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The Clocks

Hercule Poirot seriesbook 34 of 41Next:Third Girl(1966) →

When a young secretary, Sheila Webb, is sent to the home of a blind woman on an errand, she is horrified to discover a dead man behind the couch, surrounded by four clocks that have all been stopped at 4:13.

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The owner arrives home and denies that the clocks belong to her, the deceased's business card turns out to be a fraud, and a woman shows up claiming to be the dead man's wife.

There is only one man who can unravel this complicated case: Hercule Poirot.

5 Audio Cassettes / 7 Hours 17 mins

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 257 pages

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