{"product_id":"9781805335269","title":"The Clock House Murders by Ho-Ling Wong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisty and ingenious classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Decagon House Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirit of a dead girl. A team of ghosthunters visit the mansion to investigate, but their stay has barely begun when one of them is gruesomely murdered, and the survivors realize that they are trapped inside the house with a killer...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the murderer's bloody spree continues, the team are picked off one by one. Can the brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi crack the enigma of the Clock House before all those inside have been slain? And can \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e guess the solution before he does?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE BIZARRE HOUSE MYSTERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A knowing tribute to classic crime, it features all manner of puzzles, including locked rooms, jigsaws and magic tricks' - Mark Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fiendish foul play... Ayatsuji's skillful, furious pacing propels the narrative... This is a homage to Golden Age detective fiction, but it's also unabashed entertainment' - Sarah Weinman \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A psychological-mystical thriller built on tropes from cozier crime fiction. Agatha Christie-type stopwatch sequences and John Dickson Carr-style locked-room conundrums coexist with Poe-like Gothic sequences full of severed limbs and charred flesh... No one can accuse Mr. Ayatsuji of not sustaining the eerie mood of his strange story until its very last sentence' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The d?nouement was fiendishly clever... An engaging, entertaining mystery with a puzzle fit for the most ardent of armchair detectives' \u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896477860213,"sku":"9781805335269","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805335269.jpg?v=1762804677","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805335269","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}