A Christmas party at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. George Tunbridge, and a game of hide and seek – in the dark. In the darkness house guest Hugh Darrow hears a sound "like the ticking of a clock". And when he reaches out to investigate “…touched an arm, a shoulder, something warm, wet, …
Bedford Bookshelf
Indeed, he read very little except detective stories, which he devoured at a rate of one a day. Ronald Knox, The Motive
