Ordeal by Innocence [DeliciousDeath]

Collins, London, 1958
Dodd Mead, New York, 1958

To Billy Collins
with affection and gratitude

Plot

(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)

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. Tragically, it was not until two years later that Dr Arthur Calgary came forward with the testimony that could have acquitted Jacko. Worse, the doctor's revelations were about to re-open old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer would strike again...

Characters

Dr. Arthur Calgary, Rachel Argyle, Leo Argyle, Gwenda Vaughan, Mary Durant, Micky Argyle, Hester Argyle, Kirsten Lindstrom, Philip Durant, Maureen Clegg, Inspector Huish

Movie & TV

[MV] Ordeal by Innocence, 1984(UK) 91min.: [direct] Desmond Davis; [script] Alexander Stuart; [cast] Donald Sutherland(Dr. Arthur Calgary), Faye Dunaway(Rachel Argyle), Ian McShane(Philip Durant), Christopher Plummer(Leo Argyle), Sarah Miles(Mary Durant), Anita Carey(Martha Jessup), Annette Crosbie(Kirsten Lindstrom), George Innes(Archie Leach), Michael Maloney(Micky Argyle), Phoebe Nicholls(Tina Argyle)