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Twice Round the Clock: British Library Crime Classics

Autor Billie Houston
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 apr 2023
Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, along with a multitude of motives from a closed cast of suspects and clues until the narrative reaches 4am again - then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm (twice round the clock).
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780712354035
ISBN-10: 0712354034
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 186 x 128 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: British Library Publishing
Colecția British Library Crime Classics
Seria British Library Crime Classics


Descriere

“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.”Horace Manning, scientist, recluse and 'closed book' even to his friends is found dead in his study at 4am, following a dinner in honour of his daughter's engagement. An ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as the houseguests gather round to witness the awful crime. The telephone line has been sabotaged – a calculated murder has been committed.

Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, revealing a multitude of clues and motives from a closed cast of suspects until the narrative reaches 4am again – then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm as the reader is led twice round the clock.

First published in 1935, the sole novel from the actor and dancer Billie Houston is a lively country house mystery and a true lost gem of the Golden Age of crime writing.