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Ordeal By Innocence (Agatha Christie Comic Strip) [Hardcover]

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1 July 2008 Agatha Christie Comic Strip

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?

No one felt sorry when Jacko Argyle died in prison. Everyone knew he killed his mother by striking her over the head with a poker from the fire. But when a doctor turns up at the house two years afterwards with proof of Jacko's innocence, the whole family is horrified. Because it can mean only one thing - that their mother's killer is still among them…

Ordeal by Innocence was cited by Agatha Christie in her Autobiography as one of her favourite novels, a detective story which plays on the shock of an innocent man's conviction and its impact on his family. This adaptation is both modern and cinematic, and brings out all the mystery and tension of this classic whodunit.

Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie’s books have become the best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of telling these stories – full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world’s most popular and exciting mysteries.


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Product details

  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; Comic Strip edition edition (1 July 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007275315
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007275311
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 29.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 587,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘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

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Jacko Argyle died in prison protesting his innocence; he swears he was hitchhiking at the moment his adoptive mother was struck on the back of the head with a poker in the study of the family home…

Dr Arthur Calgary arrives too late with the proof that could have confirmed Jacko's innocence – and another family member's guilt. The door of the family home was locked the evening Rachel Argyle died…

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

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting character study 26 Nov 1998
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Jack Argyle is acquitted, two years after his death, of murdering his mother, and the revelation of his innocence casts new doubt upon everyone in the Argyle household. Thus begins this Agatha Christie whodunit. Though it cannot compare to her earlier, better works, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE does hold its own.

ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE is most notable for the remarkable strength of all the characterizations, the dark, menacing atmosphere, and the fascinating themes of guilt and innocence that Christie brings up. The plot is not as intricate or complex as her masterpieces, but the clues are laid with absolutely impeccable skill, and the solution is both clever and surprising. One of her best late books.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Review 29 Nov 2011
By JATW
Format:Paperback
The book is good, not the best Christie, despite it reportedly being her favourite. It's very different to the usual rhythm of her classic murder mysteries, but the characters are engaging and complicated. Pet hate of mine, but this edition has US spelling.
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4.0 out of 5 stars EASY READ/LISTEN 1 Oct 2009
Format:Audio CD
This is not what I would call one of Agatha Christies best, but overall it is a fairly good peice of work. The pace of the story is fairly slow, which makes it easy to read or listen to, but I wasnt gripping the pages, as I usually like to do with a really good agatha christie story.
All in all though, it was fairly good, the audio book in particular as I love listening to Hugh Fraser read, because he really gets into character.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a real treat
i loved it because it was a story i wasn't familiar with and its always a real treat to read an agatha christie
Published 5 days ago by gloria turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Had no idea whodunit
Great read - read the last half of the book in a day. Great ending - you'll never guess. Read read read!
Published 1 month ago by E. M. Krajewski
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb Christie
I have given this book only four
stars for I believe I have been spoilt by Agatha's Poirot mysteries. Read more
Published 2 months ago by gary c atkins
4.0 out of 5 stars mother
Again this was a present for my mother who is a fan of Agatha Christie
and she does not have this novel
Published 3 months ago by peacock
4.0 out of 5 stars Graphic Christie
This was an excellent conversion of the book to graphic novel. Followed the plot correctly and was reasonably well drawn.
Published on 11 May 2010 by Mr. Llewelyn B. Wiggell
2.0 out of 5 stars murder by proxy
A clever enough solution, but the narrative is turgid & laboured, most of the characters unmemorable.
Published on 14 July 2009 by Dominic Swayne
3.0 out of 5 stars Ordeal by TV adaptation
I picked up this as I have done with recent Agatha Christie novels in comparison to the TV adaptations. Read more
Published on 13 April 2009 by Joanne D'Arcy
3.0 out of 5 stars Depresing and easy.
Very dark book, dealing with the proof of Jacko Argyle's innocence after his death and the subsequent search for a killer. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2001 by W. O'NEILL
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting reading
The book "ordeal by innocence" was very good because it plays with the personality of the caracters. Read more
Published on 1 May 1999
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