# Twice Round the Clock

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- Authors: [Billie Houston](https://www.bookquiver.com/billie-houston)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2024-07-09

## Description

" 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 honor of his daughter's engagement. An ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as the house guests 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.

## Editions

### Twice Round the Clock

- Publisher: poisoned_pen_press
- ISBN: 978-14-6421-635-0
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2024-07-09
- Language: en_US