geoffrey raymond the murder of roger ackroyd

She is poor but a lady, and this position as maid is her first one, to support herself. Ackroyd's parlormaid, who is secretly married to Ralph Paton. She is engaged first to Ralph at her uncle's request, then to Major Blunt, on her own preference. She lives with her brother- in-law the last two years, having no other means and is woman of fast-changing opinions. ACKROYD – Roger Ackroyd's widowed sister-in-law. ROGER ACKROYD - wealthy businessman and widower who is distressed by the recent death of the woman he wants to marry, Mrs. It crossed my mind to wonder whether he was really any good as a detective.The following cast can be played by 6 men and 4 women (see doubling schedule): HERCULE POIROT - retired detective who investigates the central murder.

… ridiculously full of his own importance. He also doubts his ability to solve the mystery and described his as Dr Sheppard’s first impression of him is that he must be a retired hairdresser because of his immense moustaches.

The setting is that of the quintessential English village where Poirot appears as an mysterious foreigner. It’s full of believable characters, suspects aplenty including Major Blunt, an old friend staying with Ackroyd, Flora, Ackroyd’s niece and her mother, his sister-in-law and poor relation, Geoffrey Raymond, his secretary, Ursula Bourne, a parlourmaid who may not be all she appears and Ralph Paton, Ackroyd’s adopted son who has large gambling debts. This has to be one of my favourite Agatha Christie books. She had been my favourite character in the book – an acidulated spinster, full of curiosity, knowing everything, hearing everything: the complete detective service in the home. I think it is possible that Miss Marple arose from the pleasure I had taken in portraying Dr Sheppard’s sister in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. She is, possibly, a forerunner of Miss Marple as Agatha Christie wrote in her Autobiography: Caroline is a most interesting character who takes a great interest in other people and likes to know everything that goes on in the village. He’s missing Captain Hastings who is living in the Argentine, so when he is asked to investigate the murder he enlists Dr Sheppard, who lives next door with his sister Caroline, to help him and it is Dr Sheppard who narrates the story. Poirot has retired to King’s Abbot, to grow vegetable marrows, not very successfully.

The following evening Roger Ackroyd, a wealthy widower who it was rumoured would marry Mrs Ferrars, is found murdered in his study. Set in the village of King’s Abbot, the story begins with the death of Mrs Ferrars, a wealthy widow and the local doctor, Dr Sheppard suspects it is suicide.

Geoffrey raymond the murder of roger ackroyd