blows my mind. I had no idea who the killer was until Poirot elegantly connected dots I missed. This is why I am neither a mystery writer nor detective!!😁😁😁 Fantastic and fun read. Another page-Turner. This was my #doublebookspin @TheAromaofBooks.

tpixie Marie Benedict modeled her book after this since this was the book either right before Agatha Christie went missing 3y
Ruthiella This is a particularly good one! 3y
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BookDadGirlDad
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My #bookspin and #doublespin for September.

Scochrane26 Such a good Christie book! 3y
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