New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0671542095. A Hercule Poiroit Murder Mystery Series. For weeks the newspapers carried the shocking details of the Argyle murder case, of Jack Argyle's trial and conviction for the brutal slaying of his mother, and finally of Jack's death. Only 2 people knew that justice had not been done. One was the stranger who could have proved Jack's alibi - and the other was the real murderer. Then suddenly the missing witness returned to clear Jack's name. And the killer - an "innocent" member of the Argyle household - moved to strike onc e again. The book is in nice shape. The spine has 2 creases. The top & the bottom of the spine is slightly rubbed along with the tow bottom outside tips of corners. Two light 1" creases on the front c over near the outside edge..

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While serving a sentence for killing his mother - a crime he insisted he didn't commit - Jacko Argyle dies in prison. Two years later, the man who could have supported Jacko's alibi suddenly turns up. It appears that Jacko was innocent... and that the murderer is part of the surviving family.The novel was first published in 1958 by William Collins Son & Co. in London, and in 1959 by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. It was filmed in 1984 by Golan-Gobus Productions in England starring Donald Sutherland, Sarah Miles and Christopher Plummer. The film adheres closely to the novel. The New York Times described the novel as one of Christie's most engaging works. "Characteristically surprising, trickily constructed and yet firmly based in character..."This book is dedicated, "To Billy Collins with affection and gratitude." It was he who lured Christie from the Bodley Head, which published her first six books, to Williams Collins Sons & Co in 1926. Now known as HarperCollins this company is UK publisher of Christie's books to this day. An adaptation of tihs novel was broadcast, with the addition of Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, in 2007.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: 1767
Title: Ordeal by Innocence
Author: Christie, Agatha
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0671542095
ISBN 13: 9780671542092
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1985
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.s.a.
This edition first published: 1985-06
Keywords: ENGLAND FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE TRADITIONAL BRITISH SUSPENSE 0671542095 NOVELS:
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