The Clocks
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Time is ticking away for a murderer in Agatha Christie's classic, The Clocks, as Hercule Poirot investigates the strange case of a corpse surrounded by numerous timepieces in a blind woman's house.
Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent—not the body of a middle-aged man sprawled across the living room floor. But when old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning all the clocks that surround the body, it's clear that they are going to need a very good detective.
"This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple," declares Poirot. But there's a murderer on the loose, and time is ticking away....
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Agatha Christie. (2004). The Clocks. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Agatha Christie. 2004. The Clocks. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Agatha Christie, The Clocks. HarperCollins, 2004.
MLA Citation (style guide)Agatha Christie. The Clocks. HarperCollins, 2004.
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Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent—not the body of a middle-aged man sprawled across the living room floor. But when old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning all the clocks that surround the body, it's clear that they are going to need a very good detective.
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"This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple," declares Poirot. But there's a murderer on the loose, and time is ticking away....
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