murder of roger ackroyd

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Definition of murder of roger ackroyd in English English dictionary

a famous detective story by Agatha Christie. When the book was published in 1926, it caused a lot of controversy (=serious disagreement) among readers because the narrator is shown to be the murderer at the end of the story. Some people thought that Christie was cheating by using this type of plot

Hyphenation

mur·der of Rog·er ackroyd

Turkish pronunciation

mırdır ıv räcır äkroyd

Pronunciation

/ˈmərdər əv ˈräʤər ˈaˌkroid/ /ˈmɜrdɜr əv ˈrɑːʤɜr ˈæˌkrɔɪd/