Evidence that clears the name of a boy sentenced for killing his adopted mother arrives too late to save his life - so who did kill her
According to the courts,Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment
But when Dr Arthur Calgary turns up a year later with the proof that confirms Jacko's innocence,he is too late - Jacko died behind bars from a bout of pneumonia.
Worse still,the doctor's revelations re-open old wounds in the family,increasing the likelihood that the real murderer will strike again...
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008196370Number of pages: 288Weight: 210 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'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
Agatha Christie
The reigning queen of crime,Agatha Christie's life took her from her home in the Devon countryside to Cairo,Australia and,of course,a journey on the Orient Express. She created two of the most famous detectives in literature,the moustached Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot and the deceptively genteel village investigator Miss Marple,as well as creating the longest running stage playThe Mousetrap.
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