In this Golden Age British-style mystery, Mystery Writers of America
Grand Master John Dickson Carr presents Dr. Gideon Fell's most chilling
case, in which a clock-obsessed killer terrorizes London
A clockmaker is puzzled by the theft of the hands of a monumental new
timepiece he is preparing for a member of the nobility. That night, one
of the stolen hands is found buried between a policeman's shoulder
blades, stopping his clock for all time.
The crime is just peculiar enough to catch the attention of Dr. Gideon
Fell, the portly detective whose formidable intellect is the terror of
every criminal in London. Working closely with Scotland Yard, he finds
that the case turns on the question of why the clock hands were stolen.
And learning the answer will put Dr. Fell squarely in the path of a
madman with nothing but time on his hands.
Death-Watch is the 5th book in the Dr. Gideon Fell Mysteries, but you
may enjoy reading the series in any order.