Name: | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: B2 (Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers) |
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By: | Agatha Christie |
Narrated by: | Roger May |
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Length | 3 hrs and 28 mins |
Category: | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery |
Release Date: | 2016-10-13 |
Language: | English |
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the first book in the Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers series. The series is a collection of audiobooks that are each around 2 hours long, and are based on the works of Agatha Christie. The series is narrated by Simon Vance, and features music and sound effects to create a cinematic experience. The books in the series are: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Secret Adversary, and The Murder on the Links. Sir Roger Ackroyd knows too much. He knows that the woman he loves has poisoned her first husband, and that someone has been blackmailing her. Then, in the morning, he is found dead from a stab wound to the back.
The local inspector thinks it’s an open and shut case, but Hercule Poirot is not so sure.
Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers is a graded reading series for learners of English, published at five levels: Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate. Based on original stories by Agatha Christie, the books are adapted and illustrated for ELT learners.
Agatha Christie’s writing style is characterized by her use of suspense, red herrings, and cliffhangers. She often uses these devices to keep her readers guessing until the very end.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a novel by Agatha Christie. It is the third book in the Hercule Poirot series. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1926. The book was well received by critics. The Times Literary Supplement called it “a masterpiece.” The book was also popular with readers. It was one of the best-selling novels of the 1920s. The book was adapted into a play in 1928. It was also adapted into a film in 1974.
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