Murder by the Clock
Rufus King
Play
Length 6 h 36 min
Chapters 31
First published 1929
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
Chapters
1
8:37 p.m. - Spring 3100 Read by Roger Melin 21:16
2
9:24 p.m. - Hall Marks of Murder Read by Roger Melin 17:53
3
9:45 p.m. - Guards are Stationed at the Doors Read by Roger Melin 10:34
4
10:02 p.m. - Pale Flares the Darkness Read by Roger Melin 13:09
5
10:17 p.m. - Living or Dead? Read by Roger Melin 10:57
6
10:32 p.m. - Pictures in Dust Read by Roger Melin 15:37
7
11:01 p.m. - Banked Fires Read by Roger Melin 11:53
8
11:28 p.m. - Mrs. Endicott Screams Read by Roger Melin 16:46
9
11:55 p.m. - Queer Deeps Read by Roger Melin 10:35
10
12:06 a.m. - The Stillness of a Grave Read by Roger Melin 11:28
11
12:15 a.m. - To Watch by Night Read by Roger Melin 7:36
12
12:30 a.m. - Madame Velasquez Stirs up Muck Read by Roger Melin 15:59
13
2:01 a.m. - Glittering Eyes Read by Roger Melin 11:19
14
2:01 a.m. - An Empty Sheath Read by Roger Melin 12:33
15
2:13 a.m. - The Thin Steel Blade Read by Roger Melin 9:34
16
2:13 a.m. - Time Versus Death Read by Roger Melin 12:46
17
2:40 a.m. - The Angle of Death's Path Read by Roger Melin 14:39
18
3:00 a.m. - Thin Haze of Dread Read by Roger Melin 14:12
19
3:15 a.m. - The Properties of Horror Read by Roger Melin 11:58
20
3:24 a.m. - On Private Heights Read by Roger Melin 11:04
21
3:51 a.m. - A Woman's Slipper Read by Roger Melin 11:15
22
4:14 a.m. - Tap - Tap - Tap Read by Roger Melin 14:04
23
4:29 a.m. - A Turn of the Screw Read by Roger Melin 10:53
24
4:41 a.m. - As the Colours of Dawn Read by Roger Melin 11:16
25
5:01 a.m. - Lunatic Vistas Read by Roger Melin 9:51
26
5:25 a.m. - There Was a Sailor Read by Roger Melin 11:14
27
5:46 a.m. - Mrs. Endicott Cannot be Found Read by Roger Melin 10:08
28
6:00 a.m. - Mist Drifting Through Mist Read by Roger Melin 24:16
29
6:30 a.m. - As Is Mirage Read by Roger Melin 9:51
30
7:11 a.m. - The Criminal and Weapon of the Crime Read by Roger Melin 15:25
31
8:37 p.m. - Five Years Later Read by Roger Melin 6:08
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