{"product_id":"9780712354035","title":"Twice Round the Clock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.”\u003c\/em\u003e\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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872894642,"sku":"9780712354035","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354035_67155d57-d2dd-4a08-aacd-0776001cee5a.jpg?v=1786014802","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780712354035","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}