Chapter I: Front Matter

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