The Clock Struck Murder, Betty Webb
The Clock Struck Murder, Betty Webb
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The Clock Struck Murder

Author: Betty Webb

Narrator: Hope Newhouse

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artist's life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoe's favorite clock, she's off to a Montparnasse flea market to bargain with the vendor Laurette for a replacement. What Zoe didn't bargain for was the lost Chagall painting that's been used like a rag to wrap her purchases! Eager to learn whether Laurette has more Chagalls lying about like trash, Zoe sets off to track her down at her storage shed. With no Laurette in sight, Zoe snoops around and indeed finds several additional Chagalls—and then she finds Laurette herself, dead beneath a scrap heap, her beautiful face bashed in. With Paris hosting the 1924 Summer Olympics, the police are far too busy with tourist-related crimes to devote much time to the clock seller's murder. After returning the paintings to a grateful Marc Chagall, Zoe begins her own investigation. Did the stolen paintings play any part in the brutal killing? Or was it a crime of passion? Zoe soon discovers that there were many people who had reason to resent the lovely Laurette. But who hated the girl enough to stop her clock permanently? When Zoe discovers a second murder victim, the pressure is on to find the killer before time—and luck—run out.

About Betty Webb

Betty Webb is the author of three mystery series: the Paris series, the Lena Jones series, and the Gunn Zoo series. Before writing full time, she worked as a journalist, interviewing U.S. Presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, Nobel Prize winners, and more. A book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, she is a member of the National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

About Hope Newhouse

Hope Newhouse is equally at home narrating in English or French. With a stage background in children's theater, musical theater, and medieval farce, her voice can be heard in commercials, video games, cartoons, institutional films, and audiobooks. A 2020 Independent Audio Awards Nominee, she has narrated many genres, but she especially enjoys young-adult fiction. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, she currently resides in Paris, France.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne on March 31, 2024

The Clock Struck Murder is the second in a series, but it works as a standalone. Author Betty Webb is best known for her Gunn Zoo cozy mysteries — none of which I have read. So I was coming to this novel completely cold. Zoe Barlow, an American artist with a bohemian flare, has been living in Paris......more

Goodreads review by Tori on April 13, 2024

Well, now that I'm doing a review i see it book two in a series! I did enjoy this book but it wasn't a favorite.. Publisher's summary Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artist's life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoe's favorite......more

Goodreads review by Jenna (readinginjennaland) on July 14, 2024

Zoe is an expat living in Paris as an artist in 1924. Her favorite clock is broken in a poker game. Zoe goes to the flea market to find a new one and walks away with a Chagall painting used as wrapping paper. Zoe is amazed at the find and goes back to speak with the sales girl. She finds more painti......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on December 23, 2024

I really enjoyed this story set in Paris following World War I. There as lots of mystrigue, red herrings and a plot that kept me guessing in this who-dun-it. I want to thank the author, the publisher, and Netgalley for giving me an e-copy of this book, in return for an honest review.......more

Goodreads review by S on September 01, 2024

Probably closer to 3.5 stars, but of course, Goodreads doesn't allow half-star ratings. Completely by chance, this is the second straight story I'm reading (after Andrew Cartmel's Ashram Assassin) that is the 2nd book in a series where I've not read the first one (in my defense, I just wander amidst......more


Quotes

Webb’s vivid evocation of 1920s Paris wins out...Francophiles will have fun.