My second nomination is a controversial retelling:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, published in 1926. It’s actually the third Poirot mystery, but it’s considered the book that launched Agatha Christie’s career. It’s a lighter read. A warning that I haven’t read it in several decades, so I hope it doesn’t breach modern sensibilities.
Christie’s method of telling was considered controversial, but saying any more would be a spoiler. In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever, and it’s usually placed near the top in similar polls. However, in fairness, other reviewers have considered the praise quite overblown.
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Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend he met in London, Roger Ackroyd, who agrees to keep him anonymous, as he pursues his retirement project of perfecting vegetable marrows. He is not long at this pursuit when his friend is murdered. Ackroyd's niece calls Poirot in to ensure that the guilt does not fall on Ackroyd's stepson; Poirot promises to find the truth, which she accepts.
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