Download or read book The Clock Strikes Twelve written by Patricia Wentworth and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mystery thriller features the Paradine family, who experience a most unpleasant start to their New Year as, on the stroke of midnight, the head of the family, Mr James Paradine, is found murdered. It transpires that he has previously upset another family member and that this may have led to his unfortunate demise. Miss Silver, the rather aristocratic detective, is called on to unravel the family secrets and the murder.