About The Book
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…
My Thoughts
I am really ashamed to say, I haven’t read any books written by Agatha Christie. In my defense, I primarily read Bengali books.
The best part of the book is the pace of the story. It’s really fast and I just wanted to know what happened, who is the killer. I was not able to spot myself from finishing it in one go. How the murder is planned and executed is very good.
However, the main issue I felt is that the culprit's identity seems too obvious towards the climax. Hence the revelation seems to lose the thrill.
Overall it is a good book, and I will definitely read more books written by AC.
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About the Author
Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie began writing during the First World War and wrote over 100 novels, plays and short story collections. She was still writing to great acclaim until her death, and her books have now sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. Yet Agatha Christie was always a very private person, and though Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple became household names, the Queen of Crime was a complete enigma to all.
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