{"product_id":"2026200007812-secondhand-the-clocks","title":"The Clocks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887920230619,"sku":"2026200007812-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/713c15d8-8ad8-4007-a74d-aa946b1b16d9.png?v=1781749305","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007812-secondhand-the-clocks","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}