In principle, the core concept of Murder by the Clock (1929), the debut novel for both author Rufus King and character Lieutenant Valcour, is a good one: the youthful Mrs. Endicott calls the police because she fears her husband has gone out that evening to pay off a blackmailer, only for Valcour, the policeman who … Continue reading #1299: Murder by the Clock (1929) by Rufus King| The Invisible Event
This month, my Book Club decided to read 1929’s Murder by the Clock, the second mystery novel by Rufus King and the first of eleven books featuring a most unusual policeman, Lieutenant Va…| Ah Sweet Mystery!