Ordeal by Innocence - Softcover

Christie, Agatha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006752489 ISBN 13: 9780006752486

Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1997

Synopsis

When Jack Argyle dies in prison, convicted of the murder of his mother, Dr Arthur Calgary posthumously clears him of guilt, corroborating his claims of innocence. However, his confirmation of Jack's alibi has a disturbing effect on the family - one of them must now be the murderer.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment. But when Dr. Arthur Calgary arrives with the proof that confirms Jacko’s innocence, it is too late—Jacko died behind bars following a bout of pneumonia. Worse still, the doctor’s revelations reopen old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer will strike again.

About the Author:

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair atStyles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime.Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novelsand short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of MaryWestmacott.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0006752489
• ISBN 13: 9780006752486
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224