mass market paperback, 241 pages
English language
Published March 12, 2000 by Berkley Books.
In the quiet village of King's Abbot a widow's suicide has stirred suspicion—and dreadful gossip. There are rumors she murdered her first husband, rumors that she was being blackmailed, rumor that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd, who was stabbed to death in his study. And there are rumors that his neighbor, Hercule Poirot, doesn't have a clue. Setting up the traditional rules of mystery only to shatter them with glee, Agatha Christie startled fans with this ingeniously tricky whodunit, which remains one of the most famous detective novels ever written and certainly on of the most delightfully controversial. As Dorothy L. Sayers said f it, "It's the reader's business to suspect everyone." And you will. (back cover)
Eu já sabia a grande surpresa do final, mas mesmo assim foi bom acompanhar o desenrolar da história. Mistério muito bem construído!
This story is narrated by Dr. James Sheppard and begins with the death of Mrs. Ferrars. Her fiancé Roger Ackroyd reveals that she admitted to killing her husband and then committed suicide. Shortly after, it is Ackroyd who is found murdered as the title implies. Poirot is now retired and trying to grow vegetable marrows, but soon realises he enjoys solving crimes more and decides to help the police.
This is one of those books that do not work when you read it for a second time. Nevertheless, I did it. I remembered it too well, because it was the only time I felt betrayed by a crime fiction book! It probably deserves 5 stars, but I haven't forgiven Chistie yet...hehe I will say that this novel forever impacted the way I read crime fiction, and that it has to be a landmark within the genre.
