The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: September and October during the early 1920’s
- Setting: King’s Abbot, an English country village
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Rural or country life, Villages, Doctors, 1920’s, England or English people, Blackmail, Upper classes, Detectives, Death or dying, Wills, Truthfulness and falsehood, Theft, Gossip, Private investigators, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: King’s Abbot, England
Characters Discussed
Hercule Poirot (pwah-ROH), a famous Belgian detective. A member of the Belgian police before World War I, he entered private practice in Great Britain during the war. Poirot has temporarily retired to King’s Abbot and is busily engaged in growing marrows (squash) when he is caught up in the investigation of the murder. He is short and lean, with many mannerisms, dyed black hair, an enormous mustache, and a great love of hot chocolate and sweet liqueurs. Many people think lightly of the Belgian when they first meet him. Poirot ignores the slights, however,...
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Agatha Christie (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Agatha Christie (Mystery and Detective Fiction)Agatha Christie (Dictionary of World Biography)Agatha Christie (Short Fiction)Agatha Christie (Long Fiction)
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