Murder by the Clock


Lu par Roger Melin

(4 étoiles; 6 critiques)

Lieutenant Valcour must solve the murder of a man who was murdered twice! At 8:34 P.M. the body of Mr. Endicott is first discovered. By midnight the corpse had been revived with a shot of adrenalin. By one o'clock A.M. he had been murdered again. There are many suspects and more than enough false trails. Follow along the timeline as Lt. Valcour uses his experience and intuitions in an attempt to determine who might be responsible. In 1931 a movie starring William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd as Lt. Valcour was released to an anxious public. - Summary by Roger Melin

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

Critiques

Average


(3 étoiles)

The inspector in the story is likeable, but the victim and witnesses are rather unlikeable people. The basic resurrection of the victim at the beginning really stretches the boundaries of reality and is hard to get past. The ending is rather odd and abrupt. Of course, Roger Melin reads it excellently.

Murder twice over


(5 étoiles)

An interesting take on a murder mystery. I really enjoyed it. In particular I give Roger Melin major props for his read of this novel. He always makes me want to find another book he has read.