A review by dreamingofspaceships
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

4.0

This is another reread after a long time. I remembered that the narrator was a doctor and that he was the murderer, but not a lot else. The mostly self-serving and deceptive narration is just brilliant. I still missed quite a few of the clues that were laid out to explain everything and was pleasantly surprised by a few details. Some of the elements (specifically the dictaphone part and the two secret meetings in the same location on the same day) are perhaps a little contrived but can be easily forgiven for how well it all comes together at the end.

Of all the Christie books, this (and Orient Express probably) is worth rereading with the foreknowledge because it really elevates the experience.