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Ideal for fans of classic crime fiction and psychological mysteries, this novel suits readers who appreciate intricate plots and character-driven suspense.
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Considered by critics as one of the best of Agatha Christie's later novels, and a personal favourite for Christie herself, Ordeal by Innocence is a psychological thriller involving crimes from both past and present.
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.
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ISBN: 9780062073525
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 February 2011
Country: United States
Imprint: Collins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 218g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
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