THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
BY
AGATHA CHRISTIE
AUTHOR OF THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS, Etc.
GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
Copyright, 1926, By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
To Punkie, who likes an orthodox detective story, murder, inquest, and suspicion falling on every one in turn!
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I DR. SHEPPARD AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE 1
II WHO’S WHO IN KING’S ABBOT 7
III THE MAN WHO GREW VEGETABLE MARROWS 17
IV DINNER AT FERNLY 31
V MURDER 49
VI THE TUNISIAN DAGGER 65
VII I LEARN MY NEIGHBOR’S PROFESSION 75
VIII INSPECTOR RAGLAN IS CONFIDENT 92
IX THE GOLDFISH POND 106
X THE PARLORMAID 118
XI POIROT PAYS A CALL 136
XII ROUND THE TABLE 145
XIII THE GOOSE QUILL 156
XIV MRS. ACKROYD 165
XV GEOFFREY RAYMOND 178
XVI AN EVENING AT MAH JONG 190
XVII PARKER 202
XVIII CHARLES KENT 218
XIX FLORA ACKROYD 226
XX MISS RUSSELL 238
XXI THE PARAGRAPH IN THE PAPER 251
XXII URSULA’S STORY 260
XXIII POIROT’S LITTLE REUNION 269
XXIV RALPH PATON’S STORY 284
XXV THE WHOLE TRUTH 289
XXVI AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH 298
XXVII APOLOGIA 303
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD