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Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial. It ended in the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko's own mother. To make matters worse, he died in prison. But the young man's innocence means that... read more

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It was dusk when he came to the Ferry.

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This is book 22 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)

Preceded by Hickory Dickory Dock, and followed by They Came to Baghdad.

This book is in Agatha Christie Non-Series Mystery Novels. (community list)

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  1. Agatha Christie (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd
Country: England
Publication Date: 1958
ISBN: 0-00-617067-6
Page Count: 218

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