{"product_id":"9780712354035","title":"Twice Round the Clock","description":"Author: Billie Houston\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712354035\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorace 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRewinding 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804224671902,"sku":"ADS-9780712354035","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712354035.jpg?v=1778207262","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712354035","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}