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Ordeal by Innocence - by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

Ordeal by Innocence - by  Agatha Christie (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks includingOrdeal By Innocence, one of her own ten favorite novels and most popular psychological thrillers."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Soon to be a limited streaming series s<strong>tarring Anna Chancellor and Bill Nighy</strong></strong></p><p><strong>Considered by critics as one of the best of Agatha Christie's later novels, and a personal favorite for Christie herself, </strong><em><strong>Ordeal by Innocence</strong></em><strong> is a psychological thriller involving crimes from both past and present.</strong></p> <p>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.</p><p> </p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>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. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Agatha Christie is grade A fun."--Phillip Margolin, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author<br><br>"Family tensions and suspicions are adroitly handled, and the solution is characteristically surprising."--<em>New York Times</em><br>

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