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The Clock House Murders

By Yukito Ayatsuji
Series: The Bizarre House Mysteries
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The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirit of a dead girl. A team of ghost hunters visit the mansion to investigate, but their stay has barely begun when one of... Read More
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A twisty and ingenious classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Decagon House Murders.

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The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirit of a dead girl. A team of ghost hunters visit the mansion to investigate, but their stay has barely begun when one of them is gruesomely murdered, and the survivors realise that they are trapped inside the house with a killer...

As the murderer's bloody spree continues, the team are picked off one by one. Can the brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi crack the enigma of the Clock House before all those inside have been slain? And can you guess the solution before he does?

Series: The Bizarre House Mysteries

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    PRAISE FOR YUKITO AYATSUJI'S MYSTERIES 'Very clever indeed' Anthony Horowitz 'From the first page you know you're in the hands of a master... Flawless' Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants 'You will love this quasi-Christie locked-room mystery' The Times and Sunday Times Crime Club _______ THE TWISTY AND INGENIOUS THIRD INSTALMENT IN THE BIZARRE HOUSE MYSTERIES The famed mystery...
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  • The Mill House Murders
    Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Mill House, home to the reclusive Fujinuma Kiichi, son of a famous artist, who has lived his life behind a rubber mask ever since a disfiguring car accident. This year, however, the visit is disrupted by an impossible disappearance, the theft of a painting and a...
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    The members of a university mystery club decide to visit an island, which was the site of a grisly, unsolved multiple murder the year before. They're looking forward to investigating the crime, putting their passion for solving mysteries to practical use. However, before long, there is a fresh murder, and soon the club members realise they are being picked off...
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  • The Clock House Murders
    The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted by the spirit of a dead girl. A team of ghost hunters visit the mansion to investigate, but their stay has barely begun when one of them is gruesomely murdered, and the survivors realise that they are trapped inside the...
    By Yukito Ayatsuji
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805335269

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ho-Ling Wong

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 416

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: The Bizarre House Mysteries Yukito Ayatsuji

About the Author

Yukito Ayatsuji (born 1960) is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror novels and one of the founding members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, dedicated to the writing of fair-play mysteries inspired by the Golden Age Greats. He started writing as a member of the Kyoto University Mystery Club, which has nurtured many of Japan's greatest crime writers. The Decagon House Murders, The Mill House Murders and The Labyrinth House Murders are also available from Pushkin Vertigo.

Ho-Ling Wong is a translator currently living in Tokyo. He is also both a member of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and former member of the Kyoto University Mystery Club. He did not commit any murders on Mystery Club excursions!

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