<p>2022 Reprint of the 1926 Edition.&nbsp;A murder in a small English village leads Hercule Poirot into a strange mystery involving a determined, curious spinster, the local doctor, and a wide range of suspects with possible motives and mysterious relationships.&nbsp;Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend, Roger Ackroyd, to pursue a project to perfect vegetable marrows. Soon after, Ackroyd is murdered, and Poirot must come out of retirement to solve the case.</p><p>The novel was well-received from its first publication in 1926. In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever.&nbsp;It is one of Christie's best-known book, its innovative ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written. </p>