The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie in 1787.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie , first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins , Sons and in the United States by Dodd , Mead and Company on 19 June 1926 .	Agatha Christie	Agatha Christie	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	detective fiction	detective fiction
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie , Lady Mallowan , DBE -LRB- ne Miller ; 15 September 1890 -- 12 January 1976 -RRB- was an English crime novelist , short story writer and playwright .	DBE	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	crime	Crime fiction	novelist	novelist	short story writer	short story writer	playwright	playwright	Dame	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
