The Clocks by Agatha Christie
Fiction · Series #321983 · 221 pages · ~4 hr read

The Clocks

by Agatha Christie · Hercule Poirot #32
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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. This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple, declares Hercule Poirot. But there's a murderer on the loose, and time is ticking away.

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About The Clocks

What is The Clocks about?

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.

Who wrote The Clocks?

The Clocks was written by Agatha Christie. Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, in the United Kingdom, the daughter of a wealthy American stockbroker. Her father died when she was eleven years old. Her mother taught her at home, encouraging her to write at a very young age.

Is The Clocks part of a series?

Yes — The Clocks is book 32 in the Hercule Poirot series.

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