Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The classic detective fiction novel voted as the best ever crime novel.

Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th - 17th September-a Thursday. I was sent for at eight o''clock on the morning of Friday the 17th. There was nothing to be done. She had been dead some hours.

It was just a few minutes after nine when I reached home once more. I opened the front door with my latchkey, and purposely delaye...