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Twice Round the Clock
British Library Crime Classics (Related to this series)
- Author
- Billie Houston
- Narrator
- Nick Rawlinson
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2023
- Run Time
- 7 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Horace Manning - scientist, recluse, and closed book even to his friends - is found dead in his study at four a.m., 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 four a.m. again - then races on to its riveting conclusion at four p.m. as the reader is led twice round the clock.
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Details
- Author
- Billie Houston
- Narrator
- Nick Rawlinson
- Duration
- 7 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 August 2023
- ISBN
- 9781399163552
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Horace Manning - scientist, recluse, and closed book even to his friends - is found dead in his study at four a.m., 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 four a.m. again - then races on to its riveting conclusion at four p.m. as the reader is led twice round the clock.
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