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Ordeal by Innocence

Agatha Christie

Start date: March 1, 2021

Finish date: March 31, 2021

Discussion: Group Challenges

Why we're reading this: Next in our Assorted Christies challenge for 2021.
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Apr 04, 2021 Adrian rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: detectives-challenge-christie-2021, zz-paper-books

And due to circumstances beyond my control, and a forgetful memory, i have just realised i didn't write a review, time to remedy that situation.

Hmm, an enjoyable book with a great plot. I have a vague memory of seeing a tv adaptation in the last few years with the wonderful Bill Nighy as the patriarch, but to be honest that didn't spoil my read as i couldn't remember who "dunnit".

so, the premise for this mystery is that a very wealthy, controlling and domineering mother of an adopted family is m ...more

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Jul 17, 2018 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie

After watching a recent tv adaptation a few months ago with a bizarre ending I decided to read the book. WTF the tv adaptation was awful. After reading the book where there is a completely different murderer which made sense. Dr. Calgary also is completely different as a character and in my view better.

Mary and Philip work better in the book as do the other characters Mickey, Tina, Hester and the wicked Jacko. The best thing about the tv adaptation was the house and background location. In term ...more

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May 04, 2020 Jazz rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-traditional, mystery-british, golden-age-mystery-pre-1950

4 STARS | Eager to settle in to watch the recent miniseries of this on Amazon Prime, I wanted to read the book first. In brief, Jack Argyle was tried and convicted of the brutal murder of his adoptive mother. He dies in prison from pneumonia. After several years pass, a missing witness returns from a Polar expedition to provide a solid alibi for the dead accused murderer. So the case is reopened with only the remaining family, including other adopted children, and staff as viable suspects.

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