§ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd§

King Abbot, a village full of gossip and rumors. There is rumor that it was widow Mrs Ferrar murdered her own husband, a rumor that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd, and rumor that she was blackmailed.
No sooner of Mrs Ferrar’s suicide, Mr Roger Ackroyd has received a late delivered letter from Mrs Ferrar, and soon he was found being stabbed to death in his study. Who is the murderer of this millionaire? His sister-in-law and niece who tight with money? His suddenly disappearing stepson? His good friends or the reliable secretary? Or just an outsider? It is the time for Hercule Poirot to unhide the secret concealed by everyone and discovers the truth.

It is a MASTERPIECE!!! The thing I admired so much for AC novels is that they are so realistic and reasonable. Everybody has concealed sth with personal reason, though it may or may not relate to the murder. But the truth would only be displayed after puzzling these little pieces of fact together.

The most admirable thing of this story is not the trick to murder, but the way to describe the story in AC’s writing. AC is such a brilliant and I believe that her IQ must be very very high!! Who can think of each an innovative way to describe a detective story?

Be honest, I never thought of that guy would the murderer. Would you even think that the storyteller (this story is written from first person view of Dr Sheppard) is the murderer?? That you know this incident from his view; however, it was the “Murderer” who tells you!! It gave me a great stock after reading this book and this stocked feeling has hovered for long time. I respect for her creativity and intelligence so much! If you were a detective story fan, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” would be my best recommend to you.