The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Hercule Poirot Mysteries , Book 4
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2).Each reader includes: - A CD with a reading of the adapted story
- Helpful notes on characters
- Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot
- A glossary of the more difficult wordsRoger Ackroyd is a man who knows too much.He knows the woman he loved poisoned her first husband. He knows someone was blackmailing her - and now he knows she killed herself.When Roger Ackroyd is found murdered, the famous Belgian
detective, Hercule Poirot, is called in to find out who the killer is.
- Helpful notes on characters
- Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot
- A glossary of the more difficult wordsRoger Ackroyd is a man who knows too much.He knows the woman he loved poisoned her first husband. He knows someone was blackmailing her - and now he knows she killed herself.When Roger Ackroyd is found murdered, the famous Belgian
detective, Hercule Poirot, is called in to find out who the killer is.
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Such a smart and delightful read! Although not my first time enjoying what fans say is one of Dame Agatha's most witty plots with its clever and inventive narrative style - it is however, Poirot's ingenious ability to outmanoeuvre the murderer with his tried and tested methodology while cunningly remaining his confidant that pulls me in every time! A definite must-read for all fans of the mystery genre - :)
Agatha Christie did something brilliant here: she took the rules of the mystery genre and turned them upside down with such elegance that even today, nearly a hundred years later, readers are left speechless.
The writing is essential, every character is a suspect, and Poirot is in top form. But it's the ending – that ending – that makes this book immortal. The only thing I can tell you is: trust no one. Not even yourself.
If you love mysteries and haven't read it yet, run to get it. And if anyone tries to spoil the culprit for you, find a new friend.
The writing is essential, every character is a suspect, and Poirot is in top form. But it's the ending – that ending – that makes this book immortal. The only thing I can tell you is: trust no one. Not even yourself.
If you love mysteries and haven't read it yet, run to get it. And if anyone tries to spoil the culprit for you, find a new friend.
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