Chime and Punishment (A Clock Shop Mystery)

ISBN: 042527554X

Author: Holmes, Julianne

Condition: New

Expert clockmaker Ruth Clagan has another murder on her hands in the third Clock Shop Mystery from the author of Clock and Dagger.Years ago, the serenity of picturesque Orchard, Massachusetts, was shattered by a fire that destroyed the town's beloved clock tower. Ruth inherited the dream of repairing it from her late grandfather. Now that shes returned home to run his clock shop, the Cog & Sprocket, shes determined to make it happen, despite wrenches that are being thrown into the works by her least favorite person, town manager Kim Gray.A crowd of residents and visitors are excited to see the progress of the tower at a fund-raiser for the campaign, until Kim is found crushed under the towers bell, putting an end to all the fun. The list of suspects is so long it could be read around the clock, and it includes some of Ruths nearest and dearest.Time's a-wastin as Ruth tries to solve another murder in her beloved Orchard while keeping the gears clicking on her dream project.