Back مقتل روجر أكرويد (رواية) Arabic Убийството на Роджър Акройд Bulgarian Ubistvo Rogera Ackroyda BS Vražda Rogera Ackroyda Czech Hvem dræbte? Danish Alibi (Roman) German Ποιος Σκότωσε τον Άκροϋντ Greek El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd Spanish Roger Ackroydi mõrvamine Estonian Roger Ackroyden Hilketa Basque
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| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ellen Edwards |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | William Collins, Sons[1] |
Publication date | 1926[1] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 312[1] |
| Preceded by | The Murder on the Links |
| Followed by | The Big Four |
| Text | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd online |
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a detective novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The novel was published in the UK in June 1926 by William Collins, Sons,[2] having previously been serialised as Who Killed Ackroyd? between July and September 1925 in the London Evening News. An American edition by Dodd, Mead and Company followed in 1926.[3]
The novel was well-received from its first publication,[4][5] and has been called Christie's masterpiece.[6] In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever.[7] It is one of Christie's best known[8][9] and most controversial novels,[10][11][12] its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written.[13]
- ^ a b c "British Library Item details". primocat.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ The English Catalogue of Books. Vol. XII, A–L. Kraus Reprint Corporation. 1979. p. 317.
- ^ Marcum, J S (May 2007). "The Classic Years 1920s". An American Tribute to Agatha Christie. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
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