A Thief in the Night

Alec and Veronica Guest live a quiet life in the picturesque village of Maddingleigh with little to disturb their daily routine. Then an antique dealer friend has a valuable old clock stolen. Not that serious an incident they believe - until it is followed by a series of increasingly sinister events which culminate in murder. Is the death connected to the clock or to the arrival of the Guests'' new beautiful enigmatic neighbor? And with their community living in suspicion and fear will the killer be discovered before a second murder is committed?