02188cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500240014126400510016530000470021633600260026333700260028933800360031550000310035150800170038252011270039953400830152665300340160965300390164365300540168285600520173685600430178899900190183175500UtSlPG20260610134740.0mcr n260607r20251928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aKing, Rufus,d1893-196610aMurder by the clock 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-03-02  aBrian Raiter  a"Murder by the Clock" by Rufus King is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story centers around Mrs. Endicott, who fears for her husband Herbert's safety and calls upon the police for assistance, leading to the discovery of a dead body in his room. As the narrative unfolds, Detective Lieutenant Valcour investigates the circumstances surrounding the murder, including the strained relationships and hidden secrets that could provide motives for the crime.  At the start of the story, Mrs. Endicott is consumed with anxiety over her husband, whom she suspects is in danger due to his involvement with a mysterious woman named Marge Myles. As she expresses her concerns to Lieutenant Valcour, tension builds when his investigation reveals various clues, including a threatening note and evidence of a struggle. The chilling discovery of Herbert's body in the cupboard escalates the urgency of Valcour's investigation, leading to intricate examinations of marriage dynamics, potential motives for murder, and the shocking twists that lie ahead as the night unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGarden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Compnay, Inc., 1928  aDetective and mystery stories  aMurder -- Investigation -- Fiction  aPolice -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction4 uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/10186635540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75500  c116225d116225