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Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
Author: Agatha Christie
Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial. It ended in the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko's own mother, and to make matters worse, he died in prison. But the young man's innocence means that someone else killed the Argyle matriarch, and would ce...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312981624
ISBN-10: 0312981627
Publication Date: 5/19/2002
Pages: 288
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3.8 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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hardtack avatar reviewed Ordeal by Innocence on + 2701 more book reviews
Despite all the clues she through my way---I only realized they were there afterwards---I still didn't identify the killer until the reveal.
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Dr. Arthur Calgary, the one man who could prov Jack Argyle's innocence, came forward at last-too late to save the young man convicted of the brutal murder at Sunny Point. Now Calgary is determined to clear Jack's name....
reviewed Ordeal by Innocence on + 159 more book reviews
Agatha Christie is excellent! A must for her fans!

From back of book: While serving a sentence for killing his mother, Jacko Argyle dies in prison. Two years later, a stranger shatters the peace of the Argyle household. Was Jacko convicted of a murder he didn't commit?


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