TWICE ROUND THE CLOCK

Novel. Horace Manning, scientist, recluse, and "closed book" even to his friends, is found dead in his study at four AM, following a dinner for his daughter's engagement. An ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades. The telephone line has been sabotaged. Rewinding 12 hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold. First published in 1935.