Magnus Chase hasn’t had the easiest time of it. His mother is dead, his father is an absentee god, and after living on the streets for two years, he’s dead, too. Now he resides in Hotel Valhalla, Odin’s hall for his einherjar, the soldiers who will fight at Ragnarok. 

But, of course, he doesn’t get to wait that long.

Just after getting back from their quest for the Sword of Summer, Magnus and his friends learn that Thor’s hammer is missing - and they’re the ones who have to find it. With time running out until the end of the world, Magnus and his friends - both old and new - race against the clock to find Thor’s hammer, avert the end of the world, and maybe - if they’re lucky - avoid the gods’ “fabulous prizes!”

But that might be asking too much.

Summary: This novel takes place in a small town called Kings Abbot. The narrator of the story is the doctor of the town, and his name is James Sheppard. He has a sister called Caroline, who is very inquisitive and loves to obtain and circulate gossip. That day Mrs.Ferrars, a lady in the town, died of a sleeping medication overdose. The preceding year, her husband died, who Caroline is convinced was murdered by Mrs. Ferrars. A friend of the narrator is Roger Ackroyd, who was married to Ms.Paton, who died, and has a son called Ralph Paton. Roger Ackroyd is suspected of having an affair with Mrs.Ferrars. Roger has a pressing issue to discuss with Dr.Sheppard and invites him to dinner that night. Dr.Sheppard meets Mrs.Russels, who inquires on untraceable poisons. “But, strangely enough, she didn't seem interested in Veronal. Instead, she changed the subject, and asked me if it was true that there were certain poisons so rare as to baffle detection.” Dr.Sheppard, the narrator, also visits Ralph Paton, who wants money from his father, and wants to “Play a lone hand.” Finally, Dr.Sheppard’s neighbor is named Mr.Poirot, who is a retired famous detective. However, no one in town knows that he is a detective, because he is retired, and wants to live a calm peaceful life. Doctor Sheppard arrives at the Ackroyd's house at 7:30. The butler, John Parker, the secretary Geoffrey Raymond, the sister-in-law Mrs.Ackroyd, Flora Ackroyd, who is Mrs.Ackroyd's daughter and Ralph’s fiance, and Major Henry Blunt are at the house too. Roger takes Dr.Sheppard aside to his office stating that Mrs.Ferrars and he had had an affair and that he knew that she had killed her husband a year ago. A week before she died, she told him that they still needed to keep their engagement secret, because she was getting blackmailed. Roger finds her suicide note in the evening mail, and he knows that it contains the name of the blackmailer. Roger doesn’t want to read it in front of Dr.Sheppard, since he thinks it is personal, so Sheppard leaves. When Sheppard leaves the house he meets an unusual stranger. He thinks nothing of it and goes home at 8:50. When he arrives, he gets a phone call that Roger Ackroyd is dead. He immediately rushes back to the house with his medical equipment. At the house, no one knows that Roger is dead. Sheppard, however, insists to check on Roger himself, and when they enter the room they find him stabbed with a knife, the letter containing the blackmailer's name, gone, and Ralph is missing. Can Poirot the famous detective solve this case? Or will the murder go unsolved? Who in the house murdered Roger Ackroyd? 

Favorite Quote: This quote is by Poirot on page 146:

“Every one of you in this room is concealing something from me. Yes, yes, I know what I am saying. It may be something unimportant – trivial – which is supposed to have no bearing on the case, but there it is. Each one of you has something to hide. Come now, am I right?”

The reason why this is my favorite quote, is because every person at the house is hiding something, even the narrator, Dr.Sheppard. This displays the idea that everyone at the house that night knows something else, even if it doesn’t seem important, and it demonstrates how each one could have had a motive for the murder.

I would recommend this book to those who love suspense and mystery, since the ending to this book, in my opinion, has the most unpredictable ending than any other book that I have ever read. Although the beginning may seem slightly boring, I promise you that you will be satisfied with the ending.

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In the PDF, chapter 2 is repeated twice by mistake. It starts with "The geography of Kings Abbot" Skip the first chapter starting off with that. The next chapter after that will start off the same but will actually finish the chapter. 

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