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: | HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Classics Classic Crime and Mystery Fiction Crime and Mystery: Private Investigator / Amateur Detectives Psychological thriller Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Identity / belonging |