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" The murder of Roger Ackroyd : "
Agatha Christie.
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BL
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976099
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b730469
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| Main Entry
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Christie, Agatha,1890-1976.
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| Title & Author
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The murder of Roger Ackroyd : : a Hercule Poirot mystery /\ Agatha Christie.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Black Dog & Leventhal :: Distributed by Workman Pub. Co.,, [2006]
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| Series Statement
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Hercule Poirot series ;; 4
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288 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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0061002860
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: 0062073567
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: 0425200477
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: 1579126278
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: 9780061002861
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: 9780062073563
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: 9780425200476
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: 9781579126278
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| Notes
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Originally published: New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, ©1926.
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| Contents
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Dr. Sheppard at the breakfast table -- Who's who in King's Abbot -- The man who grew vegetable marrows -- Dinner at Fernly -- Murder -- The Tunisian dagger -- I learn my neighbor's profession -- Inspector Raglan is confident -- The goldfish pond -- The parlormaid -- Poirot pays a call -- Round the table -- The goose quill -- Mrs. Ackroyd -- Geoffrey Raymond -- An evening at Mah Jong -- Parker -- Charles Kent -- Flora Ackroyd -- Miss Russell -- The paragraph in the paper -- Ursula's story -- Poirot's little reunion -- Ralph Paton's story -- The whole truth -- And nothing but the truth.
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| Abstract
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A widow's sudden suicide sparks rumors that she murdered her first husband, was being blackmailed, and was carrying on a secret affair with the wealthy Roger Ackroyd. The following evening, Ackroyd is murdered in his locked study, but not before receiving a letter identifying the widow's blackmailer. Kings Abbot is crawling with suspects and it's up to famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to solve the case.
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Poirot, Hercule
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Poirot, Hercule
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Belgians-- England, Fiction.
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Private investigators-- England, Fiction.
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Belgians.
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Private investigators.
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England.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.912
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PR6005.H66M85 2006
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