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Murder by the Clock

by Rufus King

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First published: 1929
Pages: 165

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8:37 p.m. - Spring 3100
21:16
9:24 p.m. - Hall Marks of Murder
17:53
9:45 p.m. - Guards are Stationed at the Doors
10:34
10:02 p.m. - Pale Flares the Darkness
13:09
10:17 p.m. - Living or Dead?
10:57
10:32 p.m. - Pictures in Dust
15:37
11:01 p.m. - Banked Fires
11:53
11:28 p.m. - Mrs. Endicott Screams
16:46
11:55 p.m. - Queer Deeps
10:35
12:06 a.m. - The Stillness of a Grave
11:28
12:15 a.m. - To Watch by Night
7:36
12:30 a.m. - Madame Velasquez Stirs up Muck
15:59
2:01 a.m. - Glittering Eyes
11:19
2:01 a.m. - An Empty Sheath
12:33
2:13 a.m. - The Thin Steel Blade
9:34
2:13 a.m. - Time Versus Death
12:46
2:40 a.m. - The Angle of Death's Path
14:39
3:00 a.m. - Thin Haze of Dread
14:12
3:15 a.m. - The Properties of Horror
11:58
3:24 a.m. - On Private Heights
11:04
3:51 a.m. - A Woman's Slipper
11:15
4:14 a.m. - Tap - Tap - Tap
14:04
4:29 a.m. - A Turn of the Screw
10:53
4:41 a.m. - As the Colours of Dawn
11:16
5:01 a.m. - Lunatic Vistas
9:51
5:25 a.m. - There Was a Sailor
11:14
5:46 a.m. - Mrs. Endicott Cannot be Found
10:08
6:00 a.m. - Mist Drifting Through Mist
24:16
6:30 a.m. - As Is Mirage
9:51
7:11 a.m. - The Criminal and Weapon of the Crime
15:25
8:37 p.m. - Five Years Later
6:08

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A frightened wife calls the New York police late at night, certain her husband is in danger, and by the time Detective Lieutenant Valcour reaches the Endicott house there is a corpse waiting for him. Rufus King's 1929 mystery, the first to feature his patient, watchful policeman, unfolds across a single tense night inside a wealthy household where nearly everyone has something to hide. Valcour works less by flashy deduction than by reading people, and the strained marriage at the story's center gives the case an uneasy psychological weight. A notable entry in American Golden Age detective fiction, it reached the screen in a 1931 film. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB edition.

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Rufus King

Rufus King (1893-1966) was an American author of detective fiction and a fixture of the genre's Golden Age. Best known for his series featuring Lieutenant Valcour of the New York police, he wrote dozens of mysteries and short stories, several of which were adapted for stage and screen.

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