The Midnight Clock by Jamie Costello
'A marvellously exciting - and thought-provoking - time-travelling murder mystery. Smart, funny, moving, atmospheric - I laughed a lot, cried once, could not stop reading, and now actually believe in time travel' Simon Mason 'This book is equal parts tension, explosive drama, and heart. I loved it' Ben Oliver Millie has seven days to save Annie Driscoll from a terrible fate. Millie doesn't know how or why she has been brought into Annie's life. But she's sure of one thing: Annie has already been dead for 68 years. Struggling to come to terms with her uprooted life, Millie is living with her father and his new girlfriend in a building which used to house the most famous women's prison in the UK. The only remnants of that place is the old prison clock in the hall - a clock that has long been silent. When the clock begins to strike again one night, Millie meets a young, terrified woman in a cell. Annie cannot see her, but Millie realises that she may be the key to changing Annie's fate - a fate that was sealed in 1955. But is there enough time for justice to be done? The Midnight Clock is an immersive, imaginative novel for young adults in which past and present collide.
'A marvellously exciting - and thought-provoking - time-travelling murder mysterySmart, funny, moving, atmospheric - I laughed a lot, cried once, could not stop reading, and now actually believe in time travel' * Simon Mason *
'I love a murder mystery story, and this one had everything I look for! ... It was the character that really drew me in though, brilliantly written with nuance and personalities that made them real. Millie is a main character that I rooted for in every chapter. This book is equal parts tension, explosive drama, and heart. I loved it' * Ben Oliver *
'The time-slip mystery feels completely believable, and keeps us eagerly turning the pages' * Irish Times *
'I love a murder mystery story, and this one had everything I look for! ... It was the character that really drew me in though, brilliantly written with nuance and personalities that made them real. Millie is a main character that I rooted for in every chapter. This book is equal parts tension, explosive drama, and heart. I loved it' * Ben Oliver *
'The time-slip mystery feels completely believable, and keeps us eagerly turning the pages' * Irish Times *
Jamie Costello lives in London. Under her own name, Laura Wilson, she is the author of six educational books on historical subjects for eight-to-twelve-year-olds, and thirteen critically acclaimed psychological thrillers, including the DI Stratton series. Her books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger, and she has won both the CWA Historical Mystery Award and the French Prix du Polar Europeen. She was the Programming Chair for the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival in 2009, and co-programmes the Killer Women Crime Writing Festival. She is also the Guardian's crime fiction reviewer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349003924 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349003920 |
| Title | The Midnight Clock |
| Author | Jamie Costello |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2024-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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