Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The death of wealthy widow Mrs. Ferrars has the quaint English village of King’s Abbot talking; word spreads fast and nobody knows more than Caroline Sheppard, sister of village doctor James Sheppard.  However, with the murder of Roger Ackroyd the following day, more than idle speculation is needed. To solve these mysterious deaths will take the mind of a great detective, and who should be living next door to the doctor and his sister but Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective. With everyone under suspicion, the fastidious Poirot methodically uses his “gray matter” to solve the complex plot of murder that has many twists and turns in this compelling, cozy mystery. First-person narration by Dr. Sheppard gives the reader a close look at the characters, and the intimate setting of the story allows clues to be examined carefully, but the ending may still catch the reader by surprise.