The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Who recommended it

1. 

   David Baldacci American author

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The Best Mystery Books”.

   Listed in the source as “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)”.

   The Best Mystery Books↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 8 May 2020 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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