"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" is one of mystery author Agatha Christie's most famous and controversial books. The third novel featuring the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, "Roger Ackroyd" is renowned for its clever plot, vivid characters and its shocking twist ending.

Narrated by Dr. James Sheppard - the local physician in the small town of King's Abbot - the story unfolds around the suicide of a society matron who was being blackmailed. She had promised to reveal the name of her blackmailer in a letter to her friend Roger Ackroyd, but before the secret can be revealed, Ackroyd is found stabbed to death in his study, the letter gone. The legendary detective Hercule Poirot is coaxed out of retirement to investigate the murder....and reveal the shocking truth.

A sensation when it was first published, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" is one of Christie's best-selling books. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.