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Murder by the Clock
章节(31)
- I: 8:37 p.m.—Spring 3100 0:00
- II: 9:24 p.m.—Hallmarks of Murder 19:22
- III: 9:45 p.m.—Guards Are Stationed at the Doors 35:58
- IV: 10:02 p.m.—Pale Flares the Darkness 45:43
- V: 10:17 p.m.—Living or Dead? 57:47
- VI: 10:32 p.m.—Pictures in Dust 1:06:57
- VII: 11:01 p.m.—Banked Fires 1:21:08
- VIII: 11:28 p.m.—Mrs. Endicott Screams 1:31:47
- IX: 11:55 p.m.—Queer Deeps 1:47:00
- X: 12:06 a.m.—The Stillness of a Grave 1:56:25
- XI: 12:15 a.m.—To Watch by Night 2:06:36
- XII: 12:30 a.m.—Madame Velasquez Stirs Up Muck 2:13:04
- XIII: 2:01 a.m.—Glittering Eyes 2:26:37
- XIV: 2:01 a.m.—An Empty Sheath 2:36:39
- XV: 2:13 a.m.—The Thin Steel Blade 2:47:29
- XVI: 2:13 a.m.—Time Versus Death 2:55:50
- XVII: 2:40 a.m.—The Angle of Death’s Path 3:07:12
- XVIII: 3:00 a.m.—Thin Haze of Dread 3:20:02
- XIX: 3:15 a.m.—The Properties of Horror 3:32:34
- XX: 3:24 a.m.—On Private Heights 3:43:01
- XXI: 3:51 a.m.—A Woman’s Slipper 3:53:05
- XXII: 4:14 a.m.—Tap—Tap—Tap 4:03:34
- XXIII: 4:29 a.m.—A Turn of the Screw 4:15:57
- XXIV: 4:41 a.m.—As the Colours of Dawn 4:25:33
- XXV: 5:01 a.m.—Lunatic Vistas 4:35:51
- XXVI: 5:25 a.m.—There Was a Sailor 4:44:38
- XXVII: 5:46 a.m.—Mrs. Endicott Cannot Be Found 4:54:52
- XXVIII: 6:00 a.m.—Mist Drifting Through Mist 5:03:34
- XXIX: 6:30 a.m.—As Is Mirage 5:25:41
- XXX: 7:11 a.m.—The Criminal and Weapon of the Crime 5:34:42
- XXXI: 8:37 p.m.—Five Years Later 5:49:07
When Mrs. Endicott discovers a threatening note left on her husband’s desk, she summons Lieutenant Valcour to investigate. Upon his arrival, he discovers Herbert Endicott’s lifeless body stuffed in a cupboard. They call for the family physician, who tries one last-ditch effort to revive him: a shot of epinephrine to the heart successfully brings him back from the brink of death. But Herbert Endicott is still living on borrowed time. Someone still wants him dead, and it’s up to Lieutenant Valcour to find out who—before the clock runs out.
Murder by the Clock is a classic whodunit and the first of eleven novels to feature King’s most famous character, French-Canadian N.Y.P.D. sleuth Lieutenant Valcour. The novel was adapted into a 1931 film of the same name.