Ordeal by Innocence

Agatha Christie

Feb 2010 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

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Considered by critics the one of the best of Agatha Christie’s later novels, and a personal favorite 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.

 

Ratings and reviews

Christie once said that this was one of her favorite works. I can see why. While having a slow start, Ordeal really is a page turner. It has awesome character development and manages to fool you at the end even though you think you know all the characters way to well. I highly recommend.

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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.