{"product_id":"twice-round-the-clock-by-billie-houston-9780712354035","title":"Twice Round the Clock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072956285164,"sku":"9780712354035","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16926963482441.jpg?v=1765134221","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/twice-round-the-clock-by-billie-houston-9780712354035","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}