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Ordeal by Innocence. [An enlarged photographic reprint of the edition of 1958.]

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.

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  • "Fatal amateur"@en
  • "Ordeal by innocence"@it
  • "Ordeal by innocence"@pl
  • "Cat among the pigeons"@en
  • "Where there's smoke"@en

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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."@en
  • "When Jacko Argyle, deceased, was absolved of the murder of his mother, suspicion was shifted to the other surviving members of the household. Mrs. Argyle had been a peculiarly domineering woman with a considerable fortune at her disposal, and motives were not difficult for Superintendent Huish to discover. But who in the little family circle was the guilty one? And which were the innocent?"@en
  • "Jack Argyle has died in prison, wrongly accused of the murder of his adoptive mother Rachel, and now everyone in the Argyle family looks suspicious."
  • "Jack Argyle has died in prison, wrongly accused of the murder of his adoptive mother Rachel, and now everyone in the Argyle family looks suspicious."@en
  • "After Jack Argyle's conviction for the brutal slaying of his mother and his death in prison, a witness returns to clear his name and the real killer moves to strike again."@en
  • "Als blijkt dat een wegens moord op zijn moeder veroordeelde jongeman onschuldig is, ontstaat in zijn familie een gespannen sfeer van achterdocht en angst."
  • "Mrs. Argyle, mother to five children, is struck down in her study witha 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. Was Jacko sentenced for a murder he didn't commit?"@en
  • "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."
  • "Twee jaar na de dood van een jongeman in de gevangenis verschijnt iemand, die zegt te kunnen bewijzen dat de overledene onschuldig is, hetgeen leidt tot een hernieuwd onderzoek."
  • "Jacko Argyle was tried and convicted of murdering his mother and died in prison before a stranger comes and disturbed the family with rumors of Jacko's innocence."@en
  • "According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. Sentenced to life imprisonment, he died behind bars following a bout of pneumonia. Two years later, new evidence emerges, with the increasing liklihood that the real murderer will strike again."
  • "An adoptive son dies in prison after being convicted for the murder of his mother, but when Arthur Calgary proves the boy's innocence, the family becomes surprisingly nervous and hostile."
  • "An adoptive son dies in prison after being convicted for the murder of his mother, but when Arthur Calgary proves the boy's innocence, the family becomes surprisingly nervous and hostile."@en
  • "While serving a sentence for killing his foster 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. Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers what happened in his mental absence - and that he alone could have provided an alibi in this wrongful conviction. But the young man's innocence means that someone else killed the Argyle matriarch, and that person would certainly kill again to remain in the shadows."@en
  • "An adoptive son dies in prison after being convicted for the murder of his mother, but when Dr. Arthur Calgary proves the boy's innocence, the family becomes surprisingly nervous and hostile."
  • "When Jack Argyle, deceased, was absolved of the murder of his mother, suspicion was shifted to the other surviving members of the household. But who in the little family circle was the guilty one? And which were innocent?"
  • ""Who killed Mrs. Argyle? Nearly everyone in the family had a reason. And so the Argyles began to look at each other, first with doubt, then with suspicion, and finally with terrifying fear ..."--BOOK COVER."@en
  • "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 re-open old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer could strike again..."
  • "Young Jacko Argyle had died in a prison hospital after serving only six months of a life sentence for the murder of his mother."@en
  • "A murderer chases Dr. Arthur Calgary after discovering that the doctor can prove the innocence of the man convicted for the murder."

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  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Comic books, strips, etc"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"@en
  • "Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Powieść kryminalna angielska"@pl
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "Mystery"@en

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  • "Ordeal by Innocence. [An enlarged photographic reprint of the edition of 1958.]"@en
  • "Ordeal by Innocence"
  • "Ordeal by Innocence"@en
  • "Ordeal by innocence"
  • "Ordeal by innocence"@en
  • "Syyttömyyden taakka"@fi
  • "Ordeal by innocence : [Detective story]"
  • "Innocència tràgica"@ca
  • "Innocència tràgica"
  • "Uskyld på prøve"@da
  • "Próba niewinności"@pl
  • "Próba niewinności"
  • "Doem der verdenking"
  • "Le due veritá"
  • "Le due verità"
  • "Le due verità"@it
  • "Innöcencia trágica"

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