Death-Watch: 5 (The Dr. Gideon Fell Mysteries) - Softcover

Carr, John D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1480472824 ISBN 13: 9781480472822

Publisher: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller, 2014

Synopsis

In this Golden Age British-style mystery, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master John Dickson Carr presents Dr. Gideon Fell’s most chilling case, in which a clock-obsessed killer terrorizes London

A clockmaker is puzzled by the theft of the hands of a monumental new timepiece he is preparing for a member of the nobility. That night, one of the stolen hands is found buried between a policeman’s shoulder blades, stopping his clock for all time.

The crime is just peculiar enough to catch the attention of Dr. Gideon Fell, the portly detective whose formidable intellect is the terror of every criminal in London. Working closely with Scotland Yard, he finds that the case turns on the question of why the clock hands were stolen. And learning the answer will put Dr. Fell squarely in the path of a madman with nothing but time on his hands.

Death-Watch is the 5th book in the Dr. Gideon Fell Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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Review:

“There has probably never been, either in real life or in fiction, a more elaborately planned crime than this one.” —The New York Times
“Very few detective stories baffle me, but Mr. Carr’s always do.” —Agatha Christie
“Mr. Carr can lead us away from the small, artificial world of the ordinary detective plot into the menace of outer darkness. . . . Every sentence gives a thrill of positive pleasure.” —Dorothy L. Sayers    

Book Description:

'A master magician ... King of the Art of Misdirection' Agatha Christie

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1480472824
• ISBN 13: 9781480472822
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274