Twice Round the Clock - Billie Houston

“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... Zobrazit více