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…
| ISBN: | 9780008196370 |
| Publication date: | 9th February 2017 |
| Author: | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Classic crime and mystery fiction Psychological thriller Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss |