Ordeal By Innocence

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1958 First edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth, with titles in black to spine; in its original orange, white, blue and black dust jacket. Near fine book, with light toning to spine ends, a tiny white mark to foot of spine, and a small spot of staining to top corners of pp. 155 - 163; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, light rubbing along spine folds, and some wear to spine ends. Overall, a great copy. Agatha Christie's 1958 detective novel Ordeal by Innocence follows the re-opening of a murder investigation two years after the accused was tried and sentenced to prison. Key witness (truncated) Arthur Calgary discovers that he was with the accused at the time of the murder and tasks himself with uncovering the truth. The book was criticized at the time of its publication for being too psychological, however, more recent reviews cite it as one of Christie's best works of the 1950s. Christie herself sometimes referred to Ordeal by Innocence as her favorite work.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. (Inventory #: AC105)