{"product_id":"the-clock-strikes-twelve","title":"The Clock Strikes Twelve","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription for THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE by Patricia Wentworth:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiss Silver investigates the murder of a great British industrialist Though they share a manor house, the Paradines are not close, and their patriarch does nothing to discourage the petty jealousies that divide wealthy families. A cold figure, James Paradine prefers work to his relations, but on New Year's Eve he convenes the household. Valuable plans have been stolen from his office, and only one person could be to blame. He knows the culprit's name, and gives the thief until midnight to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hideme\" id=\"u_5d8e4\"\u003ecome forward. By midnight, James Paradine is dead. Was it the thief who killed him, or could it have been someone else, acting on different motives entirely? The local constables are baffled, and it is left to prim detective Maud Silver to out the murderer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hideme\"\u003eThis is #7 in A Miss Silver Mystery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52720475046104,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/files\/TheClockStrieksTwelve.jpg?v=1792502866","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/the-clock-strikes-twelve","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}