The Clocks
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic detective fiction, The Clocks presents one of Agatha Christie's most intricately plotted mysteries, centering on a bizarre scene in which a blind woman's sitting room is found filled with extra clocks — all stopped at the same time — alongside the body of an unidentified man. Sheila Webb, a shorthand typist who discovers the corpse, becomes entangled in a web of suspicion that Christie unravels with her signature blend of wit and misdirection. The novel marks a rare and delightful appearance by the suave Belgian detective Hercule Poirot alongside Colin Lamb, a young intelligence officer whose investigation into the murder gradually uncovers a deeper conspiracy with Cold War undertones. Christie's tone is both playful and suspenseful, as she layers red herrings with surgical precision, keeping the reader perpetually off-balance. The Clocks stands as a testament to Christie's unmatched ability to construct a puzzle that is simultaneously baffling and, in retrospect, perfectly logical.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, The Agatha Christie Collection
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic detective fiction, The Clocks presents one of Agatha Christie's most intricately plotted mysteries, centering on a bizarre scene in which a blind woman's sitting room is found filled with extra clocks — all stopped at the same time — alongside the body of an unidentified man. Sheila Webb, a shorthand typist who discovers the corpse, becomes entangled in a web of suspicion that Christie unravels with her signature blend of wit and misdirection. The novel marks a rare and delightful appearance by the suave Belgian detective Hercule Poirot alongside Colin Lamb, a young intelligence officer whose investigation into the murder gradually uncovers a deeper conspiracy with Cold War undertones. Christie's tone is both playful and suspenseful, as she layers red herrings with surgical precision, keeping the reader perpetually off-balance. The Clocks stands as a testament to Christie's unmatched ability to construct a puzzle that is simultaneously baffling and, in retrospect, perfectly logical.