Ordeal by Innocence: 59 (Agatha Christie Collection S.) - Tapa dura

‘Family tensions and suspicions are adroitly handled, and the solution is characteristically surprising’ New York Times

‘Has the particular distinction of presenting a new temporary detective in place of Poirot or Miss Marple.’ New York Herald Tribune Book Review

Volume 59 in the Agatha Christie Collection (1958) Limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide

According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. Sentenced to life imprisonment, he died behind bars following a bout of pneumonia. Tragically, it was not until two years later that Dr Arthur Calgary came forward with the testimony that could have acquitted Jacko. Worse, the doctor’s revelations were about to re-open old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer would strike again...