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Twice Round the Clock: 113 (British Library Crime Classics): Billie Houston
Billie Houston
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“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.” Horace 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. Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, revealing a multitude of clues and motives from a closed cast ... Read more
“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.” Horace 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. Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, revealing a multitude of clues and motives from a closed cast ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712354035
SKU
9780712354035
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Ref
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About Billie Houston
Billie Houston (1906-1972) was the pen name of Glasgow-born writer and entertainer Sarah McMahon Gribbin. A big name in the 1920s, making up half of the Scottish dance act: the Houston Sisters, she was a big fan of crime novels and took a shot at writing one herself, purportedly in spare moments in the dressing rooms and backstage areas of ... Read more
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