Strange Clock Mystery

Agatha's suspenseful works. Compared with popular works such as "Murder on the Orient Express", "Tragedy on the Nile", "No Survival", etc., This work is slightly less popular, but its readability is not bad at all. Whether it is the logical conception of the story, the brain-burning reversal of the plot, or the character creation of the characters, it has all the charming qualities of an orthodox detective novel. From the Victorian era to the "Cold War" period, the truth has never been absent after clearing away layers of fog. Readers are welcome to Agatha's suspenseful world.

The 33rd installment in the Detective Poirot series. Crotin. Wilbraham Crescent. It was a fantastic design by a Victorian architect in the 1880s. Two rows of garden houses are lined up back to back, forming a crescent shape. For example, the garden number 19 in this row is next to the garden number 61 in that row. September 9th. The female president of the printing company said that she received a call from someone who claimed to be a blind old lady. The other party wanted a stenographer to come to her at three o'clock in the afternoon. The other party specifically asked for Miss Rosemary. Go to Wilbraham Crescent, 19. Miss Rosemary did not know the blind old lady at all, and had never served her before. Miss Rosemary arrived there near three o'clock, but the hostess was not at home. Miss Rosemary followed the instructions on the phone and entered the living room. The living room is filled with various clocks. A total of 6 hours. A grandfather clock is in the corner of the room, and a porcelain Dresden clock sits on the mantelpiece. A silver travel clock sat on the desk, and a small gilded clock sat on a display shelf near the fireplace. A faded leather travel alarm clock is placed on the table by the window. On the corner of the clock is written, ROSEMARY. These five clocks all stopped at the same time, 4:13. Only a cuckoo appeared in a wooden clock hanging on the wall. The bird flew out from a small door and shouted loudly and clearly, "Cuckoo!" Cuckoo! Cuckoo! OK, it's 3 o'clock now. The cuckoo clock struck exactly three o'clock, but the other clocks were more than an hour ahead. At this time, the blind old lady who went out to buy things also came back. When she got home, the cuckoo clock chimed three times. Miss Rosemary suddenly noticed a dead man lying on the floor. She screamed in fear and ran out of the house. She ran into the arms of a young man. He was an agent who happened to be passing by this street. But the blind old lady said that she had not called the printing company. She doesn't have a phone at home either. Nor did she recognize the deceased. And there are only two clocks in her home, the cuckoo clock and the grandfather clock. There are no other 4 clocks. So, who brought those 4 clocks here? Why are there so many trivial and unrelated details? If the blind old lady made the call, why did she let Miss Rosemary pass? If it was someone else who did the beating, why would they frame the blind old lady? The deceased was about sixty years old and had gray hair. Dress well and keep your hands well cared for. There was a business card in his pocket. The name written on it was Mr. R. H. Corey, Big City Small Local Insurance Company. But there is no such company, and there is no such person as Mr. Corey. Moreover, the police could not find out the identity of the deceased. No one knows who he is either. The deceased was stabbed into the heart with a kitchen knife and died about half an hour ago. He drank drugged wine, was in a coma, and was assassinated without consciousness. A few days later, Toffee Girl was strangled to death in a Crescent Street phone box. Become the second victim. 6. Toffee Girl. Ina Brent. Printing agency, shorthand typist. 19 Years old. Ordinary appearance, slow reaction. Like to eat toffee. On the 9th, one of her shoes lost its heel. She seemed to have discovered something. This confused the stupid girl. A few days later, a woman who claimed to be the deceased's wife, an actress, came to the police station. 15. Actress. Melina Rival. Real name, Flossie Gap. Christian name, Florence, Flo. About thirty or fifty years old. Medium build. Wearing jewelry and makeup. His black hair was dyed auburn. I used to be an actor. Now I make a living by attending parties in social circles and helping with chores. He is gentle, friendly and likes to laugh. Popularity is very good. She said the deceased was her husband who had been missing for 15 years. Harry Castleton. He claimed to be an insurance agent. Dress as if he were a respectable member of the upper class. Many women fell in love with him. He plays with wealthy women in the name of marriage or engagement. He lied about investing in business and defrauded women of money and sex. Money disappears as soon as you get it. But days later, the actress was stabbed to death at Victoria Station. Become the third victim. Three people were killed. Relevant personnel include: 1. Female president. Miss K. Martindale. Christian name, Catherine. Nickname, Sand Cat. Cavendish Printing Company, President. Forty or fifty years old. Reddish curly hair. Smart and capable. The work efficiency is very high. It was the famous thriller novelist Gary Gregson who passed away 16 years ago. Secretary. Crescent Street, No. 61. 7. Architect. Mr. Josiah Bland. Medium build, bald. Small eyes, warm and friendly. The use of inferior building materials was said to have been revealed. 8. The architect's wife. Mrs. Valerie Bland. Sand-colored hair and poor health. His speech was weak and his face was pale. She is said to be Canadian. But her family didn't want her to marry Mr. Brand, so she almost severed ties with her natal family after getting married. A year ago, the uncle she had not seen for 25 years, or her great-uncle, passed away anyway. Mrs. Bland became the only survivor of the family. She inherited a large sum of money. Mr. Brand emerged from near bankruptcy. Mr. Brand enjoys traveling abroad. But Mrs. Bland said she liked living in Crowtown because one of her sisters lived here. 2. Miss Rosemary. Sheila Weber. Shorthand typist, working in a printing agency. Tall, with curly brown hair. Young and beautiful. Clever. Her Christian name is Rosemary Sheila. (Rosemary). Parents died. Lived with aunt. 3. Miss Rosemary's aunt. Mrs Rawdon. 45 Years old, widow. The aunt said that Miss Rosemary is the sister, Ann, who is 12 years older than her aunt. Of illegitimate children. My sister's illegitimate daughter. The aunt also didn't know who Miss Rosemary's father was. My sister is a school teacher and does an excellent job. Be respected. Smart, strong and cold character. Extremely calm-minded and never sloppy in doing things. She left a large sum of money to her children for their upbringing and education. She made the most perfect arrangements for her children's growth and happy life. Then make a clean break. He even stopped contacting his sister. That's why Miss Rosemary, who didn't know anything about it, thought her parents were dead.

Second swipe to punch in. My thoughts are - MI6 vs. KGB, MI6 wins🤣 I thought that Pema Xi was Sheila's mother, but I didn't expect that she was actually a KGB agent🥹

This is a very old suspense mystery novel, written by the British writer Agatha Christie more than 60 years ago. The full text begins with a strange room full of clocks and a male corpse lying on the floor of the room, thus revealing the bizarre life in the room. The author uses his ingenious and wonderful words to lead readers to grasp the clues of the development of the case step by step and unfold the story of the unsolved cases one by one. Through each suspenseful case, we discover the human nature hidden behind the story.

Those so-called strange clocks do not play a role in confusing and misleading readers, nor are they linked to wonderful reasoning and amazing tricks. I envisioned designing a ruse, then adding branches and leaves to make it fuller, and interspersing various branch lines to interfere with the main line. However, it is far from the rigorous and meticulous layout of the grass-grey snake line in the past and the overall closing of the net in the end. A very interesting point in this book is that it satirizes those husbands who have been away from home for a long time. They may be spies, bigamists, or they cheat money and sex through marriage and engagement. Lamb finally left espionage work to get married, which seems to be a response to this irony.

"Looking at the history of detective literature in the world for more than 170 years, if there is anyone who has transcended the typification of this type of literature, I am afraid we can only think of two names - one is the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, and the other is the real writer Agatha Christie." This author has received such high praise, which can be said to be unrivaled in the world of suspense novels. This novel tells the story of a house full of clocks, things inside are very strange, and the detective knows who the murderer is from his wheelchair.

Agatha Christie is a world-renowned master of detective novels. I have known about "Murder on the Orient Express" before, but only recently did I know that it was written by her. Compared with Grandma's earlier works, the suspense setting and plot advancement of this book are a bit stiff, but the flaws are not concealed. In particular, Grandma highlights its satire of certain social phenomena and its focus on higher-level political issues. This collection of Christie's works by the publishing house brings together the main works of her life, but it must be said that the translation style of some of the place names is very surprising.

Haven't seen it before. Every time I think about the blind lady or the spy chief

It's so tragic that a good man was killed like this because of greed. It is mixed with various incidents, including choosing to give up children because of career, and hurting innocent people because of money. The layers overlap, like a maze. I don't know who the murderer is, but people will eventually pay the price for their sins, because people have emotions, flaws, and are not perfect.

Everyone in the story is a suspect, which kept me guessing who the murderer was. Poirot's reasoning is also very exciting, which I admire endlessly. I think Agatha's novels are like a cup of black tea. You need to taste it slowly to feel the charm. Do you also like reading Agatha novels? We can discuss it together!

The biggest harm done to me by "Roger Mystery" is that when I see the first person, I feel like there is something wrong [crying]

I couldn't guess the ending before I finished reading [face covering]

How shameless! It's so cool to get to the bottom of every detail.

The beginning of the book is engaging, with Poirot already in a wheelchair rattling off a bunch of writers. Grandma's new trick is really awesome👍

The case combines espionage conspiracies and murder plots, and seemingly absurd phenomena have reasonable causes and effects. Agatha's layout is meticulous, and the truth is both unexpected and reasonable.