The Big Clock
About this book
George Stroud is a hard-drinking, tough-talking, none-too-scrupulous writer for a New York media conglomerate that bears a striking resemblance to Time, Inc. in the heyday of Henry Luce. One day, before heading home to his wife in the suburbs, Stroud has a drink with Pauline, the beautiful girlfriend of his boss, Earl Janoth. Things happen. The next day Stroud escorts Pauline home, leaving her off at the corner just as Janoth returns from a trip. The day after that, Pauline is found murdered in her apartment. Janoth knows there was one witness to his entry into Pauline’s apartment on the night of the murder; he knows that man must have been the man Pauline was with before he got back; but he doesn’t know who he was. Janoth badly wants to get his hands on that man, and he picks one of his most trusted employees to track him down: George Stroud, who else?
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 1 readers · 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The Big Clock?
About ≈ 3 h 14 m — 175 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Big Clock?
175 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Big Clock?
It sits on the Thriller, Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is The Big Clock in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Big Clock?
Kenneth Fearing.