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Ordeal by innocence

Mrs Argyle, benevolent and tyrannical adoptive mother to five children, is struck down in her study with a poker. The verdict is murder. And while serving a life sentence for killing his mother, Jacko Argyle dies. Two years later a stranger shatters the peace of the Argyle household. Can Arthur Calgary provide the missing link in Jacko's defence? Was Jacko sentenced for a murder he didn't commit? Calgary's new light on the crime is not received by the Argyle family as joyfully as he expected, for if Jacko didn't murder his mother, who did?

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  • "Feeling a sense of duty to the Argyles, Calgary is surprised when his revelation has a disturbing effect on the family - it means one of the family is a murderer! Read by Hugh Fraser who plays Captain Hastings in the popular TV series. Dr. Arthur Calgary takes a ferry across the Rubicon River to Sunny Point, the home of the Argyle family. A year before, the matriarch of the family was murdered and a son, Jack, was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Throughout the trial Jack had maintained his innocence, claiming he was hitchhiking on the night of the murder and he had been picked up by a middle-aged man in a dark car. Unable to locate this mystery man the police viewed Jack's as a lie. Calgary was the stranger in question, but he arrives to late for Jack - who succumbs to pneumonia after serving just six months of his sentence. Feeling a sense of duty to the Argyles, Calgary is surprised when his revelation has a disturbing effect on the family - it means one of the family is a murderer!"
  • "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... 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? Dr. Arthur Calgary takes a ferry across the Rubicon River to Sunny Point, the home of the Argyle family. A year before, the matriarch of the family was murdered and a son, Jack, was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Throughout the trial Jack had maintained his innocence, claiming he was hitchhiking on the night of the murder and he had been picked up by a middle-aged man in a dark car. Unable to locate this mystery man the police viewed Jack's as a lie. Calgary was the stranger in question, but he arrives to late for Jack - who succumbs to pneumonia after serving just six months of his sentence. Feeling a sense of duty to the Argyles, Calgary is surprised when his revelation has a disturbing effect on the family - it means one of the family is a murderer..."
  • "Mrs Argyle, benevolent and tyrannical adoptive mother to five children, is struck down in her study with a poker. The verdict is murder. And while serving a life sentence for killing his mother, Jacko Argyle dies. Two years later a stranger shatters the peace of the Argyle household. Can Arthur Calgary provide the missing link in Jacko's defence? Was Jacko sentenced for a murder he didn't commit? Calgary's new light on the crime is not received by the Argyle family as joyfully as he expected, for if Jacko didn't murder his mother, who did?"@en
  • "Mrs Argyle, benevolent and tyrannical adoptive mother to five children, is struck down in her study with a poker. The verdict is murder. And while serving a life sentence for killing his mother, Jacko Argyle dies. Two years later a stranger shatters the peace of the Argyle household. Can Arthur Calgary provide the missing link in Jacko's defence? Was Jacko sentenced for a murder he didn't commit? Calgary's new light on the crime is not received by the Argyle family as joyfully as he expected, for if Jacko didn't murder his mother, who did?"
  • "While serving a life sentence for the murder of his mother, Jacko Argyle dies. Two years later a stranger shatters the peace of this family by implying that Jacko may have never committed the murder."@en
  • "When his adoptive mother is bludgeoned to death, troubled son Jacko Argyle is convicted of the crime. Two years later Arthur Calgary returns from abroad and gives Jacko an alibi. Unfortunately Jacko has already died behind bars and the family is not happy to hear of his innocence, for if he didn't kill his mother, who did?"
  • "Jacko Argyle is convicted of his mother's murder and dies in prison. Two years later, a stranger arrives to confirm Jacko's disbelieved alibi. But if Jacko wasn't guilty, who is? Each family member becomes detective, suspect, and potential victim."@en
  • "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. 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? Dr. Arthur Calgary takes a ferry across the Rubicon River to Sunny Point, the home of the Argyle family. A year before, the matriarch of the family was murdered and a son, Jack, was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Throughout the trial Jack had maintained his innocence, claiming he was hitchhiking on the night of the murder and he had been picked up by a middle-aged man in a dark car. Unable to locate this mystery man the police viewed Jack's story as a lie. Calgary was the stranger in question, but he arrives to late for Jack, who succumbs to pneumonia after serving just six months of his sentence. Feeling a sense of duty to the Argyles, Calgary is surprised when his revelation has a disturbing effect on the family, it means one of the family is a murderer."
  • "Jacko is convicted of his mother's murder and dies in prison. Two years later, a stranger arrives to confirm Jacko's disbelieved alibi. But if Jacko wasn't guilty, who is? Each family member becomes detective, suspect, and potential victim."@en
  • "CRIME & MYSTERY. A brand-new BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Agatha Christie s novel, known to be a favorite among her own worksRecovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial. It ended in the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko s own mother, and to make matters worse, he died in prison. But the young man s innocence means that someone else killed the Argyle matriarch and would certainly kill again to remain in the shadows. Shaded in the moral ambiguity of murder, this provocative psychological puzzler of guilt, vengeance, and blood secrets is among Agatha Christie s personal favorites.""
  • "According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment. But when Dr. Arthur Calgary arrives with the proof that confirms Jacko's innocence, it is too late Jacko died behind bars following a bout of pneumonia. Worse still, the doctor's revelations reopen old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer will strike again."@en

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  • "Thriller"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Talking books"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Mystery"@en
  • "Mystery"

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  • "Ordeal by innocence, Agatha Christie"
  • "Ordeal by Innocence"
  • "Ordeal By Innocence"
  • "Ordeal by innocence"@en
  • "Ordeal by innocence"
  • "Ordeal by innocence [sound recording (CD)]"

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