The Murder of Roger AckroydClassic · Mystery, Agatha Christie, Fiction
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
1926 · 221 pages · Fiction
55
Classic
★ 4.26 on Goodreads · 379K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list. 4.26★ from 379K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
55Must-Read Score
- Readers85 out of 100 · counts 40%+38
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #26 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #155 of the 520 classics we rank
- #397 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Reads as
Gripping
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