Agatha Christie

Ordeal by Innocence

US$80

Illustrated by Laura Hope

A glamorous family, unbearable suspense and murder. The Folio edition of this classic mystery from the queen of detective fiction, Agatha Christie’s Ordeal by Innocence is illustrated by Laura Hope.

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Ordeal by Innocence

US$80
Book Details
 
Presentation Box & BindingThree-quarter bound in blocked cloth, with a printed and blocked textured paper front board
Plain slipcase
Dimensions9 inches x 5¾ inches
FontSet in Bell with Kabel as display
Pages248 pages
AuthorAgatha Christie
Illustrated byLaura Hope
IllustrationFrontispiece plus 6 full-page colour illustrations
Publication Date10/10/2023
Editor's Notes
 
Mrs Rachel Argyle gave her whole life to her adopted children, lavishing them with gifts, money and love. So why did it end so brutally, with a poker to the back of the head? Dr Arthur Calgary is determined to uncover the truth. Ordeal by Innocence is a delicious standalone psychological thriller from the undisputed queen of golden age crime. Can you figure out ‘whodunit’ before turning the final page? This first ever illustrated edition features seven atmospheric colour images by artist Laura Hope, as well as a striking binding design guaranteed to draw the eye. Described by Christie herself as one of her favourites, Ordeal by Innocence is a must read for any fan of detective fiction and a delicious new volume in the hugely popular Folio Christie collection.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Hope

Laura Hope is a figurative artist based in Oxfordshire. She obtained a first-class honours degree in illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design before going on to work as a memorial artist, hand etching portraits onto gravestones. Her illustrations have been commissioned by clients including Stylist magazine, Sipsmith, Kiehl’s and Clive Christian. As a portrait artist she has been shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and won the de Laszlo Foundation Award at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Hope

Laura Hope is a figurative artist based in Oxfordshire. She obtained a first-class honours degree in illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design before going on to work as a memorial artist, hand etching portraits onto gravestones. Her illustrations have been commissioned by clients including Stylist magazine, Sipsmith, Kiehl’s and Clive Christian. As a portrait artist she has been shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and won the de Laszlo Foundation Award at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Hope

Laura Hope is a figurative artist based in Oxfordshire. She obtained a first-class honours degree in illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design before going on to work as a memorial artist, hand etching portraits onto gravestones. Her illustrations have been commissioned by clients including Stylist magazine, Sipsmith, Kiehl’s and Clive Christian. As a portrait artist she has been shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and won the de Laszlo Foundation Award at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Hope

Laura Hope is a figurative artist based in Oxfordshire. She obtained a first-class honours degree in illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design before going on to work as a memorial artist, hand etching portraits onto gravestones. Her illustrations have been commissioned by clients including Stylist magazine, Sipsmith, Kiehl’s and Clive Christian. As a portrait artist she has been shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and won the de Laszlo Foundation Award at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Hope

Laura Hope is a figurative artist based in Oxfordshire. She obtained a first-class honours degree in illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design before going on to work as a memorial artist, hand etching portraits onto gravestones. Her illustrations have been commissioned by clients including Stylist magazine, Sipsmith, Kiehl’s and Clive Christian. As a portrait artist she has been shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and won the de Laszlo Foundation Award at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Hope

Laura Hope is a figurative artist based in Oxfordshire. She obtained a first-class honours degree in illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design before going on to work as a memorial artist, hand etching portraits onto gravestones. Her illustrations have been commissioned by clients including Stylist magazine, Sipsmith, Kiehl’s and Clive Christian. As a portrait artist she has been shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize and won the de Laszlo Foundation Award at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

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About the Author

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and is the author of over 80 works, including detective novels and short stories, 19 plays, and six novels published under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920 and introduced the world to Hercule Poirot, who would become one of the most popular fictional detectives since Sherlock Holmes (as would another of Christie’s sleuths, the amateur detective Miss Marple). In 1952 her play The Mousetrap premiered in London’s West End and has run continuously ever since. Christie’s books have sold more than two billion copies in over 100 languages (said to be outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare), and have been adapted many times for film and television. She was made a dame in 1971 and died in Oxfordshire in 1976. In 2013, she was voted the greatest crime writer of all time by the Crime Writers’ Association.