The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Hercule Poirot Mysteries series · see all 6 in reading order
As an audiobook, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd runs an estimated 7.6 hours (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.6 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for mystery.
- That's 12% shorter than the average mystery audiobook (8.6 hrs across 582 titles in our dataset).
Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for mystery listeners who want proper detective work and a murder to untangle: a weekend-size listen at 7.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
Voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time" Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose. However the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd as an audiobook?
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd runs about 7.6 hours, our estimate from its 256 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd first published?
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie was first published in 1926.
