The Night Roger Ackroyd Was Murdered

At Fernly Park, Roger Ackroyd confides in Dr. Sheppard that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband and was being blackmailed. After her suicide, Ackroyd receives a letter revealing the blackmailer’s identity but refuses to read it immediately. Shortly after Sheppard leaves, Ackroyd is murdered in his study. The shocking crime sets the stage for the investigation in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery.